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Live stream: Wizards 118, Blazers 117

December 22, 2023 by Hoops Hype

The Washington Wizards (5-22) play against the Portland Trail Blazers (7-20) at Moda Center

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Game Time: 10:00 PM EST on Thursday December 21, 2023

Washington Wizards 118, Portland Trail Blazers 117 (Final)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Washington Wizards @WashWizards
We got a dub, you get a deal.
Use the @McDonalds app Friday and pick up your $2.50 Big Mac 🍔 pic.twitter.com/kCV5rNi5VG – 1:38 AM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🔥 ANFERNEE 40 PIECE 🔥
▫ 41 PTS
▫ 7 3PM
▫ 7 AST pic.twitter.com/HdtmzNX75D – 1:28 AM

Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
anfernee simons, man pic.twitter.com/bobI6bUNs4 – 1:25 AM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Tyus Jones over his last 4 games:
18.8 ppg
8.5 apg (1.3 to/g)
4.5 rpg
2.5 spg
65.9% FG (31/47)
70.6% 3PT (12/17) – 1:12 AM
Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
Daniel Gafford won the Wizards’ defensive player of the game belt tonight. – 12:55 AM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Daniel Gafford is the first Wizards/Bullets player to have 6+ blocks and 4+ steals in a game since Gheorghe Muresan in 1995. Only the third player in franchise history (Pervis Ellison the other). via @Sportradar – 12:50 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Matisse Thybulle in the loss:
6 stocks
4 rebounds
0 points
0 turnovers
First guard in NBA history to reach those numbers in a game. statmuse.com/nba/player/mat… – 12:40 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Wizards 118, Blazers 117: FINAL. 41 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds for @AnferneeSimons. 23 points, 16 rebounds for @DeandreAyton. 20 points, 4 assists for @JeramiGrant. 10 points, 5 rebounds for @DuopReath. 8 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block/steal for @JabariWalker – 12:39 AM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Wizards hang on just barely to beat the Blazers, who battled back from down 18 points in a game that went down to the final possession.
Bilal Coulibaly got the stop on Jerami Grant in a big spot for the rookie 🔥 pic.twitter.com/7Sm2xwuqz2 – 12:38 AM

Washington Wizards @WashWizards
Leaving Rip City with the W.
#ForTheDistrict | @Ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/b1qoRcF7aj – 12:38 AM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
pic.twitter.com/10x1aV447q – 12:37 AM

StatMuse @statmuse
Daniel Gafford tonight:
16 points
8 rebounds
6 blocks
4 steals
3rd player in franchise history to reach those numbers (first since 1993). pic.twitter.com/c4s8WH7VhB – 12:36 AM

Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
wizards get their first clutch win of the season. were 0-8 heading into this game. a nation mourns – 12:36 AM
Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
Final: Wizards 118, Blazers 117
Kuzma: 32 pts., 8 rebs., 6 assts.
Jones: 24 pts., 3 rebs., 3 assts.
Avdija: 13 pts., 11 rebs., 6 assts.
Gafford: 16 pts., 8 rebs., 6 blocks, 4 steals
Simons: 41 pts., 4 rebs., 7 assts. – 12:35 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Kuz in the win:
32 PTS
8 REB
6 AST
Wizards are 4-1 when Kuzma scores 30 or more points this season. statmuse.com/nba/player/kyl… – 12:35 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Grant drives, puts up the left-handed one-hander, and it’s off. Wizards win. – 12:35 AM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Grant takes it to the basket and misses the layup. Wizards win. – 12:35 AM
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
jordan poole is about to jump it up with matisse thybulle. up 1. 7.3 seconds left. i’m prepared for anything to happen. anything – 12:33 AM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Matisse Thybulle went for a steal and was called for a foul, which the Blazers are challenging. I think not only did he get it clean but the foul should be on Poole. But who knows. – 12:29 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers challenging the foul call on Thybulle against Poole on the inbound. No idea. – 12:29 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
They get Ant running full steam off a high screen, just as they did late versus the Warriors, and Simons doesn’t leave this one to chance. Wizards 118, Blazers 117, 7.6 seconds to play, Washington ball after the timeout. – 12:27 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Wizards 118, Blazers 115: 12.1 seconds to play, Portland ball after the timeout. – 12:25 AM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Just an incredible couple of possessions of smoked layups between Simons and Ayton. – 12:23 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
That’s 20 points in the fourth quarter for @AnferneeSimons – 12:20 AM
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
As the Wizards squander their 14-point fourth-quarter lead, Jordan Poole just hit with a flopping tech 😂 – 12:16 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Poole called for a flop technical ON A MADE PORTLAND BASKET – 12:15 AM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Jordan Poole just got hit with a flopping technical. – 12:15 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
That’s a 14-2 Blazers run and the Wizards lead is down to 110-108 with 3:57 to play. – 12:11 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Wizards starters sans Jordan Poole are shooting 64 percent tonight – 12:07 AM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Tyus Jones is cooking tonight with 5 threes, tying a career-high. He has 24 points midway through the 4th quarter.
(terrific setup by Deni Avdija on this one) pic.twitter.com/tFeYubyl8h – 12:07 AM

Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
The Blazers cut the Wizards’ lead to seven points with 9:10 remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Wizards have extended their lead back to 14 points, at 108-94, with 6:37 to play. – 12:04 AM
Washington Wizards @WashWizards
1K club for JP 👏
#ForTheDistrict | @CaesarsSports pic.twitter.com/moC9wL6YPV – 12:03 AM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
P O W E R pic.twitter.com/EQhiQYZLXz – 12:02 AM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Wizards leaving the door open, Blazers refusing to walk through it. – 12:01 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Jordan Poole refuses to stay upright – 11:59 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🔴🔴🔴⚫ pic.twitter.com/TJjXb1w1N7 – 11:54 PM

Washington Wizards @WashWizards
Final frame on the way.
#ForTheDistrict | @CapitalOne pic.twitter.com/bu4kvzlcmZ – 11:53 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🎯 🎯 🎯 pic.twitter.com/OrJuAXbtu1 – 11:52 PM

Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
At the end of the third quarter, the Wizards lead the Blazers 93-80. Kyle Kuzma has a game-high 25 points. – 11:52 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Wizards 93, Blazers 80: end of third quarter. 19 points, 6 assists for @AnferneeSimons. 16 points, 8 rebounds for @DeandreAyton. 16 points, 2 assists for @JeramiGrant. 10 points, 5 rebounds for @DuopReath. 6 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists for @JabariWalker. – 11:52 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Danilo Gallinari with the classic ‘three pumpfakes against three defenders’ move. pic.twitter.com/ARaEAws57E – 11:49 PM

Washington Wizards @WashWizards
Which was better: the swat or the slam? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/jn6TEmMucN – 11:41 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🚨 TOU LOB 🚨 pic.twitter.com/92cUEAoB5j – 11:36 PM

Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
This has been was one of those under-the-radar very strong games by Daniel Gafford, who has outplayed Deandre Ayton. Gafford’s up to 14 points, seven rebounds, four blocks and three steals — and there are 7 minutes remaining in the third quarter. – 11:30 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
1st half flicks 📸 pic.twitter.com/XpqqSPHo9l – 11:25 PM

Washington Wizards @WashWizards
Kuz was cookin’ in the first 24 minutes 🔥
#ForTheDistrict | @AlibabaGroup pic.twitter.com/dAAqg7VRlz – 11:22 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Daniel Gafford had 3 blocks and 3 steals in the 1st half vs. the Blazers. Andray Blatche (2008) and Otto Porter Jr. (2018) are the only other Wizards/Bullets players to post those numbers in a single half since at least 1996-97. – 11:16 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Not a whole lot to like about this one for the Blazers at the half. Sloppy. – 11:14 PM
Washington Wizards @WashWizards
Goin’ into the half up 13.
#ForTheDistrict | @CapitalOne pic.twitter.com/L7FkxVlaW4 – 11:10 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🔴🔴⚫⚫ pic.twitter.com/rorjWFtMm5 – 11:09 PM

Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
Halftime: Wizards 67, Wizards 54
Kuzma: 18 pts., 4 rebs., 3 assts.
Avdija: 9 pts., 6 rebs., 4 assts.
Gafford: 9 pts., 7 rebs., 3 blocks, 3 steals
Grant: 13 pts., 1 asst.
Second-chance pts.: Wizards 6, Blazers 14 – 11:09 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Wizards 67, Blazers 54: halftime. 14 points, 6 rebounds for @DeandreAyton. 12 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds for @AnferneeSimons. 8 points, 3 rebounds for @DuopReath. 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal/block for @JabariWalker. – 11:08 PM
Washington Wizards @WashWizards
💪 DENI 💪 pic.twitter.com/9E6cM7ibbB – 11:05 PM

Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
The Wizards lead the Trail Blazers 61-49 with 2:35 remaining in the second quarter. Of note: Portland has scored 14 second-chance points, so Washington has been getting initial stops, with Portland shooting only 42% from the field. – 11:00 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
‼ TISSE ‼ pic.twitter.com/w0q36w1nB1 – 10:56 PM

Washington Wizards @WashWizards
Up after Q1.
#ForTheDistrict | @CapitalOne pic.twitter.com/4iHoP7i6kV – 10:39 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🔴⚫⚫⚫ pic.twitter.com/dn04sQN85X – 10:39 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Kyle Kuzma is making it look easy in Portland with 14 pts (5-7 FG, 2-3 3PT), 3 reb, 3 ast and a stl after one quarter. Wizards lead the Blazers 33-24. pic.twitter.com/Vzb5Rok0WC – 10:38 PM

