This game kicked off with the Washington Wizards in control for much of the 1st half. The Wizards would go up by as much as 9 points thanks in part to due to the play of Thomas Bryant, Troy Brown Jr. and the re-emergence of Rui Hachimura.
Despite the Wizards maintaining the lead early on, they could not really figure out how to stop the New Orleans Pelicans on this night. Pelicans shot 47 percent including 34 percent from three-point.
Pelicans started the second half slowly building a lead going to the basket early and often.