Bradley Beal scored 34 points, and the Washington Wizards held off the Memphis Grizzlies 102-100 for their fourth straight win.
The Wizards took control with a 27-10 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 17. The Wizards led 87-70 with 55 seconds left in the third quarter, and the Grizzlies got within 98-97 with 18 seconds left.
The Grizzlies got within 98-97 on Tyreke Evans’ 3-pointer with 18 seconds to play, but Beal answered with 2 free throws.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Wizards 6-5. Evans scored all 6 of the Grizzlies’ points on 2 for 4 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, John Wall had 2 of his 4 steals in 46 seconds, and the Wizards scored 2 points off them.
Wall had 25 points, 9 assists and 4 steals.
For the Grizzlies, Evans had 26 points and 7 assists.