Bradley Beal scored a team-high 24 points in the first half. However, his Washington Wizards allowed a franchise-record 88 points in the first half to the mighty Milwaukee Bucks.
Down 88-63, the Wizards were in dire need of some aggression. They received it from Beal, however, he may have given too much aggression.
The Wizards’ guard opened the second half with a monster poster dunk on Bucks center Brook Lopez. He then proceeded to let Lopez know about it by flexing on him, leading to a technical foul for taunting.
While it’s easy to laugh off a player, even of Beal’s stature, being T’d for taunting down 23 points, it may have been the spark the Wizards needed.
Washington went on to outscore Milwaukee 41-29 in the third quarter to cut their deficit to 13 points at the score of 117-103. Beal scored 14 of his 38 points (through three quarters) in the third.
