A night removed from aerial masonry, the Wizards shot well but committed abundant turnovers and failed to defend as they fell to the Miami Heat, 112-97.
Bradley Beal was a prime culprit with 6 of the team’s 17 turnovers. Aaron Holiday, who started in place of Spencer Dinwiddie had 4. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Kuzma had 3 each.
It’s usually a good idea to avoid over-reading meaning into a single game — especially one with two starters out (Daniel Gafford was sidelined with a thumb injury) — and that’s warranted here too.
No question the Heat looked like the better team.