BEAL, WIZARDS SNAP SKID
Bradley Beal scored 34 points and the Washington Wizards snapped their threegame losing streak and won at home for the first time this season, beating the Phoenix Suns 128-107 on Monday night.
Wizards 128, Suns 107
The Wizards (3-8), who had lost five straight at home, played without guard Russell Westbrook. He will miss at least a week with a left quadriceps injury.
Devin Booker lead Phoenix (7-4) with 33 points. Chris Paul had 14 points and 11 assists. Mikal Bridges also had 14.
“We didn’t play our basketball,” Booker said. “We played the brand of basketball that they play, and it didn’t work out for us.”
Beal, the NBA’s leading scorer, had eight rebounds and nine assists. He missed Saturday’s game with Miami because he was in the NBA’s health and safety protocol.
“I was a little beat up,” Beal said.
In his previous two games, Beal scored 101 points, tying the team record with 60 points on Wednesday at Philadelphia and hitting for 41 at Boston on Saturday.
Washington never trailed and was ahead by 32 with 4:16 to play in the second quarter.
They held the Suns to just 14.8 percent (4 for 27) from 3point range.
“I think we did a good job of defending,” Beal said. “Tonight was the first time we guarded the right way.”
The Wizards played their first game without center
Thomas Bryant, who suffered a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Bryant injured the knee in the first two minutes of Saturday’s game and is likely to miss the rest of the season.
Robin Lopez started in Bryant’s place and had 11 points and 11 rebounds. He’s having a great time playing with Beal.
“Watching him handle the ball, watching him do his work, it’s something incredible,” Lopez said. “You see something different. You see something special so often.”
Davis Bertans had 18 points for Washington, all on
3-pointers.
Trail Blazers 112, Raptors 111: CJ McCollum had 30 points to lead as host Portland rallied from 10 down to start the fourth quarter to beat Toronto. Damian Lillard scored 23 points and Carmelo Anthony had 20 off the bench.
Kings 127, Pacers 122: Harrison Barnes had 30 points and eight rebounds to lead Sacramento over visiting Indiana. Domantas Sabonis led the Pacers with 28 points and 11 rebounds.
Bucks 121, Magic 99: Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a one-game absence because of a minor back injury and scored 22 points as visiting Milwaukee beat Orlando.
Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 13 rebounds to lead the short-handed Magic, who have lost three straight since Markelle Fultz was lost to a season-ending knee injury.
Hawks 112, 76ers 94: Trae Young scored 26 points, including the first three baskets of Atlanta’s dominant start to the second half, and the host Hawks beat shorthanded Philadelphia.
Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Isaiah Joe had 18 points.
Hornets 109, Knicks 88: Gordon Hayward scored 34 points as host Charlotte beat New York for its fourth straight win.
The Hornets scored 24 points off 17 Knicks turnovers. Charlotte committed 10 turnovers while climbing above .500 for the first time this season.
Grizzlies 101, Cavaliers 91: Dillon Brooks scored 21 points and visiting Memphis recovered after blowing a 16point lead to beat Cleveland.
Cavaliers center Andre Drummond had 19 points and 14 rebounds for his 11th straight double-double to start the season.
Notable
The timing of Kyrie Irving’s return to the Brooklyn Nets remains unknown, with coach Steve Nash saying Monday he had no update on the point guard’s status.
The Nets listed Irving as out for their game today against Denver, which will be the fourth straight he misses for personal reasons.