Deadeye15's Dynasty - Operation Sports

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Washington Wizards 2013-2014 Playoffs: Second Round Update

Posted on June 15, 2011 at 02:14 AM.

(0)

Washington Wizards

29 Game Regular Season
10 Minute Quarters
Playoff Format is 5-7-7-7

Preview:

Coming off of a sweep of the Indiana Pacers, the Washington Wizards are running on all cylinders right now. But make no mistake, the Miami Heat are nothing like the Indiana Pacers. Last year, the Wizards upset the Heat in the first round and in doing so exposed Miami's weakness. That being a lack of depth at the C and PF positions. In 2012-2013 the Wizards were able to make big runs while Chris Bosh (PF) and Michael Chandler (C) sat on the bench. Miami immediately fixed this problem, drafting Marshall Plumlee (C) with their 2013 1st Round Pick as well as trading for Andrei Kirilenko (SF/PF). Both will have to hold down the fort while Miami's starting unit rests.

Washington is also improved however, adding all-star Danny Granger at the trade deadline as well as the signing of Josh Smith in the offseason. The Wizards now have a "Big 3" of their own. The star of Washington's big 3 is John Wall, who promises to come with his very best after feeling snubbed by the Voters in the MVP race.

Match-Ups:

Point Guard:

Mario Chalmers
vs
John Wall

Advantage: Wizards

Shooting Guard:

Dwyane Wade
vs
Kentavious Caldwell

Advantage: Heat

Small Forward

LeBron James
vs
Danny Granger

Advantage: Heat

Power Foward

Chris Bosh
vs
Josh Smith

Advantage: N/A

Center

Michael Chandler
vs
Tyler Zeller

Advantage: N/A

Bench

Advantage: Wizards

These 2 teams matchup extremely well, each having advantages in 2 areas with the last 2 areas being even. But as we all know, games aren't played on paper.

Game 1

May 3, 2014 - WAS at MIA
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Washington Wizards (0-0)	20	20	25	28	9	102
Miami Heat (0-0)	29	16	23	25	8	101

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	44	11-18	0-1	8-12	10	15	1	1	9	30
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	30	4-6	4-4	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	12
Danny Granger (SF)	41	9-19	5-10	2-2	8	3	2	0	4	25
Josh Smith (PF)	40	9-18	0-0	5-7	11	2	0	3	3	23
Tyler Zeller (C)	24	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	21	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	4
Austin Daye	10	3-4	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	8
J.J. Redick	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Jordan	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan Vesely	DNP
Elias Harris	DNP
Chris Wright	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		38-70	9-18	17-23	44	23	3	4	19	102

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mario Chalmers (PG)	36	6-14	3-8	0-2	1	8	2	0	1	15
Dwyane Wade (SG)	37	4-11	2-5	0-0	6	7	4	0	2	10
LeBron James (SF)	38	15-31	3-12	6-9	6	5	3	0	0	39
Chris Bosh (PF)	34	8-13	0-0	1-2	4	1	1	2	1	17
Michael Chandler (C)	36	2-2	0-0	1-2	7	0	1	2	0	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Andrei Kirilenko	18	2-6	0-2	0-1	4	1	1	0	1	4
Jason Richardson	9	2-5	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	4
Demetri McCamey	3	2-2	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	5
Marshall Plumlee	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2
Elijah Johnson	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0
Jordan Williams	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denzel Bowles	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		42-87	8-27	9-17	30	26	14	4	7	101

Recap:

Overtime right out of the gate in game 1. Washington was able to fight back after getting outplayed in the 1st Quarter and get the game into overtime where a John Wall jumpshot with 14 seconds to play gave the Wizards the win. LeBron scored 39 points, but failed to connect on his most important shot of the game, a 3 point attempt at the buzzer that would've won the game.

