Hachimura scores 30 to lead Wizards over Magic 138-118
WASHINGTON (AP) Rui Hachimura equaled a career high with 30 points and Kyle Kuzma added 25 to lift the Washington Wizards to a 138-118 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night.
Bradley Beal scored 17 points in his second game back from a hamstring injury, although Kristaps Porzingis left the game in the third quarter with a left ankle sprain.
''He'll be evaluated tomorrow. We'll see where it is,'' Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. ''I don't think it's too bad, but fingers crossed.''
Porzingis scored 17 points.
Washington has won seven straight against the Magic. The Wizards never trailed in this one. A dunk by Daniel Gafford capped a 10-0 run that gave Washington a 37-23 advantage near the end of the first quarter.
''We just didn't have the physicality tonight that we needed. There was just a different level of energy.'' Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said. ''We didn't have our presence and our physicality early, with the ball pressure that we needed, and so they were comfortable stepping into each one of their shots.''
Hachimura went to work in the second, scoring 10 points in a span of under 2 1/2 minutes. His second of two quick 3-pointers gave Washington a 52-32 lead.
''He was terrific. I loved his aggression off the bench,'' Unseld said. ''I think once he sees one or two go in, it kind of gets him going.''
Unseld took Hachimura out with 2:14 remaining, needing one more point for a new career high.
''I just was worried,'' Unseld said. ''Last thing we need is for someone else to go down.''
The Wizards won their second straight game with Beal back - and he had eight assists on the night - but now they have another injury to deal with. Porzingis hobbled down the tunnel after hurting his ankle and didn't return.
Markelle Fultz led the Magic with 23 points. Franz Wagner contributed 20 and Paolo Banchero scored 15.
Delon Wright scored 15 points with eight assists and shot 5 of 5 from the field for Washington.
TIP-INS
Magic: Orlando fell to 1-8 this season in the second game of a back-to-back. The Magic were coming off a 123-110 win over New Orleans on Friday night.
Wizards: Kuzma reached 20 points for the 30th time this season, a career high. He did it 29 times in 2018-19 with the Los Angeles Lakers. ... The Wizards went 18 for 34 from 3-point range. ... Washington shot 54% from the field and had seven players in double figures. Gafford scored 14 points. ... The Wizards had 34 assists and eight turnovers.
UP NEXT
Magic: Host Boston on Monday night.
Wizards: Visit Dallas on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Wendell Carter Jr. vs. Kristaps Porzingis (Monte Morris gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point layup | ||
| 11:35 |  | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Markelle Fultz misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Bradley Beal misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (bad pass) (Markelle Fultz steals) | ||
| 11:11 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Markelle Fultz's two point running layup | ||
| 11:03 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point stepback jump shot | 0-3 |
| 10:25 | | +3 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Markelle Fultz assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting layup (Monte Morris assists) | 3-5 |
| 10:16 | | Gary Harris shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-6 |
| 9:58 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Gary Harris kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:38 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | +3 | Franz Wagner makes three point jump shot (Markelle Fultz assists) | 6-6 |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point driving dunk (Bradley Beal assists) | 6-8 |
| 9:04 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 8-8 |
| 8:58 | | Franz Wagner personal foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point floating jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 8-10 |
| 8:34 | | Kyle Kuzma blocks Paolo Banchero's two point layup | ||
| 8:31 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point running layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 8-12 |
| 8:08 | | Gary Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:43 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving layup | 10-12 |
| 7:27 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Franz Wagner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:08 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Gary Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:46 | | Gary Harris turnover (bad pass) (Monte Morris steals) | ||
| 6:30 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 10-15 |
| 6:15 | | +3 | Gary Harris makes three point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 13-15 |
| 5:53 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point driving layup | 13-17 |
| 5:37 | | Markelle Fultz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Franz Wagner personal foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point cutting layup (Bradley Beal assists) | 13-19 |
| 5:08 | | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-19 |
| 5:08 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 4:51 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:48 | | Markelle Fultz defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Markelle Fultz makes two point running layup | 17-19 |
| 4:46 | | Rui Hachimura defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:32 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | Paolo Banchero misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Paolo Banchero shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-20 |
| 4:06 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-21 |
| 3:50 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving layup | 19-21 |
| 3:39 | | Franz Wagner shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-22 |
| 3:39 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-23 |
| 3:26 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point hook shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 21-23 |
| 3:13 | | Jalen Suggs shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:13 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-24 |
| 3:13 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-25 |
| 2:55 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Markelle Fultz offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Wendell Carter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Delon Wright steals) | ||
| 2:49 | | Jalen Suggs personal foul (Delon Wright draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:49 | | +1 | Delon Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-26 |
| 2:49 | | +1 | Delon Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-27 |
| 2:40 | | Cole Anthony misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:34 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point layup (Terrence Ross assists) | 23-27 |
| 1:59 | | +2 | Delon Wright makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-29 |
| 1:42 | | Cole Anthony misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:40 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 23-32 |
| 1:13 | | Terrence Ross misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point stepback jump shot | 23-35 |
| 0:49 | | Moritz Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Delon Wright steals) | ||
| 0:43 | | Cole Anthony blocks Kyle Kuzma's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Cole Anthony turnover (lost ball) (Deni Avdija steals) | ||
| 0:36 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point dunk (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 23-37 |
| 0:17 | | +3 | Jalen Suggs makes three point stepback jump shot (Cole Anthony assists) | 26-37 |
| 0:03 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Moritz Wagner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Deni Avdija misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Cole Anthony turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:15 | | Cole Anthony blocks Rui Hachimura's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:15 | | Magic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Terrence Ross misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Moritz Wagner offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point putback layup | 28-37 |
| 10:58 | | Mo Bamba shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 10:58 | | Kyle Kuzma misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:58 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-38 |
| 10:46 | | Daniel Gafford blocks Moritz Wagner's two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:42 | | Moritz Wagner offensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Magic turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:19 | | +3 | Delon Wright makes three point pullup jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 28-41 |
| 10:02 | | Bol Bol misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (lost ball) (Cole Anthony steals) | ||
| 9:51 | | Moritz Wagner misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Mo Bamba offensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Mo Bamba misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:48 | | Bol Bol offensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | +2 | Bol Bol makes two point putback layup | 30-41 |
| 9:36 | | +3 | Delon Wright makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-44 |
| 9:17 | | Terrence Ross misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:14 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Delon Wright offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point reverse layup (Delon Wright assists) | 30-46 |
| 9:03 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:51 | | Cole Anthony misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 8:48 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point running jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 30-49 |
| 8:28 | | +2 | Terrence Ross makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-49 |
| 8:11 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 32-52 |
| 7:58 | | +3 | Mo Bamba makes three point jump shot (Markelle Fultz assists) | 35-52 |
| 7:42 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Markelle Fultz misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Bol Bol blocks Deni Avdija's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:03 | | Bol Bol turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Gafford steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point driving layup (Delon Wright assists) | 35-54 |
| 6:36 | | +3 | Terrence Ross makes three point jump shot (Markelle Fultz assists) | 38-54 |
| 6:21 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point pullup jump shot | 38-56 |
| 5:57 | | +3 | Mo Bamba makes three point jump shot (Terrence Ross assists) | 41-56 |
| 5:57 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:41 | | Mo Bamba shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:41 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-57 |
| 5:41 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-58 |
| 5:24 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Mo Bamba assists) | 43-58 |
| 5:11 | | Bradley Beal misses two point pullup jump shot |