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WASHINGTON -- Bradley Beal scored 26 points, and the Washington Wizards moved a step closer to claiming the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference on Saturday night with a 104-91 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, whose loss guaranteed they will finish with at least a tie for the worst record in the NBA. John Wall added 15 points and eight assists for the Wizards, who also clinched the franchises first winning record since 2008 -- which was also the last time they made the playoffs. Washington leads the seventh-place Charlotte Bobcats, who beat the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, by one game with two to play. The Bobcats hold the tiebreaker if Washington and Charlotte finish tied. Both teams are hoping to finish higher than seventh in order to avoid a first-round series against Miami or Indiana. Khris Middleton and Ramon Sessions scored 20 points apiece to lead the Bucks, who trail the 76ers by two games with two to play at the bottom of the league. The Bucks also failed in their latest chance to have their first winning streak of the season. They had won Friday night after losing six in a row. Injuries and a suspension to Larry Sanders had already thinned Larry Drews bench, and on Saturday the Bucks coach was down to a rotation of eight players after Brandon Knight was a late scratch with a sore right hip. The Wizards, meanwhile, played without Nene, who was resting on a back half of a back-to-back, having recently returned from sprained left knee. His fill-in, Trevor Booker, had another solid game, scoring 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting. Beal has been streaky of late, both good and bad. He was 12 for 22 from the field Saturday night, but just 2 for 7 from 3-point range. He has made only five of 28 3-pointers in his last five games. Trevor Ariza, whose shot has suffered while he battled the flu for more than a week, looked a bit more refreshed as he went 5 for 7 from the field and scored 13 points for Washington. Marcin Gortat added 13 points and 13 rebounds. The Bucks and Wizards had gone to overtime in two of their three previous meetings this season, and this one stayed tight into the third quarter. Milwaukee stayed close by taking advantage of the offensive boards, while Washington had all the space in the world to work the baseline and drive to the paint. The Wizards never trailed in the first half, but their lead never reached double digits. The Bucks took their only lead of the game on Zaza Pachulias layup early in the third quarter, but a three-point play from Booker, a dunk from Gortat and a 3-pointer from Martell Webster -- along with six Milwaukee turnovers in eight minutes -- help put Washington ahead 87-74 headed into the fourth. NOTES: The Bucks shot exactly 50 per cent (10 for 20, 8 for 16, 8 for 16) in each of the first three quarters. ... The Wizards made 8 of 22 3-pointers, a modest improvement after going just 6 for 50 from in their previous three games. ... 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Tyson Chandler Rockets Jersey .Brazil midfielder Ricardo Goulart scored the winner in the 50th minute to give the defending champion a four-point advantage in the standings over second-place Sao Paulo, which beat rival Palmeiras 2-0.Two runs were almost good enough to start the Winnipeg Goldeyes with a win on their six-game road trip this week. However, Goldeyes reliever Chris Kissock gave up three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday night and Winnipeg lost 4-2 to the Sioux City Explorers in front of 681 fans at Lewis & Clark Park in Iowa. After Sioux City got on the board first with a run in the bottom of the first inning, Mike Coles singled in Amos Ramon in the fifth inning and Nick Liles singled in Ramon in the seventh inning to stake Winnipeg a 2-1 lead. Kissock pitched a scoreless seventh inning of relief, but he got into trouble in the eighth inning and couldnt curb the damage. After striking out Bryan Pounds, Kissock gave up a single to Luke Murton and a double to Peter Barrows, putting two runners on base.ddddddddddddKissock then hit Yusuke Inoguchi with a pitch from Kissock scored Murton from third and, with the infield in, Sam Judah singled to score Barrows and Inoguchi, who moved up to second on the wild pitch. At the plate, Nate Samson was a perfect four-for-four in the game for Winnipeg, while Coles and Lentini each had a pair of hits. Winnipeg starter Justin Garcia went six strong innings, allowing just one run and striking out eight Explorers. Kissock took the loss, while Cody Satterwhite earned the win for Sioux City and former Goldeye Chris Bodishbaugh got the save. The Goldeyes and Explorers will meet again Wednesday night in Sioux City. Game time is 7pm ct. The pre-game show with Paul Edmonds on TSN 1290 begins at 6:30pm ct. ' ' '