Wall's 31 help Wizards overcome 20-point deficit against Kings

Call it a tale of two halves.

Despite trailing by as much as 20 points in the first half, the Washington Wizards emerged victorious over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday by a score of 113-97.

All-Star point guard John Wall was instrumental in Washington's comeback. Wall played two roles: he was the port in the storm in the first half, keeping Washington's deficit manageable, before spurring the charge in the Wizards' ridiculous 67-33 second half.

It was just a matter of Wall's teammates making shots. Wall set up teammates in the first half, but they shot just 4-of-12 from deep as compared to 9-of-14 in the second half.

Apparently, Wizards head coach Randy Wittman also laid into his team with a fiery sermon, which gave rise to this awesome post-game quote.

Kings center DeMarcus Cousins posted his second consecutive losing effort of at least 30 points. Cousins was unstoppable on the block and even played a few possessions as the pick-and-roll ball handler en route to 30 points, six rebounds and five assists on 9-of-17 shooting.

However, it was Cousins's ill temperament that got the best of him. A visibly frustrated Cousins fouled out in just 30 minutes of play before leaving the court in a fit of rage.

Washington's victory helps them keep pace, as they now sit 1 1/2 games back of both the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls for third place in the East.