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The Wizards (23-40) were defeated by the Heat (41-23) 100-89 on Sunday night at Capital One Arena. Washington trailed by double-digits in the second quarter, came back to take the lead in the third, but fell short down the stretch when their shooting went cold. Shabazz Napier (27 points), Davis Bertans (25 points) and Bradley Beal (23 points) combined to scored 75 of the Wizards’ 89 points.
Napier served as Washington’s only true point guard as Ish Smith (left hamstring soreness) missed his second consecutive game and proved to be up to the task. He played a season-high 40 minutes and, in addition to his season-high 27 points, totaled seven assists, four rebounds and four steals.