The losing woes continued for the Washington Wizards on Wednesday at Capitol One Arena. The home team lost 130-117 against the visiting Dallas Mavericks.
There were eight lead changes in this game. All eight of them came within the first 2:22 of the contest as the two teams jockeyed for an early edge.
But a three-pointer from Luka Doncic at the 9:38 mark of the first gave the Mavs a 10-9 lead they would never relinquish. Doncic’s triple was the start of what turned into a 34-17 run to close out the first quarter.
The Wizards spread the wealth in terms of scoring in the first half with five different players scoring at least 7 points.