Bradley Beal made a cutting layup on a pass from Troy Brown Jr. with 0.2 seconds left, and the Washington Wizards beat the Dallas Mavericks 119-118.
Tim Hardaway Jr.’s free throw had put the Mavericks ahead 118-117 with 1.8 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Mavericks 12-7. Ish Smith scored 5 of the Wizards’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Shabazz Napier had 2 steals, both with the game within five points.
Beal had 29 points and 8 assists. Davis Bertans added 20 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds off the bench, and Napier scored 14 points off the bench. Beal and Smith set each other up for 5 baskets and 14 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Seth Curry scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) but shot 6 for 18 off the bench. The Mavericks had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Wizards outscored the Mavericks 24-11 on the fast break.