<p>WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal scored 30 points, Davis Bertans was made six 3-pointers in his return from paternity leave, and the Washington Wizards beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 on Monday night.</p>
<p>Bertans, who missed the previous two games while his wife gave birth to a son, finished with 21 points. The Wizards have won five straight, matching a season high, and seven of eight to claw back into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference.</p>
<p>Russell Westbrook had 13 points, 17 assists and 11 rebounds for Washington. His 26th triple-double this season was only in doubt because of his dreadful shooting; Westbrook missed nine straight shots in the second half before a 3-pointer that gave the Wizards a nine-point lead with 3:47 left. He has 172 triple-doubles, closing in on Oscar Robertson’s record of 181.</p>
<p>Darius Bazley scored a career-high 26 points for Oklahoma City, which extended its season-worst skid to 11 games. The Thunder have lost 14 of 15 since leading scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was sidelined with a foot injury last month. Oklahoma City was even more undermanned without Lu Dort, who sat after scoring 29 points Sunday night against Toronto.</p>
<p>Washington never trailed but allowed Oklahoma City to slink within one point late in the second quarter when Beal went cold temporarily. But Bertans hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, part of a 12-0 run spanning halftime.</p>
<p>The Thunder got close again early in the fourth quarter, going on a 15-4 run while Westbrook couldn’t connect. A layup by Tony Bradley brought Oklahoma City within two with 9:02 left, prompting Wizards coach Scott Brooks to call timeout.</p>
<p>Robin Lopez made two hook shots to restore order, Beal and Bertans made consecutive 3s and the Wizards were on their way.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Thunder: Bradley scored 16 points and Kenrich Williams had 15. … Dort sat with a strained right hip. He was Oklahoma City’s leading scorer in the past three games he’s played.</p>
<p>Wizards: F Rui Hachimura was out with a sore left knee after a knee-to-knee collision on Saturday against Detroit and is day to day, Brooks said. … C Alex Len started after Brooks said he’d be a game-time decision with left ankle soreness. Len hit a driving Bazley in the face with his forearm late in the second quarter and was charged with a flagrant 1 foul. … Beal’s 3-pointer with 5:04 left in the third period was the first by any Wizard other than Bertans.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Thunder: At Indiana on Wednesday night to conclude a four-game trip.</p>
<p>Wizards: Host Stephen Curry, who is closing in on Beal’s NBA-leading scoring average, and Golden State on Wednesday night in the first game this season with fans at Capital One Arena. “The mayor and our organization, they picked a great day to have fans,” Brooks said. “One of the most exciting players in the history of our game is coming to our building.”</p>
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