Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal went absolutely supernova in his team’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
Beal scored 60 points on 20-of-35 shooting from the field and 7-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc. He also chipped in 13 free throws, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
As Beal was going off, his wife couldn’t help but be giddy about his performance.
In the words of my husband @RealDealBeal23 (even tho he uses this phrase in the terms of getting me pregnant🙇🏽♀️😂) * KEEP SHOOTING B!! 😂😂😂😂
— Kamiah Adams-Beal (@KamiahAdams) January 7, 2021
Y’all. I just jumped up when Brad made that three and turned the TV off. I’m having a mini heart attack. Omgggggggg
— Kamiah Adams-Beal (@KamiahAdams) January 7, 2021
Sadly Beal’s herculean effort was all for naught, as the Wizards ended up falling to Philly 141-136.
After the outing, Beal expressed his frustration over his team’s loss.
“I’m pissed off,” Beal said. “I’m mad. I don’t count [them]. … Any of my career highs, they’ve been in losses. So I don’t give a damn. You can throw it right out the window with the other two or three I’ve had.
“I just want to win. Sometimes you might be able to score 40, 50, 60, whatever the case may be, but I just want to win, whatever that looks like. We came up a little bit short tonight.”
Beal was also frustrated about the fact that the Sixers consistently did what they needed to do to secure the game, whereas his Wizards couldn’t do the same.
A deranged fan issued a disturbing threat to LeBron. This fool needs to be locked up ASAP. https://t.co/wajuHfyu56
— Game 7 (@game7__) January 6, 2021
“I think they got stops and made more plays than we did down the stretch,” Beal said, when asked what the difference was late.
“I think [Joel] Embiid hit a tough 3 … they were making a lot of shots. They hit a lot of tough shots. “They shot 60% from the field and 62% from 3. You can’t win a game like that.”
As if the loss in itself wasn’t bad enough, Washington also lost Russell Westbrook to a dislocated finger. It’s just the latest in a long line of unfortunate injuries that have plagued the former league MVP over the past few years.
Paulina Gretzky knows what she’s doing.https://t.co/zfKrfjY8iP
— Game 7 (@game7__) January 3, 2021
“That s*** hurt,” he said after the game. “But I’ll be all right.”
Westbrook finished with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists in the losing effort.
Next up for the Wizards: a chance at redemption on Thursday when they face off in a road game against the Boston Celtics.
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A graduate from the University of Texas, Anthony Amador has been credentialed to cover the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and high school games all over the Lone Star State. Currently, his primary beats are the NBA, MLB, NFL and UFC.
