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NBA: Washington 124, Portland 109

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Nick Young hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 35 points Tuesday to lead the Washington Wizards to a 124-109 win over Portland.

John Wall scored 29 for Washington, which shot 60 percent from the field, scored at least 30 points in all but one quarter, and outrebounded Portland 43-31.

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Nicolas Batum led the Trail Blazers with 33 points. Gerald Wallace scored 25 points, including 11-of-12 from the free throw line.

Wallace went on a personal 8-0 run in the closing minutes to cut Washington's lead to 115-107, but Young hit a 3-point shot off an assist by Wall with 1:43 to play to put an end to the Portland rally.

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