acknowledged he had trouble finding his range against Barrios

WASHINGTON -- Bradley Beal scored 20 of his 28 points after halftime, and the Washington Wizards finally gave new coach Scott Brooks his first victory with the team by beating the Atlanta Hawks 95-92 on Friday night.Beal averaged only 14 points during Washingtons 0-3 start, never getting more than 15, and Brooks said before facing Atlanta he considered that his fault for not giving his young shooting guard enough opportunities.Hes going to have a breakout game sooner or later, Brooks said, nearly 2 hours before tipoff. Hopefully its tonight.How prescient.Before an announced crowd of only 14,663 -- nearly 5,000 fewer people than were at Wednesdays home opener against Toronto -- an aggressive Beal made 13 of 14 free throw attempts and hit three 3-pointers. One came with about 4 minutes left and pushed the Wizards lead back up to 89-82 after the Hawks had pulled within two points.Atlanta cut the deficit to 95-92 and inbounded the ball after a timeout with 11.7 seconds left, but Kyle Korver air-balled a 3-point try with 3.6 seconds left with Markieff Morris in his face. Korver finished 1 for 9 from the field, including 1 for 6 on 3s.This was already the teams second meeting of the young season. Atlanta beat Washington by 15 points on Oct. 27.Both clubs were playing on the first of back-to-back nights, but they often looked as if they were on the second part of that schedule during an uneven game. Atlanta, in particular, sleepwalked through much of the evening, missing its first nine shots and winding up shooting 39 percent.Dwight Howard led the Hawks with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Dennis Schroder also scored 20.John Wall had 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Washington. He is four assists shy of breaking Hall of Fame center Wes Unselds franchise career mark.Morris added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Wizards, who led by as many as 16 points in the third quarter before letting the Hawks get back into the game.The Hawks shot only 29 percent from the field in the first half -- including just 2 of 15 on 3-point attempts, 13 percent -- and made fewer than half of their free throw tries, 7 of 16, entering the break trailing 48-35.Atlantas first basket came on a 3-pointer by Thabo Sefolosha -- 7:23 into the game.TIP-INSHawks: Entered the night No. 2 in the NBA in assists as a team, getting 28.3 per game, with at least 24 in each of their first four games. They had 22 against Washington. ... Atlanta has accumulated at least 10 steals in every game this season, topping that number by the end of the third quarter Friday.Wizards: Walls streak of 16 consecutive games with at least 10 assists, dating to last season, ended. 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If Barrios wanted to impress in his first main event on national television, however, he failed.The fans at the Sun National Bank Center began booing in the first round of the fight and didnt let up until the 12th, when a fight finally broke out. Until then, both boxers were cautious and seldom engaged.At 6-foot-1, Barrios towered over Boschiero, who is 5-5. Barrios was content to stay at long range, poking out jabs, most of which fell short of the mark, and popping home an occasional power punch.Boschiero, 34, a former European junior lightweight titleholder from Correzzola, Italy, trudged forward with his gloves held in front of his face but seldom threw a meaningful punch, seemingly content to stay out of trouble.Barrios, who was fighting his first 12-rounder, finally let his hands go in the last round and dropped Boschiero with an uppercut. Boschiero easily beat referee David Fields count and rushed in, connecting with a couple of good punches just before the final bell.All three judges scored the bout 120-107 in favor of Barrios, who upped his record to 16-0 with 8 KOs.It was pretty frustrating, said Barrios, a 21-year-old from San Antonio, Texas. I can press the fight all I wwant, but if he doesnt want to fight its not going to happen.dddddddddddd.?Boschiero, who fell to 39-5-2 with 21 KOs, acknowledged he had trouble finding his range against Barrios.He was tougher to hit than I expected, Boschiero said.The 10-round co-feature between junior welterweights Eddie El Scorpion Ramirez and Jessie The Incredible Roman was much more entertaining than the main event.Ramirez and Roman fought hard every round, exchanging punches at a brisk pace.Ramirezs attack featured sharp left jabs, hard hooks to the body and whistling uppercuts.Roman, who took the bout on 10 days notice, fired back with thumping rights and lefts but was outpunched in almost every round. Down the stretch, he absorbed a lot of punishment but displayed admirable courage and made it to the final bell.It was a one-sided but compelling fight, with the decision going to Ramirez by scores of 98-92, 99-91 and 99-91.Ramirez, from Aurora, Illinois, improved to 14-0 with 9 KOs. Roman, from Garden Grove, California, fell to 20-3 with 9 KOs.In a preliminary bout, Philadelphia junior welterweight Tyrone Crawley won a six-round decision over Alexander Charneco, from Aguada, Puerto Rico. Crawley is the son of former 1980s lightweight contender Tyrone Butterfly Crawley. ' ' '