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made a layup with 0.2 seconds left to reach 29 points and give the Washington Wizards a 119-118 victory Friday night over the Dallas Mavericks, who have dropped three of five games withoutBeal's heroics came after Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. drew a blocking foul and hit one of two free throws with 1.8 seconds left. Beal was 11 of 28 from the field.was responsible for five of them and finished with 20 points., getting the Mavericks centre into foul trouble and finishing with 17.
“The hope is that he will be fully recovered and be able to play," coach Rick Carlisle said. “Full recovery means he's 100% and we will go from there. Any time you have any body part that's been injured a couple times, the training staff's going to watch it very closely.”Unlike previous years, Dallas made no moves at Thursday's NBA trade deadline. That didn't surprise Carlisle.
“We like the roster,” he said. “We've liked it from the beginning of the year. The important thing now is to work on our health going into the break.”
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