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The Wizards scored 39 points in the third quarter to build a sizeable 90-72 lead. Otto Porter scored 17 of his 28 points in that period on 7 of 8 shooting:
Otto Porter scored 17 points in the third quarter tonight vs. the Dallas Basketball Team pic.twitter.com/aXKjSYKBwB
— Albert L. (@aleeinthedmv) December 13, 2015
And he made a lot of plays, even when John Wall's passing wasn't totally on point
The three went in but I don't like these kinds of passes to be honest https://t.co/cOXn1jeazZ
— Albert L. (@aleeinthedmv) December 13, 2015
To be fair, Wall continued to be the franchise star, alpha-dog, red power ranger that we all know he is.
THE MAN SCORED 26 POINTS AGAIN! AND HE DISHED 16 MORE ASSISTS LIKE THIS!
John Wall is sometimes a bit too playful with the ball, but this is nice https://t.co/bSXSGLy8Jd
— Albert L. (@aleeinthedmv) December 13, 2015
John Wall with another assist. This time to Dudley https://t.co/I98bORKqco
— Albert L. (@aleeinthedmv) December 13, 2015
He also knows a thing or two about imitating other point guards
John Wall does his Steph Curry impression https://t.co/KE6sVvg5Ir
— Albert L. (@aleeinthedmv) December 13, 2015
or teammates:
John Wall with his Bradley Beal impression. https://t.co/wIjAydpE4A
— Albert L. (@aleeinthedmv) December 13, 2015
or other D.C. basketball players. Yeah, it's easy to call this a Stephen Curry-esque three, but I'd like to say that Wall picked this up from Ivory Latta, who led the WNBA in three-pointers made for each of the last two seasons.
If you're a Mystics fan, John Wall has now done his Ivory Latta impression https://t.co/38WC5fLr5M
— Albert L. (@aleeinthedmv) December 13, 2015
Yes, the Mavericks went on a 13-0 run to make this game WAY TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT, but the Wizards got this win, and 50 percent off your pizza at Papa John's for Sunday.
Recap's coming shortly.