At this point in the season, every win is critical for the Wizards. They’re even more critical on a night like Sunday, when a team in front of Washington in the race for a playoff spot (Orlando in this case), drops a game. Bobby Portis’ double-double (26 points, 11 rebounds) led seven double-figure scorers to help the Wizards inch closer to the No. 8 seed as they cruised past the Timberwolves in D.C., 135-121.
Bradley Beal (22 points, eight assists, seven rebounds), Jabari Parker (22 points, six rebounds), and Trevor Ariza (16 points) led the rest of the Washington scorers, who made the 3-point shot their biggest weapon against Karl-Anthony Towns (28 points) and the paint-focused T-Wolves.