When the final buzzer sounded in the United Center on Sunday, February 23, Bradley Beal finished the game with a career-high 53 points. The scoring spree pushed him into sole possession of second place on the franchise’s all-time scoring list and made him one of just three players since 1946 to record multiple 50-point games in a Washington Wizards/Bullets uniform.
All that, and the Wizards still lost to the lowly Chicago Bulls 126-117, finishing the season 1-3 against one of the East’s least competitive teams. After their win over the Wizards, the Bulls improved to just 20-38.