“Our job is to wake up and just play hard,” Wall said, via CSN’s J. Michael. “Before you made it to the NBA or got a college scholarship, you played hard every day to get to where you wanted to. To still be talking about playing hard, that’s something that you should be able to do after just waking up. Everybody has a job and they have to go work hard. Our job is to come here and play hard and compete. That’s the easiest thing that you should do without any contracts or any money, just come in and play basketball.”

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Wall’s career-high marked the 11th 50-point game in franchise history and was one point shy of Phil Chenier’s franchise record for points in regulation, set 44 years ago Tuesday. Three of the 11 50-point games in Bullets/Wizards history have now come in losses, which mirrors the percentage of 50-point games that have come in losses for the entire NBA since 1963 (90/333, 27 percent).

That Washington allowed 124 points in a loss at home and Orlando’s Bismack Biyombo denied fans free chicken sandwiches not once, but three times, at the free throw line in the final three minutes, cements Wall’s big night as the saddest 50-point game in franchise history. Here’s a look back at the previous 10.

60: Gilbert Arenas

Dec. 17, 2006 at L.A. Lakers — W, 147-141 (OT)

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With about 75 friends and family members at Staples Center, Arenas went off in an overtime thriller against the Lakers.

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“It’s a great feeling because all of my friends are Kobe Bryant fans,” said Arenas, who scored 16 points in overtime. “It’s just a great feeling. … I was just mad at myself for missing so many free throws. I looked at the sheet and it said I missed six, but it felt like I missed 20.”

56: Earl Monroe

Feb. 13, 1968 vs. L.A. Lakers — L, 119-116 (OT)

Jerry West and Elgin Baylor combined for 79 points to offset Monroe’s record night in Baltimore.

54: Gilbert Arenas

Dec. 22, 2006 at Phoenix — W, 144-139, OT

Five days after torching the Lakers, Arenas helped the Wizards snap the Suns’ 15-game winning streak.

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“I guess we took quality shots this game,” Arenas said. “We played great. We wanted to go 3-1 on this trip and we did. I’m hitting shots, getting to the basket. We’re playing good ball right now.”

53: Phil Chenier

Dec. 6, 1972 vs. Portland – W, 115-102

Chenier made 22 of his 31 shots in front of a crowd of 1,888 at the Baltimore Civic Center.

52: Bernard King

Dec. 29, 1990 vs. Denver – W, 161-133

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“It’s something I’ll never forget,” King said after the Bullets set a franchise record for points in a game in front of a sellout crowd of 18,756 at Capital Centre. “To come back after the surgery and get 50 points, that’s something I got at a different point in my career and a different level of my career, when I was with New York. To do it here in Washington is certainly very special.”

King scored a career-high 60 points against the Nets on Christmas Day in 1984, three months before suffering a devastating knee injury that caused him to miss the entire 1985-86 season.

51: Gilbert Arenas

Jan. 15, 2007 vs. Utah – W, 114-111

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Before the Wizards’ matinee tip-off against the Jazz on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Arenas told teammate DeShawn Stevenson, “There is going to be 37 [points] and a game-winning three.” He was off by 14 points.

“Once I felt it coming out of my hand, I knew it was going in,” Arenas of his game-winning shot. “I could see it had great arc, lined up with the rim — free make. I knew it was game over. If I miss it, we go to overtime and nobody talks about it. If I make it, it’s a glorious shot.”

51: Michael Jordan

Dec. 29, 2001 vs. Charlotte – W, 107-90

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Two days after scoring six points in a loss to the Pacers, Jordan, at 38, became the oldest player in league history to score at least 50 points in a game. Jordan hadn’t eclipsed 50 points since a win over the Bullets in the 1997 playoffs.

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“Scoring six points, my career-low, I’m pretty sure you guys were saying how old I was,” Jordan said. “And I certainly wanted to make a statement offensively. Most important, I wanted to get back on the winning track. [After] tonight, I’m pretty sure people are going to say that I can still play this game . . . Most of what happened tonight was individual from my standpoint, and the other guys kind of fed into it. But on every night, we can’t continue to do this. I may not have 50 points the next game, so someone has to come in and take some of that load.”

50: Tracy Murray

Feb. 10, 1998 at Golden State — W, 99-87

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With Chris Webber and Juwan Howard out with injuries, Murray made the most of his first start of the season.

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“I knew I had to come in and help us win,” Murray said. “I wasn’t worried about points, just getting the win. Obviously, when my teammates kept running plays for me, I knew I was close to something.”

Murray’s big night overshadowed Rod Strickland’s triple-double (21 points, 20 assists and 12 rebounds.)

Ric Bucher reported that after Murray reached 49 points, Webber and Howard were leading the fans behind the Wizards’ bench in cheers and the crowd at The Arena in Oakland began cheering “Murray! Murray! Murray!”

50: Bernard King

March 6, 1991 vs. Utah — L, 104-93

John Stockton had 27 points, 16 assists and five steals to send Washington to its seventh consecutive loss despite King’s eighth and final 50-point game.

50: Moses Malone

April 8, 1987 at New Jersey — W, 118-109

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Malone made up for the loss of starting forwards Jay Vincent and Terry Catledge, who were out with knee injuries, by breaking the Brendan Byrne Arena single-game scoring record in a win over the Nets. Malone made 18 of his 31 field goal attempts and was 14 for 14 from the free throw line. His 50 points were three shy of his career-high, set with the Rockets