Wizards 102, Bucks 90: Rookie Bradley Beal scored a season-high 28 points off the bench and Nene chipped in 21 points and 13 rebounds as visiting Washington won its season-high fourth straight game.

The Wizards shot 56.8 percent in winning for the first time in 15 road games against Eastern Conference opponents. John Wall contributed 14 points and 10 assists.

Monta Ellis led Milwaukee with 24 points. Ersan Ilyasova had 15 of his 19 in the first half for the Bucks, who have dropped four straight and six of seven.

Milwaukee led by 10 points late in the first quarter before Beal scored 15 points in a 29-14 surge as Washington took a 55-47 lead into halftime. Beal's 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter put the Wizards up 77-71 and he hit two free throws midway through to give the Wizards a 90-78 advantage.

The Bucks got within 96-90 on Brandon Jennings' 3-pointer with 2:38 to go, but Nene answered with a basket and Washington controlled the stretch run. Emeka Okafor added 12 points and 10 boards for the Wizards.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Milwaukee played its third straight game without C Larry Sanders (back). It has been outrebounded and outscored in the paint in each of those contests. ... Beal was 4-for-5 from 3-point range. The rest of the Wizards combined to go 0-for-7. ... The Bucks are at .500 (25-25) for the first time since they were 16-16 in early January.