Beal scores 25 as Wizards beat Nets 121-103
Bradley Beal scored 25 points (16 in the paint), and the Washington Wizards went on a 16-5 run in the third quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-103.
It was tied at 57 when Otto Porter Jr.’s driving layup put the Wizards ahead for good with 10:07 left in the third quarter. He and Marcin Gortat scored 6 points each as they pulled away to a 73-62 lead with 5:36 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 28 in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Thomas Robinson had a season-high 23 points (20 in the paint) and 10 rebounds. Chris McCullough had 10 points and a career-high 5 steals off the bench.
The Wizards shot 50.5% from the field to the Nets’ 42.4% and outscored them 68-46 in the paint. The Nets gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Wizards missed. The Wizards outscored the Nets 30-19 in 11 minutes with Nene, Dudley, Temple, Beal and Oubre on the floor together.