John Wall wins Wizards Player of the Game for his triple double and his defense. His solid performance guarding Dwyane Wade goes unnoticed on the box score, but not to the people watching.

http://community.2ksports.com/commun...3/m6068821.jpg

John Wall blocks Dwyane Wade late in the 4th

Game 2

May 5, 2014 - WAS at MIA
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (1-0)	32	20	28	18	98
Miami Heat (0-1)	23	18	25	29	85

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	34	12-24	2-4	8-9	5	8	0	0	2	34
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	23	2-6	1-2	2-2	5	0	0	0	0	7
Danny Granger (SF)	30	6-14	3-7	1-2	2	1	0	0	2	16
Josh Smith (PF)	31	8-15	1-2	3-4	15	4	1	2	4	20
Tyler Zeller (C)	26	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	21	3-3	0-0	3-4	6	0	1	0	1	9
Austin Daye	11	1-1	0-0	2-2	4	2	0	2	2	4
J.J. Redick	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Marcus Jordan	18	3-7	1-3	1-2	4	3	0	0	3	8
Jan Vesely	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elias Harris	DNP
Chris Wright	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		35-70	8-18	20-25	49	18	3	5	15	98

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mario Chalmers (PG)	31	2-5	1-2	0-0	2	11	2	0	1	5
Dwyane Wade (SG)	32	9-20	5-10	2-4	1	2	0	1	0	25
LeBron James (SF)	33	9-24	1-7	2-2	5	1	1	1	0	21
Chris Bosh (PF)	31	6-12	0-0	4-4	7	3	0	1	0	16
Michael Chandler (C)	32	4-5	0-0	0-0	6	1	2	0	2	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Andrei Kirilenko	16	1-4	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	3
Jason Richardson	9	1-7	0-2	0-0	1	0	3	0	1	2
Demetri McCamey	3	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	2
Marshall Plumlee	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Elijah Johnson	8	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	3
Jordan Williams	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Denzel Bowles	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		33-79	7-22	12-18	26	20	9	5	5	85

Recap:

Unlike Game 1, which was up in the air until the last second, Game 2 was never close. Dwyane Wade played better than he did in Game 1 but the Heat were badly out-rebounded again and have yet to stop John Wall.

Wall will again get player of the game for his 34 points in 34 minutes. The Wizards were up by nearly 20 when he came out of the game halfway through the 4th Quarter.

http://community.2ksports.com/commun...7/m6092485.jpg

Tyler Zeller celebrates the Game 2 win

Game 3

May 7, 2014 - MIA at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Miami Heat (0-2)	20	23	19	19	81
Washington Wizards (2-0)	27	22	22	19	90

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mario Chalmers (PG)	32	7-11	4-6	4-4	2	4	2	0	3	22
Dwyane Wade (SG)	33	5-12	1-5	0-0	6	1	5	0	0	11
LeBron James (SF)	31	4-19	2-7	4-4	5	8	2	0	0	14
Chris Bosh (PF)	29	7-14	0-0	3-3	10	1	1	0	0	17
Michael Chandler (C)	31	3-6	0-0	1-3	6	0	3	1	0	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Andrei Kirilenko	17	2-6	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	1	0	4
Jason Richardson	12	2-8	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Demetri McCamey	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Marshall Plumlee	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Johnson	7	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	2	1	0	0	2
Jordan Williams	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denzel Bowles	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		30-81	7-23	14-16	34	17	16	2	3	81

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	14-23	1-3	1-2	3	13	1	0	10	30
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	16	2-4	1-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	5
Danny Granger (SF)	22	4-7	1-2	2-2	11	0	0	0	2	11
Josh Smith (PF)	31	5-8	0-0	2-2	11	4	1	2	1	12
Tyler Zeller (C)	21	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	24	6-8	0-0	1-2	5	2	0	0	2	13
Austin Daye	20	0-3	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	0
J.J. Redick	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Marcus Jordan	20	4-8	2-4	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	10
Jan Vesely	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Elias Harris	DNP
Chris Wright	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		39-67	6-14	6-8	45	23	3	2	17	90

Recap:

A tale of 2 shooting performances in Game 3. Miami shot awful from the field while Washington couldn't miss. However, despite the 3-0 series lead the Wizards came out of this game feeling down. Both Danny Granger and Kentavious Caldwell sprained their ankles in the 3rd quarter. Both were held out for the rest of the game but will be able to play through the injuries. Dwyane Wade and LeBron James have to like their chances in Game 4.

