Wall scores 26 as Wizards beat Heat 114-103
John Wall scored 26 points, and the Washington Wizards closed the fourth quarter on an 11-0 run to beat the Miami Heat 114-103.
It was tied at 103 when Bradley Beal’s driving dunk put the Wizards ahead for good with 1:56 left.
Gary Neal’s corner 3-pointer with 1:07 left made it 108-103, and his driving layup with 34.9 seconds left put it away at 110-103.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Heat 11-9. Neal scored 5 of the Wizards’ 11 on 2 for 2 shooting. With 1:59 left, Beal stole the ball from Dwyane Wade, and his driving dunk off it put the Wizards ahead 105-103.
Neal scored 21 points on 9 for 12 shooting off the bench, and Beal added 21 points. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Heat, Wade had 26 points and 9 assists on 12 for 15 shooting, and Goran Dragic added 20 points (10 in the paint) and 9 assists.
The Wizards grabbed 12 offensive rebounds to the Heat’s 4 and outscored them 38-16 off the bench. The Wizards outscored the Heat 24-7 in 5 minutes with Dudley, Wall, Neal, Beal and Porter on the floor together.