Blazers rally from 20 down to end Wizards’ win streak

By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 20 of his 33 points in the third quarter and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 20-point deficit, snapping Washington’s six-game winning streak with a 124-116 victory over the Wizards. Simons made six of Portland’s nine 3-pointers in the third, and the Trail Blazers finally caught and passed the Wizards in the fourth. Simons finished 9 of 12 from beyond the arc. Damian Lillard added 29 points for Portland, which has won five of six. Bradley Beal scored 34 for the Wizards and Kristaps Porzingis had 32.