John Wall wins his 3rd consecutive Player of the Game award after scoring 30 again. He has not dropped under 30 points so far in this series.

http://community.2ksports.com/commun...8/m6113271.jpg

John Wall hits a buzzer beater at the end of the 3rd Quarter, crushing Miami's spirits

Game 4

May 9, 2014 - MIA at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Miami Heat (0-3)	37	23	19	29	108
Washington Wizards (3-0)	38	19	16	24	97

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mario Chalmers (PG)	26	4-7	1-3	3-3	1	1	1	0	3	12
Dwyane Wade (SG)	24	6-9	1-2	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	15
LeBron James (SF)	41	6-23	1-7	9-11	4	17	3	3	1	22
Chris Bosh (PF)	33	7-12	0-0	12-13	12	0	0	3	1	26
Michael Chandler (C)	16	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Andrei Kirilenko	28	2-2	0-0	1-2	4	3	0	1	1	5
Jason Richardson	19	5-10	0-1	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	11
Demetri McCamey	5	0-1	0-0	2-3	0	2	0	0	0	2
Marshall Plumlee	15	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	2
Joel Anthony	11	1-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	1	0	3
Jordan Williams	16	2-4	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	4
Denzel Bowles	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		37-77	3-16	31-38	44	25	5	9	9	108

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	2-11	1-3	15-15	5	8	0	0	2	20
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	26	0-5	0-0	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	3
Danny Granger (SF)	39	5-12	1-4	2-4	3	1	0	0	4	13
Josh Smith (PF)	27	1-1	0-0	3-6	4	1	0	4	1	5
Tyler Zeller (C)	19	1-2	0-1	4-4	3	0	0	1	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	22	3-8	0-0	9-10	9	0	0	0	0	15
Austin Daye	18	3-8	1-4	3-4	5	1	0	1	1	10
J.J. Redick	7	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	4
Marcus Jordan	11	4-7	1-2	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	11
Jan Vesely	20	4-7	1-2	1-2	5	1	0	0	0	10
Elias Harris	6	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	1	1	0	0
Chris Wright	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		24-64	5-16	44-55	40	13	2	7	11	97

Recap:

Someone forgot to tell the Referees that the fans don't come to see them. There was a combined 93 free throws attempted in a non-overtime game. Aside from that atrocity, the Miami Heat got their first win in the series due in part to their 44 rebounds. Game 4 marked the first time in the series the Heat outrebounded the Wizards.

Tyler Hansbrough will win Wizards Player of the Game. He very nearly had a double double off of the bench. In a game where John Wall had an off night shooting, someone needed to step up. Wizards fans would think that would be Josh Smith, with Danny Granger injured, but Smith was invisible the entire night. Hansbrough seemed to be the only player aside from Wall who cared in the game. An upcoming free agent, Hansbrough is certainly playing his way into a new contract this post-season.

Game 5

May 11, 2014 - WAS at MIA
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (3-1)	26	21	24	14	85
Miami Heat (1-3)	27	31	26	21	105

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	7-13	1-3	10-11	5	5	1	0	7	25
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	26	3-7	1-3	0-0	2	3	1	1	2	7
Danny Granger (SF)	38	1-10	1-7	2-2	2	3	1	0	2	5
Josh Smith (PF)	36	7-16	0-0	0-4	16	2	1	2	3	14
Tyler Zeller (C)	20	1-9	0-4	8-8	6	1	1	0	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	20	2-5	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	4
Austin Daye	21	1-4	1-1	2-2	1	1	1	1	0	5
J.J. Redick	6	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Marcus Jordan	10	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	0	1	3
Jan Vesely	21	3-8	0-3	1-2	5	0	1	1	0	7
Elias Harris	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Wright	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		28-75	5-23	24-31	40	16	9	4	15	85

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mario Chalmers (PG)	19	3-5	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	6
Dwyane Wade (SG)	36	9-17	1-4	7-11	4	6	3	1	4	26
LeBron James (SF)	40	11-19	6-9	4-5	9	12	1	1	6	32
Chris Bosh (PF)	36	6-13	0-0	5-6	6	0	1	0	1	17
Michael Chandler (C)	19	2-10	0-0	3-4	10	0	0	0	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Andrei Kirilenko	26	2-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	2	0	1	4
Jason Richardson	14	2-4	1-2	0-1	1	2	1	0	0	5
Demetri McCamey	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2
Marshall Plumlee	10	0-2	0-0	4-4	3	0	0	0	1	4
Joel Anthony	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Williams	6	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	2
Denzel Bowles	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		36-75	8-15	25-33	42	23	10	2	15	105

Recap:

The shooting woes continued for Washington, who seem to have transformed into a completely different team in the last 2 games. After jumping out to a 3-0 series lead, the Wizards have collapsed in the last 2 games, losing by 20 to Miami in this one.

