Bradley Beal scored 27 points (13 in the fourth quarter), and the Washington Wizards beat the Sacramento Kings 121-115.
Jeff Green’s 2 free throws put the Wizards ahead for good with 2:16 left in the fourth quarter.
The Kings got within 118-115 on De'Aaron Fox’s three-point play with 48 seconds to play, but Tomas Satoransky answered with 2 free throws, and the Kings got no closer.
Satoransky’s 2 free throws with 13.6 seconds left made it 120-115 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Kings 13-7. Beal (No. 7 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 8 of the Wizards’ 13 on 2 for 4 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Beal had 2 of his 4 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Wizards scored 5 points off them.
The Wizards had 7 players in double-digit scoring. Satoransky assisted on 5 of Beal’s 9 baskets.
For the Kings, Fox had 23 points and 8 assists, and Buddy Hield went 1 for 9 from 3. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Wizards shot 46.5% from the field and 37.8% from 3 to the Kings’ 45.1% and 33.3%. The Wizards’ starters outscored the Kings 62-42 in 24 minutes together.