Jordan Poole led with 39 points for the Wizards in the victory while Nikola Jokic scored 56 for the Nuggets,
The Washington Wizards defeated the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, 122-113 at Capital One Arena on Saturday, snapping a co-franchise-record losing streak at 16 games. The win is easily their signature win of the season.
Washington was able to win this game thanks to shooting 16-of-41 from the three point line while Denver shot just 5-of-24. Jordan Poole led the way with 39 points and 8 assists. while Justin Champagnie added 23 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 20 more.
Having Valanciunas in this game however, wasn’t enough to keep Nikola Jokic in check, where he scored 56 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Julian Strawther added 18 points.
The Wizards’ next game is against the Memphis Grizzlies tomorrow night at 7 p.m. ET. See you then. ENJOY THE WIN!