NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking points from Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics

The Celtics are top 10 in both offensive and defensive rating.
The Celtics are top 10 in both offensive and defensive rating.

#2 Bradley Beal has been carrying the Wall-less Wizards for quite some time now

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Bradley Beal is averaging career-high numbers in Wall's absence.
Bradley Beal is averaging career-high numbers in Wall's absence.

The Wizards scored 20 points in the first quarter against the Celtics, half of which were chipped in by their leading scorer and 2-time All-Star Bradley Beal. His team couldn't get a field goal for the first six minutes of play until Beal dunked one to start things off.

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The aforementioned observations are just a rendition of how the Wizards' season has been ever since John Wall exited the picture. Beal has been averaging around 31 points across all the games he's played this past month, shooting 52.2% from the field all this while.

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In this particular loss, Beal ended up scoring a team-high 29 points and pulling 11 rebounds(also team-high), taking 23 shots single-handedly.

The last time he scored below 20 points in a game was in January against the Pistons.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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