Spencer Dinwiddie scored eight of his team-high 34 points in the final 2:17 of regulation to force overtime, and the host Washington Wizards went on an 11-2 run in the extra frame to power past the Indiana Pacers 135-134 (32-36, 41-37, 33-23, 17-27, 12-11) on Friday night.
| Player of the Game | |
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EFF
35
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| Spencer Dinwiddie | |
| Points | 34 |
| Accuracy | 13-24 |
| Rebounds | 6 |
| Assists | 9 |
Washington gave up the first six points in overtime, but whittled away at the deficit to set up what ultimately gave the Wizards the lead for good. Davis Bertans hit a 3-pointer off one of Dinwiddie's nine assists with 35.2 seconds remaining, breaking a 131-131 tie.
Bertans was one of three Wizards to score in double-figures coming off the bench with 17 points. Raul Neto scored 18 points, and Montrezl Harrell added 14 points and seven rebounds.
Two of Harrell's points came on a two-handed dunk after a powerful post move. It jump-started Washington, which went almost three minutes into the overtime without a field goal before the basket.
The Wizards bench outscored Indiana's, 53-18. The reserves helped Washington overcome key performances from the Pacers' trio of Domantas Sabonis and Malcolm Brogdon, who each scored 28 points, and Myles Turner, who scored a career-high 40 points on 15-of-22 shooting from the floor.
Turner was 5-of-9 from beyond the 3-point arc, and Indiana shot 15-of-34 from long range overall.
It was not quite enough to keep pace with Washington, however, which shot a blistering 19-of-38 on 3-pointers, including 6-of-9 from Dinwiddie and 5-of-8 from Kyle Kuzma, who scored 26 points.
Washington led by as many as 12 points in the third quarter, but a 17-5 Indiana run in the fourth helped the Pacers pull ahead, 123-117.
After scoring on a mid-range jumper, Dinwiddie followed up with a pair of 3-pointers to force the tie. A Neto steal with 13.9 seconds left gave Dinwiddie a look at the would-be game-winner, but his step-back 3-point attempt at the buzzer was no good.
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