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Washington Wizards: Wizards light up Raptors and the Northern Lights

By Jen Julie Smith

John Wall and Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
John Wall and Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 22: John Wall #2 and Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards talk on the floor in the first half against the Toronto Raptors during Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 22: John Wall #2 and Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards talk on the floor in the first half against the Toronto Raptors during Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

For Game 4, the Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors to even the series, 2-2. John Wall and Bradley Beal’s leadership lit up the Northern Lights.

On Sunday, the Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors, 106-98, evening up the series, 2-2. Led by their backcourt, Washington came out with energy and never left their foot of the gas until the final buzzer.

Unfortunately for Toronto, it looked like only DeMar DeRozan came out to play.

While Kelly Oubre brought Washington a shot of energy with a heaping side of defense.

After being down 0-2, the Wizards took their own advice and took it one game at a time.

The pendulum has swung and now the pressure is on Toronto.

John Wall set the tempo of the game with his speed, his passing abilities and knowing where his teammates are going to be before they even knew.

He was aggressive inside the paint, and would have a tremendous one-handed dunk over Jonas Valanciunas.

Wall was the only player with a double-double, 27 points,14 assists and 6 rebounds. (Unless you want to count DeRozan’s free throws, which we’ll discuss below.)

However, Wall and Bradley Beal‘s leadership shined through, so much so that they lit up Toronto while lighting up the Northern Lights.

The Wizards trusted each other completely on the floor. The following are the takeaways for the game.

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