Caldwell-Pope, Beal Help Wizards Beat Thunder, 101-99

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kantavious Caldwell-Pope scored a season-high 20 points, Bradley Beal besides had 20 and the Washington Wizards bushed the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-99 connected Friday night.

The Wizards trailed by arsenic galore arsenic 10 points successful the archetypal fractional earlier rebounding to drawback a two-game skid.

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Lu Dort led Oklahoma City with 21 points, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 15. After winning 4 successful a row, the Thunder person mislaid 7 of eight.

The Thunder led 27-25 pb astatine the extremity of the archetypal quarter, with Gilgeous-Alexander either scoring oregon assisting connected 20 points.

Oklahoma City opened up a 52-44 pb precocious successful the 2nd quarter, but Caldwell-Pope scored 7 consecutive points during a 12-0 tally by the Wizards. Washington led 56-54 astatine the half.

Washington took a 76-68 pb heading into the 4th quarter. Oklahoma City made a precocious comeback attempt, but a 3-point effort by Gilgeous-Alexander astatine the buzzer rimmed out.

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Thunder: Gilgeous-Alexander returned from a two-game lack owed to a close ankle sprain. He besides had 9 assists and 8 rebounds. … Kenrich Williams suffered a close ankle sprain successful the 4th fourth and did not return.

Wizards: Montrezl Harrell scored 14 points successful 20 minutes disconnected the bench.

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Thunder: At Houston connected Monday night.

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Wizards: At Dallas connected Saturday night.