John Wall, Bradley Beal still sore but expect to play

There were scares Sunday in addition to the joy. John Wall and Bradley Beal both ended up on the floor in pain. Beal sprained his ankle and Wall mashed his left wrist into the court when trying to stabilize his falling body. Postgame X-Rays for each injury were negative.

Monday, Wall did not practice. Beal did a little work in what was a light practice overall. Beal did not appear to have a noticeable limp and said he would play in Game 2. The swelling in his ankle overnight was not as bad as anticipated.

Wall had a black wrap around his left wrist and the back of his hand. He said that when he fell on the hand in Game 1, he thought it was broken. Wall is not a doctor, but said he broke the same wrist his sophomore year of high school in a similar tumble.

“My hand hurts,” Wall said. “Real painful, swollen, but other than that I’m fine.”

Wall said he did a lot of treatment Sunday night to reduce swelling. He feels like the injury won’t hamper in Game 2, anticipating similar improvement overnight Monday. Initial treatment during the game was a wrapped wrist because Wall felt pain there. Wrapping the wrist, Wall said Monday, pushed swelling into his hand.

“It wasn’t on top of my hand at first,” Wall said. “But now the top of of my hand is real sore.”