Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook combined in one of their best-ever team performances as the Washington Wizards beat the Utah Jazz by nine points on Thursday.
Beal scored 43 points while Russell Westbrook had 35 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists in his 13th triple-double of the season as the Wizards beat the Jazz 131-122.
It took the combined magic of Beal and Westbrook to break a five-game losing streak overall and a nine-game skid against Utah.
With Donovan Mitchell equalling a season high 42 points for the Jazz, the visitors got close.
The Jazz still boast the NBA’s best record and that’s partly to the efforts of consistent Australian Joe Ingles.
The Boomer was in top form again, adding a career-high 34 points that included eight 3-pointers after enjoying 33 minutes of game time.
But there was no denying the Wizards as Beal posted his fifth 40-point game of the season while Westbrook’s 15 rebounds equalled a season high.
In New York, Julius Randle had his third triple-double of the season with 18 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds to lead New York past Orlando 94-93.
Alec Burks scored 21 points to help the Knicks improve to 21-21 while Reggie Bullock added 20, RJ Barrett had 17 and Frank Ntilikina 13.
Evan Fournier scored 23 points but turned the ball over on Orlando’s final possession as the Magic dropped their ninth straight.
Trae Young and Bogdan Bogdanovic each scored 23 points as Atlanta won their seventh straight match beating Oklahoma City 116-93.
The Hawks have put together the streak since Nate McMillan took charge as interim coach and have won seven in a row for the first time since 2016-17.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 19 points.