Trail Blazers pull away from Wizards 123-88

Portland Trail Blazers (38-38) beat Washington Wizards (17-57) 123-88 at home on Sunday, March 29. The final margin was 35 points.

The game, quarter by quarter

The Trail Blazers had the better start, winning the first 24-15 to lead by 9 after one. The Trail Blazers kept the pressure on with a 34-32 second quarter, carrying a 11-point lead into halftime.

The Trail Blazers won the third 33-19 to create some separation, taking a 25-point lead into the fourth. The Trail Blazers took the fourth 32-22; the Trail Blazers finished the job for a 123-88 regulation win.

Why it was lopsided

The Trail Blazers got more from their shots, finishing at 58.1% effective field-goal shooting compared with 39.7% for the Wizards. The Trail Blazers grabbed 26.8% of their own misses, while the Wizards recovered 19.1%. That shooting gap supplied the clearest edge.

At roughly 103 possessions per team, the Trail Blazers produced 119.6 points per 100 possessions to 85.5 for the Wizards.

Who stood out

Toumani Camara was the game's biggest individual force for POR: 23 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl on 8-14 shooting. His Game Score of 20.4 led everyone. His team was +35 with him on the floor.

Will Riley led the Wizards with 14 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast on 4-9 shooting, good for a 11.5 Game Score.

What it means

The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the Trail Blazers about a 86% chance.

Across the last 3 meetings in our records, Portland Trail Blazers lead 2-1.

The Trail Blazers are now 38-38, and the Wizards are 17-57. The Trail Blazers last five before this game: W-L-W-W-L.

Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.

Scoring by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Washington Wizards	15	32	19	22	88
Portland Trail Blazers	24	34	33	32	123

Game flow

Margin after each period. Above the line the home team leads; below it the visitors lead. Tap a point to see the score.

Q4: Washington Wizards 88, Portland Trail Blazers 123 · Trail Blazers by 35

The same team led at every period break. Biggest gap at a period break: 35 for Trail Blazers after Q4.

The four factors

Four numbers explain most basketball games: shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws. The highlighted side had the edge. Tap a row to see what it measures.

WizardsTrail Blazers

Pace: about 103 possessions per team. Points per 100 possessions: Wizards 85.5, Trail Blazers 119.6.

Players of the game

Ranked by Game Score, a single number that rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.

Toumani Camara POR23 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl on 8-14 shooting

20.4

Scoot Henderson POR21 pts, 3 reb, 7 ast on 6-11 shooting

17.5

Deni Avdija POR20 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast on 8-16 shooting

14.4

Will Riley WAS14 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast on 4-9 shooting

11.5

Washington Wizards

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/−
Julian ReeseF	39	8	13	4	1	0	4	5	4-12	0-0	0-2	-28
Anthony GillF	31	8	3	0	1	0	2	4	4-7	0-1	0-0	-34
Will RileyF	26	14	1	1	2	0	0	2	4-9	1-3	5-5	-10
Bilal CoulibalyG	24	4	5	2	0	0	2	2	2-14	0-5	0-0	-32
Justin ChampagnieF	24	10	2	1	0	1	0	2	4-8	1-2	1-1	-11
Leaky BlackF	22	5	8	2	0	0	0	1	2-5	0-0	1-2	-11
Carlton CarringtonG	22	11	2	4	1	0	4	3	4-13	1-5	2-2	-25
Sharife CooperG	19	10	1	2	0	0	2	1	4-9	0-1	2-2	-11
Jamir WatkinsF	17	8	2	0	1	0	1	4	2-5	0-2	4-4	-1
Tristan VukcevicF	16	10	2	0	1	1	0	4	2-5	2-3	4-4	-12
Jaden HardyG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Alexandre SarrC	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Anthony DavisF-C	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
KyShawn GeorgeF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Tre JohnsonG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
D'Angelo RussellG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Cam WhitmoreF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Trae YoungG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		88	39	16	7	2	15	28	32-87	5-22	19-22

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/−
Kris MurrayF	31	9	2	2	0	0	1	3	4-8	1-5	0-0	+16
Toumani CamaraF	28	23	7	1	3	0	1	2	8-14	4-9	3-4	+35
Deni AvdijaF	27	20	7	5	2	0	4	1	8-16	1-3	3-6	+22
Scoot HendersonG	25	21	3	7	0	0	2	4	6-11	1-3	8-9	+26
Jrue HolidayG	22	11	1	2	0	0	1	1	3-6	3-5	2-2	+19
Donovan ClinganC	21	6	5	1	0	5	0	2	3-6	0-2	0-0	+27
Matisse ThybulleG-F	19	10	5	2	0	1	1	2	4-6	2-3	0-0	+23
Sidy CissokoG	18	1	4	3	1	0	1	2	0-1	0-1	1-2	-3
Robert Williams IIIC-F	15	4	6	1	1	2	0	2	2-3	0-0	0-0	+9
Jayson KentF	12	5	2	0	1	1	0	1	2-3	0-1	1-1	-1
Hansen YangC	11	6	4	0	0	1	2	3	1-5	0-2	4-4	+1
Blake WesleyG	11	7	3	0	0	0	1	1	3-7	0-2	1-4	+1
Jerami GrantF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Vit KrejciG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Shaedon SharpeG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Damian LillardG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Caleb LoveG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Chris YoungbloodG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		123	49	24	8	10	14	24	44-86	12-36	23-32

Team comparison

WASPOR

Field goal %36.8%

51.2%

Three-point %22.7%

33.3%

Free throw %86.4%

71.9%

Rebounds39

Assists16

Steals7

Blocks2

Turnovers15

Bench points44

Recent meetings

Jan 27: POR 111, WAS 115
Mar 17: WAS 97, POR 112
Feb 26: POR 129, WAS 121