GAME RECAP
Impact player
Gorgui Dieng, Wolves
Making his first start of the season, he was a force on both ends of the floor, especially in the first half. He had 18 points, eight rebounds and three blocks to help soften the loss of Karl-Anthony Towns.
By the numbers
20 Consecutive games the Wolves and Wizards had alternated victories in the series before this game; the Wolves won the final meeting of last season, too.
0 Times Washington led.
43.6 The Wolves' three-point percentage (17-for-39).
56 Wolves points in the paint.
CHRIS HINE
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