Kyle Kuzma scored 20 points and the Washington Wizards handed the flagging Charlotte Hornets their fifth straight loss last night, 108-100.
Kristaps Porzingis had 19 points and eight rebounds. Jordan Goodwin scored 17 and Rui Hachimura added 16 more off the bench for the Wizards, who had lost five of their previous six games. pjs
Washington had 25 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 20 for the Hornets, who have struggled with injuries all season and haven’t won since upsetting the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors.
The game went 14 laps on the scoreboard before Hachimura gave Wizards the lead for good with a three-point play in the final seconds of the third period. Washington came out solid in the fourth quarter, stretching its lead into double figures with the help of Kuzma, who finished with nine points in the fourth quarter on 4-for-6 shooting.
pelicans win again
Myles Turner posted season-high 37 points and 12 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 129-122 for their fourth win in five games. Tyrese Haliburton added 20 points and 13 assists for the Pacers, hitting six 3-pointers.
Buddy Hield had 20 points on five long baskets, while Jalen Smith finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Turner had averaged 13.8 points in five games after missing the first four starts with a sore ankle. The Pacers made 22 3-pointers, the seventh-most in franchise history, to the Pelicans’ 14. Brandon Ingram had 29 points and Zion Williamson added 26 for New Orleans, which is 5-5, the same as the Pacers. However, the Pelicans have suffered back-to-back losses for the first time.
