Washington Wizards need to fix turnovers problem
Bradley Beal
Bradley Beal had an off night on the offensive end of the floor but it was turnovers that hurt the Wizards the most. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)
As Wizards players reacted to the 109-101 loss  they lamented the sluggish start (8-of-23 shooting in the first)  the hopeless third quarter in which they scored only 14 points  and the excessive fouling that sent Curry to the stripe for 12 free-throw attempts. But  Bradley Beal  put the responsibility for the loss squarely on  himself .  His  scoreless drought for 2 1/2 quarters ( he  finished with a 3-of-15 shooting total) certainly stained the box score  however  Beal  accepted blame for  his  five turnovers.
“I’ve had a lot of them. Just careless ones ”  Beal  said. “Just losing the ball  ball slipping.”
Beal  who plays dual roles in creating for others while still leading the team in scoring  has six games with four turnovers or more since Wall has been out. On Wednesday   Beal ’s third turnover — which  he  lost while still sitting on an 0-for-8 shooting mark — allowed Golden State’s Klay Thompson to hit a transition triple in the midst of a 9-2 run in the third quarter.
[TGT] had an off night on the offensive end of the floor but it was turnovers that hurt the Wizards the most. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)
As Wizards players reacted to the 109-101 loss  they lamented the sluggish start (8-of-23 shooting in the first)  the hopeless third quarter in which they scored only 14 points  and the excessive fouling that sent Curry to the stripe for 12 free-throw attempts. But  Bradley Beal  put the responsibility for the loss squarely on  himself .  His  scoreless drought for 2 1/2 quarters ( he  finished with a 3-of-15 shooting total) certainly stained the box score  however  [TGT]accepted blame for  [TGT]  five turnovers.
“I’ve had a lot of them. Just careless ones ”  [TGT]said. “Just losing the ball  ball slipping.”
[TGT]who plays dual roles in creating for others while still leading the team in scoring  has six games with four turnovers or more since Wall has been out. On Wednesday   Beal ’s third turnover — which  he  lost while still sitting on an 0-for-8 shooting mark — allowed Golden State’s Klay Thompson to hit a transition triple in the midst of a 9-2 run in the third quarter.