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National Basketball Association
Washington 117, Orlando 109
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 12, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: #14 Ed Malloy, #3 Nick Buchert, #62 JB DeRosa
Attendance: 15346

John Wall had 25 points and 10 assists, Bradley Beal added 21 points and the Washington Wizards defeated the visiting Orlando Magic 117-109 Monday night for their second straight win.

The Wizards outscored the Magic 31-20 over the final nine minutes to avenge a loss in Orlando on Friday.

Jeff Green scored 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting off the bench for Washington, and Dwight Howard finished with 17 points and eight rebounds in 29 minutes.

Reserve Terrence Ross led Orlando with 21 points, and Evan Fournier scored 20. The Magic, who had won four of five, got double-doubles from Aaron Gordon (18 points, 10 rebounds) and Nikola Vucevic (17 and 11).

With the score tied 94-94, the Wizards scored five quick points, three on a long jumper by Green.

Wall sunk a basket and a free throw and followed up with a fade-away jumper in the lane that made it 106-98 with 4:19 remaining.

Gordon's dunk pulled Orlando within 114-109 at the 1:35 mark, but Washington's Markieff Morris hit two free throws and Fournier missed a 3-pointer. Washington got the rebound, and Wall made 1 of 2 free throws and then picked up a steal.

Washington shot 50.6 percent from the field, while Orlando connected on 48.3 percent.

The score was tied at halftime, but a 9-0 run gave the Magic a 75-65 lead with 4:57 left in the third quarter.

Beal sparked a Wizards rally, and his dunk capped a 13-0 run that gave Washington a 79-77 lead.

The first half featured nine ties and eight lead changes.

Orlando shot 53.3 percent from the field (23-for-45), including 7-of-15 from 3-point range, while Washington hit 48.8 percent (21-of-42).

Gordon and Ross scored 12 points each for Orlando.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   Washington
Terrence Ross 21 Scoring John Wall 25
Evan Fournier 5 Assists John Wall 10
Nikola Vucevic 11 Rebounds Bradley Beal 8
Evan Fournier 3 Free Throws Made Dwight Howard 5
Aaron Gordon 2 Steals Bradley Beal 2
Aaron Gordon 2 Blocks Bradley Beal 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 109 48.3 15-30 8-11 28 34 6 5 13
Washington 117 50.6 13-33 24-33 24 41 7 8 12
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Wizards have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Magic have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.