After another powerful effort from Bradley Beal, who scored 41, his 24th career with 40 points, the Wizards (2–7) fell in the last game of a four- to the Boston Celtics (7-3) 116– 107 wildrit. Boston came out strong – with an 8–0 lead – after Beal turned twice, but the Wizards star made up for the errors by scoring eight of the first 13 points and 14 of 28 at the end of the first quarter. to draw.
Of the first quarter that Washington dropped 33-28, there was also the remark that Isaac Bonga – who has not played five minutes yet, even though it is not yet five minutes – to help stabilize the defense. Despite being one of the more capable defenders in a team struggling at the end of the floor, Bonga played just six minutes and finished with one setback and one assist.
While the Wizards are having trouble scoring, head coach Scott Brooks has opted for the turn of Thomas Bryant (seven points, eight rebounds, two assistants) and Mo Wagner, who, despite only one point, is a bench of the bench. With Washington falling behind Boston by as much as 21 points in the second quarter – mainly due to poor shooting and 11 turnovers – Beal did everything in his power by putting 18 at the half.
A 10-2 Boston run to start the third quarter dropped the Wizards 76-49, forcing Brooks to take a timeout. After the break, guard Garrison Matthews made his first appearance for Washington this season – finishing with four points, two rebounds and one steal, and Marcus Smart (13, five and five) on the defensive side. A late Beal try made the visitors close the quarter with 96–81.
When the fourth started, Brooks kept his Beal-and-the-bench series of Wagner, Ish Smith (eight points, three steals), Davis Bertans (13 points on 4-9 from three shots) and Matthews on the floor. After a 7–2 run to kick off the quarter, the Wizards narrowed the gap to ten.
A few minutes later, Rui Hachimura (17, five and three) hit a try, which brought the Wizards within four (99-95), forcing Boston head coach Brad Stevens to make a timeout ask. (It all came while Beal was on the couch resting). Even after Beal re-entered the game, Washington simply got fuel on both sides of the floor. And with Jayson Tatum (32) and Jaylen Brown (27) dominating, Washington sank to 2-7 this season.
Over the past two games, Beal has scored a combined 101 points, but scored only seven in the fourth quarter (Wednesday three and tonight four). And with the upcoming games against Miami, Phoenix and Utah, the road ahead is not getting any easier.