WASHINGTON — John Wall took over down the stretch after Bradley Beal fouled out, having a hand in 10 of Washington’s last 14 points, and finishing with 27 points and 14 assists Sunday night as the No. 8 seed Wizards came back to beat the No. 1 Toronto Raptors 106-98 and even their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at 2-2.
The score was 92-92 with about five minutes left when Beal – who led Washington with 31 points – drew his sixth foul on a play in which he and DeMar DeRozan collided while Toronto had the ball.
Beal raced along the sideline, put his hands on his head, then returned to the Wizards’ bench area and threw a red towel before being restrained by teammates.
The Raptors went up by two, but Wall pulled the Wizards even with a layup that drew a goaltending call, then put his team in front to stay by feeding Markieff Morris for a layup off the glass. As the final seconds ticked away, Wall held up two fingers on each hand. The series is 2-2 and the home team has won every game.
Toronto will be home for Game 5 on Wednesday.
SPURS 103, WARRIORS 90: Manu Ginobili scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter of what could have been his final home game with the team, and San Antonio won at home to avoid a series sweep as Coach Gregg Popovich remained out following the death of his wife.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Spurs, but they were willed to the finish by the 40-year-old Ginobili, who has said he will decide in the offseason if he will return for a 17th season.
NOTES
ANDREW BOGUT, an NBA veteran, is set to join the Sydney Kings in Australia’s National Basketball League.
The team issued a brief statement saying it had submitted paperwork to the NBL for Bogut’s recruitment. The Kings said they would make no further comment “but will provide an update in due course.”
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