Thunder miss 24 consecutive shots in loss
Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook offered one explanation for how the Thunder could miss 24 consecutive shots and trail by 34 points Monday against the host Washington Wizards. Not surprisingly, John Wall, Bradley Beal and the Wizards chose to view things a tad differently after they shut down Westbrook, limiting the NBA's leading scorer to 17 points in a stunningly easy 120-98 victory. From me guarding him, to the other four guys on the court," said Wall, who had 15 points and 14 assists, "we did a great job of just making him see bodies and trying to challenge him at the rim without fouling. The Wizards led 67-54 at halftime, which arrived after Oklahoma City had missed 11 shots in a row. Kent Bazemore scored the go-ahead basket with 40.3 seconds left, part of a game-ending 12-0 run, as visiting Atlanta won in overtime. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 25 points to lead the Hawks, who forced the extra period when Paul Millsap hit a floater with 0.1 of a second left in regulation. Mike Conley scored 32 points and Marc Gasol had 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as Memphis beat Brooklyn, which has lost 13 in a row overall and a franchise-record 15 straight at home. Dallas...
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