The Washington Wizards (22-39) lost to the Portland Trail Blazers (27-35), 125-105 on Wednesday night at the Moda Center.
Bradley Beal has now scored 25 or more points in 20 consecutive games, scoring 29 tonight. He shot quite well in the first half, going 7-of-11 from the field with plays like these.
But the third quarter was ultimately Washington’s undoing. Portland outscored Washington 28-18 and held Beal to just 2-of-11 shooting in that period alone. Washington already started the started the second half with a 72-61 deficit and finished it with a 100-79 deficit. And Beal ultimately shot just 10-of-29 tonight.