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The Wizards (23-39) defeated the Hawks (19-45) 118-112 on Friday night at Capital One Arena behind Bradley Beal’s 18th 35-point performance of the season. Beal led six Wizards scoring in double figures in a win fueled by a 28-6 run between the second and third quarters. Beal, who has now scored 25-plus points in 21 straight games, averaged 37.5 points per game in his two matchups with Atlanta this season.
Playing without Ish Smith (left hamstring tightness) for the second consecutive game, the Wizards had to rely on a playmaking-by-committee approach. While Beal managed most of the scoring, Shabazz Napier, Jerome Robinson and Troy Brown Jr.