Casey Holdahl @CHold
Wizards 33, Blazers 24: end of first quarter. 8 points, 2 rebounds/assists for @AnferneeSimons. 6 points, 4 rebounds for @DeandreAyton. 5 points for @DuopReath. POR shooting 37 percent, WAS 54 percent. – 10:37 PM
Washington Wizards @WashWizards
Kuz 🤝 JP pic.twitter.com/21SVAl34gU – 10:35 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
gets better with every watch 🤯 pic.twitter.com/0USx2LkuWv – 10:35 PM

Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Daniel Gafford has 3 blk and 2 stl already in the 1st quarter vs. the Blazers. Gafford averages 1.1 blocks per 1st quarter this season. Even if you took away his 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter blocks, he would still lead the Wizards in the category. – 10:35 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
(With that haircut I keep thinking Mike Muscala is Omer Asik) – 10:34 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
BIG BARI BL🚫CK – 10:28 PM
Ava Wallace @avarwallace
Here is a free idea for Portland’s marketing team now that Scoot is wearing sport goggles: plastic New Years glasses but instead of the eye part being the “00” of the year they say SCOOT – 10:27 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hell yeah @JabariWalker – 10:27 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
smooth lil lay 🫨 pic.twitter.com/TQ2nG1GESy – 10:23 PM

Casey Holdahl @CHold
All four of Portland’s shot attempts for far have been threes – 10:17 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
5⃣ in pdx pic.twitter.com/smn3NilTVC – 10:14 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
3 turnovers in the first 90 seconds for the Blazers. – 10:13 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
wait for the celly 😭🤣 pic.twitter.com/U2TKmaKARe – 9:56 PM

Washington Wizards @WashWizards
Late night hoops coming at ya soon ⏰
📺: @MonSportsNet (MNMT 2)
💻: bit.ly/47GhqZk
🎙: @team980 pic.twitter.com/rQhblx3TB5 – 9:50 PM

Washington Wizards @WashWizards
Tonight’s starting five in Portland 🖐
#ForTheDistrict | @MedStarHealth pic.twitter.com/UTFjwDCLVh – 9:45 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
hang in there it’s almost gametime 💪 pic.twitter.com/v1YtlihrhZ – 9:43 PM

John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Teams that have won more recently than the Pistons:
Washington Commanders
Houston Dynamo
East Carolina football
Texas Rangers – 9:27 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Malcolm Brogdon will get the start with Shaedon Sharpe (adductor) out. – 8:17 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Chauncey Billups says Malcolm Brogdon is starting tonight in place of Shaedon Sharpe, who is considered day-to-day moving forward. – 8:17 PM
Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Asked Steve Kerr about his interactions with Jordan Poole since the trade and if he thinks players, in general, have resentment towards their former team: pic.twitter.com/11ZpxZHGyJ – 7:56 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
3-7 in last 10 games.
1-3 in last four games with victory against 4-win Washington Wizards.
10th in Western Conference.
Lost at Portland after leading by 16 points.
“It’s time to pick it up.” Devin Booker. #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 7:52 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
VIDEO: Latest Talking Phoenix Suns and NBA
1. Bradley Beal goes down again to injury.
2. Recap last three games.
3. Frustration in Portland.
4. What’s wrong.
5. What’s next.
azcentral.com/videos/sports/… via @azcentral – 7:47 PM
Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
Here’s a look at some of the Wizards’ early pregame work here in Portland, featuring Ryan Rollins and Bilal Coulibaly: pic.twitter.com/jUUJV0xexj – 7:37 PM

Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Friday’s return to Chase Center was supposed to be Jordan Poole’s opportunity to show his old team what it was missing. Instead, Poole will arrive back in San Francisco as a league-wide punch line.
sfchronicle.com/sports/warrior… – 6:47 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Brandin Podziemski is questionable against the Wizards tomorrow night with lower back soreness. Left the previous game after taking a hit on a box out. – 5:36 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
That’s one u̶g̶l̶y̶ good looking @AlaskaAir sweater.
Wear your ugly sweater tonight for $5 off $50 at @RipCityClothing! pic.twitter.com/uUlARTLV7N – 5:04 PM

Washington Wizards @WashWizards
2⃣4⃣ going up.
Congrats to @corey_kispert, who had his high school jersey retired last night at King’s School in Shoreline, WA. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/z6Ad8SODmJ – 5:00 PM

Ava Wallace @avarwallace
Corey Kispert has been a poster child for what the Wizards wanted out of their rebuild this season. He’s developing – without living and dying by the box score. washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/12… – 4:25 PM

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