The game between the Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets will take place at Capital One Arena on Wednesday, March 22 at 7:00 PM ET.
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The Washington Wizards will welcome the Denver Nuggets to Capital One Arena for an NBA game on Wednesday. The Washington Wizards lost 122-112 in their last game over the Magic. Kristaps Porzingis scored 30 points for the Wizards, who lost for the sixth time in seven games. Bradley Beal had 16 points and seven assists before fouling out with 2:55 remaining.
The Wizards had beaten the Magic by 19 and 20 points earlier this season, and to coach Wes Unseld Jr., that may have been part of their problem Tuesday night. “I’m not sure why we would think we would be able to just walk into a win — we have to earn it, we have to take it,” he said. “We’re not good enough to assume we can flip a switch at some point and things are going to go away.”
“It is frustrating, but this is part of our job,” Porzingis said. “I know a lot of these guys know what it’s like to be on the other side, to be winning and having all this fun. Right now we are on the side that is not as fun, but we have to figure out a way.”
The Denver Nuggets on the other hand won 102-108 against the Nets in their last game. Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in his 28th triple-double of the season, Michael Porter Jr. had 28 points and nine rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-102 on Sunday.
Jamal Murray scored 20 of his 25 points in the first quarter for the Nuggets, who looked nothing like the slumping team that had dropped five of six. Denver shot 62.5% in the first half and led comfortably most of the game while playing for the second straight afternoon. “Obviously we were 1-5 in our last six, not playing up to our abilities, so just to get the win is the thing I’m most proud of,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.
He was disappointed that the Nuggets let a 20-point lead after three quarters get cut to 100-93 with 3:44 to play. Porter answered with one of his five 3-pointers, and the Nuggets got the lead back up to 14 before the Nets had a couple more late baskets.
Washington Wizards: Kristaps Porziņģis, Corey Kispert, Daniel Gafford, Monté Morris, Bradley Beal
Denver Nuggets: Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Washington Wizards: Kyle Kuzma
Denver Nuggets: Collin Gillespie
The game between the Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets will take place at Capital One Arena on Wednesday, March 22 at 7:00 PM ET.
The match between the Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets will be telecast live on NBC Sports Washington, Altitude.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | NBC Sports Washington, Altitude. | March 22 (7:00 PM ET) |
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