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WASHINGTON -- With only one ball John Wall and Bradley Beal know they have to share it.The dynamic backcourt duo is standing squarely in the limelight and need to coexist successfully for the Washington Wizards to get back to the playoffs. Wall is healthy again after having surgery on each knee, and Beal is fresh off signing a $128 million, five-year contract that ranked among the richest in the NBA this offseason.Wall conceded during the summer that he and Beal have a tendency to dislike each other on the court. Its a point of tension but one they say wont create cracks in the Wizards franchise foundation.Were just two competitive people, Wall said recently. Whenever you have your two best players and they both want the game-winning shot and want those type of plays, youre going to have disagreements on the court. But other than that, were fine.Wall and Beal are coming off career highs in points and a low in team success as Washington finished .500 and missed the playoffs after two consecutive postseason appearances. New coach Scott Brooks is in the midst of installing a defense-first mentality and is counting on Wall and Beal to set the tone there.To be leaders defensively, Wall and Beal have to be on the same page. They say they are, even if sometimes they argue like brothers.We both realize that thats whats important here: us winning games, us being leaders of a team and us growing as a backcourt together, Beal said. Im going to be here another five years; hes going to be here for hopefully the rest of his career, as well. We have a great system, a great team, our chemistrys great. Me and John are fine, and were going to be in the rankings of the best backcourts.The Wizards dont usually make those rankings, and being overlooked is something that motivates Wall and Beal. Brooks, who doesnt mind healthy disagreements and believes they are a sign of a strong team, wants his top players to be fueled by slights but not distracted by them.You still want to play with a chip on your shoulder, Brooks said Tuesday. Every team has talent and every team has a lot of skilled players, but when you have a guy like Brad and John, you want that. You want that in them. Thats what gets them going.Wall and Beal push each other as much as anything, even if that can cause friction. Wall just wants to downplay the effect that friction has on the Wizards success.With Brad, people want to put words in your mouth and make it seem like its worse than what it was, he said. Nah. We all knew Brad was going to get paid a certain contract and he deserves it. All I said is the same thing I did -- when I got paid, everybody said oh I didnt deserve it. We just got to go and prove it.I think when hes healthy, hes proven that he can play in this league. He can be an all-star, he can be one of the best two-way players.Wall will get eased into another prove-it season and expects to play around 32 minutes in the Wizards opener Thursday at the Atlanta Hawks. With Brooks wanting to keep Walls minutes in the low-30 range, hed also like the 23-year-old Beal to take over some more of the ball-distribution responsibilities and create for teammates as much as he looks for his own shot.We have a lot of players that can make plays, Brooks said. I think Brad has really improved in that area. Thats one of the things Ive challenged him when I first took over the job in May is to be a better playmaker. I think he can be one of the best two-way off guards in the league. That growth has to happen.Swell Water Bottle Canada Wholesale .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. Swell Traveler Bottle Canada . 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I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue.LAS VEGAS -- Polish sensation Joanna Jedrzejdczyk defended her UFC strawweight title for the third time at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, weathering an early storm from rival Claudia Gadelha en route to a unanimous decision Friday.Jedrzejczyk (12-0) surrendered takedowns in each of the first three rounds but avoided taking significant damage and forced Gadelha to expend a lot of energy in the process. As usual, she was brilliant on the feet and eventually ran away on the scorecards in the later rounds.The three judges scoring the fight all had it for the champion: 48-45, 48-46 and 48-46. ESPN.com also scored it 48-46 for Jedrzejczyk.It was the second meeting between the 115-pound rivals. They met in a three-round bout in December 2014. Jedrzejczyk picked up a narrow split decision and would go on to win the UFC championship in her next fight. Although the two exchanged words as recent coaches on TUF, they showed mutual respect after the fight.We knew it would be a real tough fight, Jedrzejczyk said. I said after our first fight, shes No. 1 and I am champion. I have so much respect for her.Gadelha, who trains out of Nova Uniao in Rio de Janeiro, embraced Jedrzejczyk after the scorecards were read. The 27-year-olds UFC record fell to 2-2.Things looked promising for Gadelha in the first two rounds, as her wrestling heavily dictated where the fight went. In addition to the grappling, she actually dropped Jedrzejczyk in the opening seconds with a left hook, but the champion recovered quickly.The momentum started to turn in the third. Gadelha walked into a stinging counter right hand that put her on her back foot for the first time. With the space to finally work, Jedrzejczyk opened up with kicks to the legs and body. She utilized her reach advantage well, popping Gadelhha with the jab.ddddddddddddGadelha started to breathe heavily in the third but managed to mount one big moment late in the round when she wobbled Jedrzejczyk with an elbow near the fence. Jedrzejczyk was in phenomenal shape, however, and went on to dominate the last two rounds.According to Fightmetric, Jedrzejczyk out-landed Gadelha in total strikes 234 to 78. In the fourth round alone, she landed 75 to Gadelhas six.Jedrzejczyk improves to 6-0 in the UFC. ESPN.com ranked Jedrzejczyk the No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world coming into the contest.Brooks victorious in UFC debutFormer Bellator MMA lightweight champion Will Brooks (18-1) picked up a unanimous decision victory against Ross Pearson (19-11) in his UFC debut. Brooks wasnt overly impressive and appeared hurt by punches in the third round, but he controlled pace and range well to earn unanimous 29-28 scores.Brooks, 29, signed with the UFC last month. He vacated the Bellator 155-pound title in May and secured his release from the promotion. He looked at ease in his debut in the Octagon, as he kept Pearson guessing in the opening rounds and used his wrestling to secure a takedown in the second frame.An aggressive Pearson stunned Brooks with a left hand midway through the third round. He followed with an effective kick to the body and a flurry along the fence, but Brooks covered up and eventually circled out of trouble.Brooks won the Bellator title in 2014, after it was vacated by current UFC champion Eddie Alvarez. After the win, Brooks mentioned a future fight against Alvarez.You got away from me in another organization, Brooks said.The victory was Brooks ninth straight win. ' ' '