Field Level Media
21 Feb 2026, 08:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images)
Alondes Williams posted career highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds off the bench as the Washington Wizards completed a two-game sweep of the visiting Indiana Pacers with a 131-118 win on Friday.
Sharife Cooper scored 18 points, Tre Johnson and Tristan Vukcevic added 14 apiece and Bilal Coulibaly had 13 for Washington, which won consecutive games for the fourth time this season. Will Riley scored 12 points, and Jamir Watkins and Anthony Gill each tallied 11.
After snapping a three-game losing streak with a 112-105 win over the Pacers on Thursday, Washington shot 57.9% from the field in the rematch.
The Wizards got 78 points from their bench and outscored Indiana 39-26 in the fourth quarter to break a 92-all deadlock. Indiana trailed by five with three minutes remaining before Washington rattled off a 10-2 run to secure the win.
Williams was 9-of-11 shooting and contributed four assists and two blocks in his second game with the Wizards since signing a 10-day contract on Monday.
Jay Huff led Indiana with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including five 3-pointers. Quenton Jackson scored 21 points, Micah Potter added 18, Jarace Walker had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Taelon Peter and Kobe Brown each chipped in 12 points.
Indiana led 27-22 after the first quarter and opened up a 15-point lead on Walker's 3-pointer with 6:22 left in the half.
Huff scored 18 points in the first half for Indiana, which held a 68-57 advantage at intermission.
The Wizards opened the third quarter on a 10-2 run and took their first lead of the game at 86-84 on Gill's dunk with 2:47 left in the period.
Indiana missed its first 12 shots from beyond the arc in the third quarter before Potter and Jackson hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the final 1:02 to level the game entering the fourth quarter.
Coulibaly scored to cap an 8-0 run and put Washington ahead 106-99 with 6:56 left in the contest.
Washington relied on its bench after Justin Champagnie (right knee soreness) and Vukcevic (right hand contusion) both exited the game in the third quarter.
The Pacers played without Pascal Siakam (personal reasons), Aaron Nesmith (right ankle sprain) and Andrew Nembhard (lower back).
--Field Level Media
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