Washington Wizards: 3 adjustments to winning Game 3 vs. Celtics

3. Keep Bradley Beal engaged

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal did finish with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in Game 2, but he also had six turnovers and an abysmal shooting night. He made a lot of lackadaisical mistakes while shooting 4-of-15 from the field on the offensive end. To make matters worse, he was 1-for-9 from the three-point line.

The fifth-year guard has been a mixed bag next to stellar point guard John Wall in this year’s playoffs. The Wizards got through the Atlanta Hawks in the first round, but this series is more about strong guard play.

The Celtics won on their homecourt and hold the momentum currently, but the Wizards can still bounce back. They just need to get Beal out of his current slump. He is shooting just 27.5 percent from three in the 2017 NBA Playoffs.

Beal did have eight points for the Wizards in the fourth quarter, but he also had four turnovers. It was his worst shooting night from the floor (26.7 percent) in the playoffs. As the Wizards return home, Beal has to bury this game in the back of his memory.