Time remained on the scoreboard clock in this Sunday night matchup between the Washington Wizards and the Oklahoma City Thunder, but Bradley Beal’s night had come to an end. For once, Beal could exhale inside this arena, which has been a den of nightmares for the Wizards. It didn’t seem like a night for firsts in the opening minutes when Adams bullied Bryant and Oklahoma City finished its first three possessions with dunks. [Sunday’s box score: Wizards 116, Thunder 98]“The way we started, it was not looking good,” Brooks recalled. In large part because of Porter’s scoring and Ian Mahinmi’s defense, the Wizards’ bench outscored Oklahoma City’s 42-22.

Source: Washington Post January 07, 2019 02:42 UTC