Washington Wizards at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationSimons scores 30 points as Trail Blazers beat last-place Wizards 112-97
Shaedon Sharpe added 16 points, and rookie center Donovan Clingan had 11 points and 13 rebounds in 25 minutes. Deni Avdija and Duop Reath both scored 15.
Simons shot 10 for 17, including 5 of 11 from 3-point range, and made all five of his free throws.
Alex Sarr led the Wizards with 20 points. Tristan Vukcevic had 17 points and eight rebounds.
Simons scored 16 points in the first half to help put the Blazers (30-39) up 59-49 at the break.
Trail Blazers: Improved to 18-16 at home and moved within three games of Dallas for the final play-in spot in the Western Conference, with Phoenix in between.
Trail Blazers: Continue a seven-game homestand Wednesday when they host the Memphis Grizzlies.
Regular Season Series
POR wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 97 - 112 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 97 - 112 |
| 4th 12.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 97 - 112 |
| 4th 36.1 |  |
Tristan Vukcevic lost ball turnover (Duop Reath steals) | 97 - 112 |
| 4th 52.2 | |
Tristan Vukcevic defensive rebound | 97 - 112 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-92 | FG | 42-99 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 12-40 | 3PT | 15-46 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 9-12 | FT | 13-19 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Youngblood, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 13 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Khris Middleton, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 12 |
| Anthony Davis, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 12 |
| Tristan Vukcevic, F | Out | Oct 1 |
| Jamir Watkins, G | Out | Jul 30 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,919 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami |
3 | 1 | .750 | - | W1 |
 Atlanta |
3 | 1 | .750 | - | W3 |
 Washington |
2 | 1 | .667 | 0.5 | L1 |
 Orlando |
2 | 1 | .667 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Charlotte |
1 | 2 | .333 | 1.5 | L1 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland |
- | 0 | W3 | 1 | 3 |
 Utah |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 2 | L1 | 0.6 | 3 |
 Denver |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Oklahoma City |
3 | 4 | L1 | 0.2 | 1 |
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