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NBA: Bradley Beal, Wizards sends Bucks to fifth loss in six games

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) celebrates against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second quarter at Capital One Arena. Geoff Burke, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/11/08/was.jpg"/><figcaption>Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) celebrates against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second quarter at Capital One Arena. <em>Geoff Burke, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Bradley Beal scored 30 points and the Washington Wizards defeated the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 101-94 on Sunday night.</p><p>Beal made 14-of-22 shots and added eight assists as Washington won its second straight game. Kyle Kuzma had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Montrezl Harrell also scored 15 points.</p><p>The Wizards shot 50.6 percent from the field, including 11-of-27 (40.7 percent) from 3-point range.</p><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 29 points and 18 rebounds. Grayson Allen added 19 points for the Bucks, who opened a five-game road trip with their fifth loss in their past six games. Bobby Portis had 13 points and 13 rebounds.</p><p>The Bucks shot 39.4 percent from the field and 10-of-36 (27.8 percent) from 3-point range.</p><div><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/27NHY0lLP2Q?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Washington won despite being outrebounded 49-42 and committing 19 turnovers to just 13 for the Bucks.</p><p>Beal&#x27;s driving layup, his 29th and 30th points of the night, gave the Wizards an eight-point lead, 96-88 with 3:57 left in the fourth quarter.</p><p>After Allen missed, Beal and Harrell connected for an alley-oop to push the lead to 10.</p><p>Antetokounmpo answered with a dunk and then added two free throws to pull the Bucks within 98-92 with 2:26 to play. Beal turned the ball over and Jrue Holiday&#x27;s basket on a goaltending call appeared to make it 98-94, but the call was overturned after a video review.</p><p>Antetokounmpo&#x27;s dunk did make it 98-94. The teams exchanged misses and then turnovers before Spencer Dinwiddie&#x27;s three-pointer off a pass from Beal iced it with 20.3 seconds remaining.</p><p>Allen hit two free throws to give the Bucks a 63-60 lead with 7:45 left in the third quarter, but Beal&#x27;s layup sparked a 17-4 Wizards run capped by Corey Kispert&#x27;s pull-up jumper and Washington led 82-71 after three quarters.</p><p>Antetokounmpo scored four straight points to pull the Bucks within 90-83 with 6:20 remaining, and Pat Connaughton&#x27;s 3-pointer made it 92-86 with 4:51 left.</p>

Bradley Beal scored 30 points and the Washington Wizards defeated the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 101-94 on Sunday night.