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Bradley Beal has been on an absolute tear over the last four games. He's averaging 38.7 points per game over that span and has helped the Wizards become the top offense in the NBA. 

Scouting reports for opposing teams begin and end with limiting Beal, but when Hornets coach James Borrego was asked how to defend the All-Star guard, he didn't have an exact answer. 

"Do you have any suggestions," he said to reporters before the Hornets squared off against the Wizards Friday night. 

It's hard to blame Borrego here. There's really no way to guard Beal. You don't want to give him space to shoot, but he's equally as dangerous when he attacks the lane. Add that to his advanced skills as a passer, and it's easy to see why he's a mountain of a task for coaches to deal with. 

Beal's streak of four consecutive 30-point games is the third-longest in the league this season behind James Harden (8) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (6). With the Hornets' defense one of the weaker units in the NBA, Beal could be set for another monster night. 

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