The Washington Wizards started off with a much more sustained effort today to start out compared to yesterday. Pacers were playing this game without the services of Victor Oladipo and it showed, as they struggled to get points to open the game up. Both teams overall started off shooting sub-40 percent for the first frame.
Things started to pick up for the Wizards when Shabazz Napier scored 7 straights points to give the Wizards a 34-29 lead. Perhaps having him coming off the bench for this game was what was needed to spark him today.