Bradley Beal scored 34 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-107.
Troy Brown Jr.’s 15-foot pull-up jumper put the Wizards ahead for good with 5:07 left in the third quarter.
Thomas Bryant had 21 points and 8 rebounds on 9 for 11 shooting off the bench. Bryant and Ish Smith set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 4 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Hornets, Miles Bridges scored 23 points. Terry Rozier scored 21 points (14 in the paint) but went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Wizards shot 47.7% from the field and 37.8% from 3 to the Hornets’ 43.4% and 30.0%. The Hornets gave up 19 offensive rebounds, about 9 more than usual for the shots the Wizards missed. They outscored the Wizards 66-42 in the paint. The Wizards outscored the Hornets 14-4 in 5 minutes with Mahinmi, Thomas, Beal, Brown and Bonga on the floor together. Ian Mahinmi fouled out.