The Washington Wizards dethroned the Indiana Pacers 112-105 on Thursday night after a decisive fourth-quarter outburst.
Wizards’ Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill, Kadary Richmond and Jaden Hardy each had 13 points to snap their three-game skid.
Bilal Coulibaly and Tristan Vukcevic also scored 12 points each in the opener of a back-to-back set against the same opponent.
Meanwhile, Trae Young is still at least a week away from making his new team debut.
On the other end, Jarace Walker scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Pacers, who fell to ⅔ during a season-long six-game road trip around the All-Star break.
Taelon Peter added 16 points while Jay Huff and Ben Sheppard each scored 15, but Indiana fell a game behind the Wizards at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.
Pacers guards Kam Jones (back soreness) and Aaron Nesmith (ankle sprain), both left at halftime.
Washington led by 17 early in the third quarter before the Pacers rallied on a 14-3 run to take a 92-91 lead early in the fourth.
The Wizards answered a 14-0 burst to erase the deficit.
Carrington dropped a jumper and from beyond the arc to highlight the run, while Gill also completed a drive and a baseline three-pointer that made it 110-97.
Both teams will face each other again on Friday evening in Washington.
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