The Washington Wizards defeated the visiting Indiana Pacers Saturday in a 104-85 victory at the Verizon Center. Wizards guard John Wall led the way with a team-high 37 points (16-for-25), 26 in the first half alone, as Washington pulled ahead in the fourth quarter by as many as 21 points.
Wizards center Kevin Seraphin went 5-for-5 in the fourth and added 10 of his 15 points in the period, which helped a struggling Wizards offense--aside from Wall--secure the home victory. Wall ended up with only 5 assists on the night. Martell Webster got off his 1-for-20 three-point drought and finished with 13 points on 3-for-7 shooting (1-for-2 from deep).
From AP:
"Whenever you're feeling good, playing good, you're more into the game, you're more enthused, you're more happy. That's the good thing about it when it when we're winning. it's all equal too having fun with your teammates and enjoy it."
Feel-good Wall did most of the work Saturday, scoring the last six points of the first half despite finishing the half with only 2 assists. With a 51-48 advantage after two, Washington celebrated the 35th anniversary of the 1978 Washington Bullets Championship team, Washington's lone Championship in franchise history.
The 29-47 Wizards will visit the Boston Celtics tonight (6:00 p.m. ET, CSN) for a back-to-back on the road. Washington is currently two games behind the Philadelphia 76ers for the ninth spot in the Eastern Conference, with six games left to play.
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