The space between Bradley Beal and the nearest Nuggets defenders Wednesday night wasn’t supposed to be as vast as the Continental Divide.
“That wasn’t the game plan,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of the ample room the Wizards guard had to operate behind the 3-point line when he caught the ball in Washington’s 123-113 win over Denver. “Trust me when I tell you that. We allowed them to beat us with the things they do well, which is never what you want.”
Beal does 3-point shooting well, and he hit 5-of-7 shots from behind the arc while helping to hand the Nuggets their second loss in three home games.