Bradley Beal converted a four-point play with 6.1 seconds left, and the Washington Wizards beat the Golden State Warriors 110-107.
The Warriors had the ball down 1 with 6.1 seconds left, but Deni Avdija stole the ball from Damion Lee. A basket would have put the Warriors ahead.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Warriors 19-12. Beal (No. 2 in clutch points, 2020-21) scored 10 of the Wizards’ 19 on 3 for 4 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Lee had 2 of his 4 steals in 26 seconds, and the Warriors scored 2 points off them.
Rui Hachimura scored 22 points (13 in the first quarter). Robin Lopez added a season-high 20 points (16 in the paint) and 8 rebounds off the bench, and Beal had 20 points and 6 assists. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers. Russell Westbrook assisted on 6 of Hachimura’s 9 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry had 32 points and 3 steals, and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 23 points on 8 for 13 shooting.
The Wizards went 19 for 24 at the line to the Warriors’ 14 for 21. The Warriors outscored the Wizards 22-8 on the fast break. The Warriors were outscored 11-0 in 3 minutes with Curry, Bazemore, Oubre, Looney and Lee on the floor together.