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Anfernee Simons #1 of the Portland Trail Blazers celebrates after scoring against the Washington Wizards in the second round at Capital One Arena on February 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFP
Anfernee Simons scored 20 of her 33 points in the third quarter on Friday, helping the visiting Portland Trail Blazers overcome a 20-point deficit in a 124-116 win over the Washington Wizards.
Simons drained nine 3-pointers and added six assists as the Trail Blazers beat the Wizards 73-47 in the second half.
Portland’s Damian Lillard had 29 points and six assists, and Watford’s Trendon scored a season-high 21 points. Josh Hart added 21 points and nine rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who recorded their fifth win in their last six games to reach .500 on the season.
Anfernee Simons goes OFF as the Trail Blazers win again.
33 PTS
5 WEDNESDAY
6 AST
9 three pic.twitter.com/gxwTLxK3J5— NBA (@NBA) February 4, 2023
Jerami Grant had 10 points and Drew Eubanks had five while starting in place of the injured Jusuf Nurkic. The Trail Blazers announced earlier Friday that Nurkic will be out until after the All-Star break with a left calf strain.
Bradley Beal scored 34 points and Kristaps Porzingis collected 32 points and eight rebounds for the Wizards, who saw their season-high six-game winning streak come to an end.
Beal, who made 14 of 25 shots from the floor and four 3-pointers, also provided comic relief in the first quarter. He enjoyed popcorn from fans in the front row after unsuccessfully chasing a loose ball before it went out of bounds.
The Wizards pushed their advantage to 20 points on multiple occasions in the second quarter before Hart’s 3-pointer with 7:41 left in the fourth quarter gave the Trail Blazers a one-point lead at 102-101.
Portland kept on the gas, with Simons and Watkins each draining a 3-pointer before Hart’s basket in the interior pushed the advantage to 122-111 with 55 seconds remaining.
Washington ran out of the blocks as Porzingis scored eight quick points to give his team a 15-2 lead. He finished the first quarter with 16 points after making 4 of 5 shots from the floor – including 2 of 3 from 3-point range – to lead the Wizards to a 36-19 advantage.
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