Washington Wizards vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Dec 21, 2023

FINAL

5-22WashingtonWizards

118

7-20PortlandBlazers

117

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WAS	33	34	26	25	118
POR	24	30	26	37	117

Game Recap

The Wizards defeated the Blazers, 118-117. Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 32 points, eight rebounds, and six assists as Tyus Jones (season-high 24 points) and Daniel Gafford (16 points, eight rebounds, four steals, six blocks) totaled 40 points. Anfernee Simons led the Blazers with 41 points (22 points, 5-7 3PT in the fourth quarter) and seven assists as Deandre Ayton added 23 points and 16 rebounds. The Wizards improve to 5-22 as the Blazers move to 7-19.

Player Stats

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Deni AvdijaSF	34	4-7	0-1	5-7	11	6	1	0	2	1	+9	13
33Kyle KuzmaPF	37	11-22	3-7	7-10	8	6	1	0	3	0	+4	32
21Daniel GaffordC	31	7-10	0-0	2-3	8	0	4	6	1	6	+9	16
13Jordan PooleSG	34	4-13	0-4	5-5	2	6	1	0	3	2	+5	13
5Tyus JonesPG	35	9-15	5-7	1-2	3	3	1	0	2	1	+6	24
0Bilal Coulibaly	17	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	5	-13	2
24Corey Kispert	21	3-8	2-6	1-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9
88Danilo Gallinari	12	1-3	1-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	-6	4
35Mike Muscala	14	2-5	1-3	0-2	1	1	1	0	0	2	-7	5
16Anthony Gill	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
7Patrick Baldwin Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jared Butler	— did not play —												— did not play —
97Eugene Omoruyi	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Ryan Rollins	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8450.0%	12-3040.0%	22-3268.8%	37	26	9	6	11	17	-	118

TRAIL BLAZERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33Toumani CamaraSF	17	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	3	-16	4
9Jerami GrantPF	32	6-14	4-7	4-7	2	4	1	0	2	4	-15	20
2Deandre AytonC	34	10-21	0-0	3-4	16	2	0	1	5	3	-8	23
1Anfernee SimonsSG	37	15-28	7-14	4-5	4	7	0	0	3	2	-2	41
11Malcolm BrogdonPG	27	3-8	1-3	0-0	2	4	1	0	1	3	-16	7
00Scoot Henderson	26	0-5	0-0	4-4	4	2	0	0	1	3	+7	4
4Matisse Thybulle	29	0-3	0-2	0-0	4	2	3	3	0	2	+19	0
34Jabari Walker	23	3-6	1-2	1-2	11	3	1	1	2	3	+18	8
26Duop Reath	9	4-7	1-1	1-1	5	0	0	1	1	4	+8	10
10Moses Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Skylar Mays	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Kris Murray	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Ish Wainright	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-9545.3%	14-3046.7%	17-2373.9%	51	24	7	6	15	27	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterWASPOR

(11:52) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Gafford: Tip to Jones
+2 (11:34) Jones 12' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
20
(11:15) Ayton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:15) Gafford STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (11:09) Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
50
(10:52) Simons Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:52) Gafford STEAL (2 STL)
(10:36) MISS Kuzma 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:32) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:31) Ayton Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(10:31) Kuzma STEAL (1 STL)
(10:31) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (10:31) Kuzma Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
60
+1 (10:31) Kuzma Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
70
(10:19) MISS Grant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:16) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:14) Poole Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:02) MISS Simons 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:01) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:49) Simons S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (9:49) Avdija Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
80
(9:49) MISS Avdija Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:46) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:36) Brogdon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Grant 1 AST)
83
(9:25) MISS Poole 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:25) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound
(9:10) MISS Brogdon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:07) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:05) Poole 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Kuzma 2 AST)
103
(9:05) Brogdon S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Wright)
+1 (9:05) Poole Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
113
+2 (8:54) Simons 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
115
(8:38) Poole Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:38) Camara STEAL (1 STL)
(8:33) MISS Brogdon 3' Running Layup
(8:30) Simons REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:30) Simons Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
117
+2 (8:12) Gafford 2' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Avdija 1 AST)
137
(7:56) MISS Simons 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:54) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:52) Kuzma 6' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Avdija 2 AST)
157
(7:41) Grant Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (7:28) Gafford 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Avdija 3 AST)
177
(7:28) TRAIL BLAZERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:12) MISS Ayton 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:12) Gafford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:11) Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:04) MISS Avdija 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:03) Brogdon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:53) MISS Simons 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:47) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:43) Kuzma 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Poole 1 AST)
207
(6:30) MISS Ayton 5' Driving Layup
(6:29) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:28) Ayton 6' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
209
+2 (6:09) Gafford 3' Alley Oop Layup (6 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
229
(5:56) MISS Ayton 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(5:56) Gafford BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:56) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound
+2 (5:50) Ayton 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Simons 1 AST)
2211
(5:39) Gafford OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Goldenberg)
(5:39) Gafford Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (5:26) Simons 19' Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2213
+2 (5:08) Kuzma 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2413
+2 (4:54) Ayton 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Simons 2 AST)
2415
+2 (4:43) Kuzma 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2615
(4:30) MISS Simons 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:27) Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:13) MISS Avdija 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:10) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:02) MISS Brogdon 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(4:01) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (3:56) Avdija 2' Running Layup (3 PTS) (Kuzma 3 AST)
2815
(3:44) Coulibaly P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ervin)
(3:32) MISS Reath 9' Floating Jump Shot
(3:31) Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:29) MISS Walker 3' Putback Layup
(3:29) Gafford BLOCK (3 BLK)
(3:29) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:19) MISS Kispert 3' Driving Dunk
(3:19) Walker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:19) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound
(2:52) Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:52) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (2:37) Kuzma 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
3115
+2 (2:23) Simons 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
3117
(2:09) MISS Kuzma 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:05) Henderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:59) MISS Henderson 2' Driving Layup
(1:56) Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(1:56) MISS Walker Tip Dunk Shot
(1:56) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:52) MISS Kuzma 3' Running Layup
(1:52) Thybulle BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:50) Simons REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:46) MISS Thybulle 3' Running Layup
(1:44) Reath REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:44) Reath Putback Layup (2 PTS)
3119
(1:44) Wizards Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(1:31) Walker P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Ervin)
(1:20) MISS Gallinari 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:19) Wizards Rebound
(1:19) Reath L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Wright)
(1:19) MISS Muscala Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:19) Wizards Rebound
(1:19) MISS Muscala Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:17) Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (0:58) Reath 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
3121
(0:58) Muscala S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)
+1 (0:58) Reath Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
3122
(0:48) MISS Kispert 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:45) Thybulle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:36) MISS Henderson 3' Driving Layup
(0:34) Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:16) MISS Muscala 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:14) Wizards Rebound
+2 (0:12) Poole 16' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Kispert 1 AST)
3322
(0:03) Coulibaly P.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Wright)
+1 (0:03) Henderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3323
+1 (0:03) Henderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3324
(0:00) MISS Kispert 35' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Wizards Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

WAS

POR

118Points117

42-84(50.0%)Field Goal(%)43-95(45.3%)

12-30(40.0%)3-Point(%)14-30(46.7%)

22-32(68.8%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

37(7)Rebounds(Offensive)51(20)

26Assists24

9Steals7

6Blocks6

11Turnovers15

17Fouls27

56Pts In The Paint50

23Fast Break Pts8

21Pts Off Turnovers15

20Bench Pts22

18Largest Lead0

Game Details

Thursday, December 21, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Moda Center · Portland, OR

attendance: 18,690 (93.5%)