Victor Oladipo scored 33 points, and the Indiana Pacers held off the Washington Wizards 98-95.
The Pacers never trailed and led by as many as 17. The Pacers led 80-63 with 15 seconds left in the third quarter, and the Wizards got within 96-95 with 36 seconds left.
The Wizards got within 96-95 on Bradley Beal’s 2 free throws with 36 seconds to play, but Oladipo answered with a free throw, and the Wizards got no closer. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Mike Scott missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Wizards 11-6. Oladipo (No. 4 in clutch points, 2017-18) scored 8 of the Pacers’ 11 on 3 for 5 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 20 points (8 in the first quarter).
For the Wizards, Beal had 22 points, a season-high 11 assists and 3 steals but shot 8 for 27. Beal scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
The Pacers went 22 for 24 at the line to the Wizards’ 15 for 19.