<p>WASHINGTON — Russell Westbrook had 35 points, a season-high 21 assists and 14 rebounds for his NBA-leading 16th triple-double, helping the Washington Wizards to a 132-124 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.</p>
<p>Westbrook also claimed the franchise career triple-double record in just his 38th game with the Wizards, this one coming while teammate and NBA leading scorer Bradley Beal sat out with a bruised hip. Darrell Walker had 15 triple-doubles in 283 games for Washington between 1987-1991.</p>
<p>Rui Hachimura scored 26 points and Chandler Hutchison had 18 in his debut with the Wizards, who won their second straight after losing eight of nine. </p>
<p>Domantas Sabonis had 35 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who lost for the second time in six games.</p>
<p>Indiana entered in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, two games ahead of Chicago for the 10th and final play-in spot. The Pacers are now four games ahead of the Wizards, who began the day in 13th.</p>
<p>Malcolm Brogdon added 26 points for Indiana, which was outrebounded 55-37.</p>
<p>Neither team led by more than six points until late in the final quarter.</p>
<p>Down six in the fourth, Westbrook and the Wizards outscored the Pacers 22-8 over the last 5:47, a stretch that began with a 13-0 run.</p>
<p>Westbrook’s feed inside to Hachimura gave Washington the lead for good with 4:37 to play. He followed that with two spot-up 3s over Myles Turner, the latter from the right wing giving Washington its largest advantage to that point, 128-120, with 44.8 seconds to play.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Pacers: Finished with a 5-5 record in 10 March road games. … F Doug McDermott (right ankle) was ruled out pregame. … F Justin Holiday picked up a flagrant foul with 8:39 to play in the third quarter on Jerome Robinson’s 3-point attempt.</p>
<p>Wizards: Coach Scott Brooks said it’s possible Beal could return for Tuesday’s game. “We’ll give him another day of rest and then know more tomorrow,” Brooks said of Beal. … Robinson made his fourth start, in Beal’s place.</p>
<p>HAZARDS OF A TRADE</p>
<p>Washington C Daniel Gafford, who was acquired with Hutchison from Chicago in a trade last Thursday, departed Monday’s game early in the fourth quarter after he appeared to injure his right leg.</p>
<p>He required assistance from medical personnel to leave the court after scoring 11 points and grabbing six rebounds in 15 minutes.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Pacers: Host Miami on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Wizards: Host Charlotte on Tuesday.</p>
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