Twitter Lights Up as Bradley Beal Scores Career-High 51 Points vs. Blazers

John Wall is out with a knee injury, so Bradley Beal outscored Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum by himself during the Washington Wizards' 106-92 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on Tuesday.

Beal finished with 51 points on 21-of-37 shooting, outdueling Lillard (30 points) and McCollum (14 points).

Twitter naturally reacted to the head-turning performance, and his team pointed out the Florida product poured in a career high:

According to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington and Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated, Beal found himself alongside impressive company:

He certainly caught the eye of teammate Sheldon Mac and Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper:

"

REAL DEAL BEAL!!!

— Sheldon Mac (@sheldonmacc) December 6, 2017"

The showing was a drastic difference for Beal compared to his recent stretch when he scored less than 12 points in three of Washington's previous four games.

Hughes highlighted the turnaround:

Chris Miller of NBC Sports Washington put the bounce-back effort into simple terms:

Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com had a different way of describing Beal's night:

Beal did most of his damage in the third quarter Tuesday and helped the Wizards maintain control and set up a relatively stress-free fourth:

While most were in awe of Beal's performance, Dan Devine of Yahoo Sports pointed out Portland's defense did some fans a favor:

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Beal and the Wizards are now 13-11 and tied with the Indiana Pacers for the No. 7 seed in the early Eastern Conference playoff picture. They are still looking to establish sustained momentum, but Beal's performance could spark them during a softer portion of the schedule.

Their next three games come against the 9-17 Phoenix Suns, 8-14 Los Angeles Clippers and 9-14 Brooklyn Nets.

If Beal performs like he did Tuesday. Washington figures to win all three.