Kristaps Porzingis played well in his Wizards debut, and Washington beat the Indiana Pacers, 133-123.
The defense from both teams was marginally better than an NBA All-Star game. The Wizards allowed the league’s 18th ranked offense to shoot 57.6% (effective field goal percentage) and won because they shot a scoring 62.2% of their own.
The lack of defense was not surprising. The Wizards ranked 24th on that end entering the game. The Pacers were 25th.
While the game itself doesn’t mean a whole lot, Porzingis provided a nice look at what he can do.