Wizards’ Beal out at least 2 games with strained hamstring

<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; Bradley Beal will miss at least two games because of a strained left hamstring as his Washington Wizards fight for a play-in berth and he duels Stephen Curry for the NBA scoring title.</p>
<p>The Wizards announced that Beal will sit out their games at the Atlanta Hawks on Monday and Wednesday. He’ll be re-evaluated Friday.</p>
<p>The shooting guard was injured Saturday when he scored 50 points in Washington’s 133-132 overtime victory at the Indiana Pacers. An MRI exam on Sunday showed that Beal strained his hamstring. </p>
<p>He is averaging 31.4 points this season, behind only Golden State Warriors guard Curry, who is putting in 31.9 per game. Beal finished second in the league last season to James Harden.</p>
<p>Beal has scored at least 25 points in 71 of his last 82 games; he has eight games this season with at least 40 points.</p>
<p>The Wizards entered Monday in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.</p>
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