Today, the Wizards faced the recently wounded Pioneers at home. The Wizards fell into trouble in the first quarter and trailed the Pioneers by 23:40. In the second quarter of the game, the Wizards narrowed the point difference and ended the first half of the game with a 63:75 trailing Trailblazers.
In the third quarter of the game, the Pioneers once again opened up the point difference, the Wizards trailed 16 points into the final quarter. In the 4th quarter of the game, the Wizards could not really close the score. In the end, the Wizards lost 121:132 at home to the Pioneers.
Beal today scored 37 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists on 14 of 24 shots. Westbrook scored 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on 7 of 15 shots. Hachimura scored 24 points and 5 rebounds on 10 of 12 shots. After losing today, the Wizards’ record came to 4 wins and 13 losses, continuing to rank first in the Eastern Conference, and one win from the second-to-last Pistons in the Eastern Conference.
In today’s game, Beal scored 37 points again and then reluctantly lost. Since the start of the game, in all 16 games played by Beal, he has scored at least 25 points, becoming the first player to achieve this achievement after Jordan (1988-89 season) and the fifth in history. The player who achieved this achievement. So far this season, Beal has averaged 34.9 points per game, ranking first in the league and leading the second-ranked KD by 4 points per game.
Bradley Beal is the first player to score 25+ points through his first 16 games of a season since Michael Jordan in 1988-89.
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— Basketball Forever (@Bballforeverfb) February 3, 2021
In Westbrook’s last seven major three-dollar games, all his teams have lost, including the Wizards in 5 games and the Rockets in 2 games. In addition, Westbrook’s 7-game losing streak with 3 doubles also set an NBA record.
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