John Wall will win Player of the Game because quite frankly, aside from him and Josh Smith, no one decided to show up. Terrible performances by 10 out of the 12 Wizards players. They better come ready to play in Game 6 back in D.C. because if they don't, Miami will have all of the momentum going back home.

Game 6

May 13, 2014 - MIA at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Miami Heat (2-3)	25	23	22	27	15	112
Washington Wizards (3-2)	22	24	23	28	14	111

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mario Chalmers (PG)	37	4-9	2-7	8-8	2	5	2	0	1	18
Dwyane Wade (SG)	44	8-15	2-6	6-8	8	3	3	2	5	24
LeBron James (SF)	44	8-21	5-11	6-8	1	7	3	0	2	27
Chris Bosh (PF)	37	7-11	0-0	7-9	8	2	1	1	3	21
Michael Chandler (C)	34	2-8	0-0	1-2	11	2	0	3	2	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Andrei Kirilenko	23	1-3	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	3
Jason Richardson	14	2-7	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	5
Demetri McCamey	5	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Marshall Plumlee	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Anthony	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Williams	6	2-2	1-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	7
Denzel Bowles	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		35-81	11-27	31-39	42	21	9	6	15	112

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	39	5-11	0-2	11-13	3	7	1	0	6	21
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	27	6-9	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	13
Danny Granger (SF)	42	6-17	1-6	5-6	2	2	3	1	0	18
Josh Smith (PF)	35	6-7	0-0	4-6	8	5	3	0	1	16
Tyler Zeller (C)	22	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	2	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	20	2-4	0-0	3-3	8	1	2	0	0	7
Austin Daye	27	2-6	2-3	4-5	5	1	1	0	5	10
J.J. Redick	6	3-4	1-1	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	8
Marcus Jordan	18	2-6	0-0	6-7	3	3	1	0	2	10
Jan Vesely	20	0-5	0-1	2-2	8	0	0	2	2	2
Elias Harris	6	1-2	0-0	2-3	2	0	0	0	2	4
Chris Wright	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		34-74	5-16	38-46	46	22	11	4	20	111

Recap:

It was said after Game 5 that Washington had to come out ready to play Game 6. They did, but it wasn't enough as Miami evened the series and sends it to a 7th game, in Miami. John Wall was fouled with 12 seconds to go and made both of his free throws to give the Wizards a 111-109 lead. What came next silenced the Washington crowd. Dwyane Wade brought the ball up court, made a crossover move to his left, and made a move to drive inside. Just as John Wall committed to the drive, Wade hopped back behind the 3 point line and rose up for the potential game winner. Wall, now off balance, could do nothing but watch the ball sail through the air and eventually through the net. If the Wizards want to advance, it will have to be in 7 games and done in Miami.

Wizards Player of the Game will be John Wall. He will feel it is his fault they lost because of the last second shot but that's not the case. He played well the entire game, getting his teammates involved and hopefully can continue that in the 7th and deciding game.

Game 7

Note: For some reason the game decided not to post the Box Score for game 7. I played the game a few days ago so I don't remember anyones stats other than John Wall's, and the final score. Sorry for the inconvenience.

May 15, 2014 - WAS at MIA
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (3-3)	26	23	19	30	98
Miami Heat (3-3)	21	29	20	20	90

Recap:

http://community.2ksports.com/commun...0/m6175176.jpg

A dejected LeBron James walks off the court after losing Game 7

WIZARDS WIN!!! The Wizards reversed the momentum and won the decisive Game 7 to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals. The game was close throughout until John Wall put the team on his back in the 4th quarter. He finished with 29 points, 16 assists and 8 rebounds in the victory.

After the game Wall was asked if he felt redeemed after beating the team that had 2 MVP finalists, an award he felt he deserved. He refused to answer, only saying that he and his team are excited about the win and looking forward to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Atlanta Hawks.

Look Ahead:

The Wizards will face the Atlanta Hawks to see who goes to the NBA Finals, a team Josh Smith knows all too well. Smith, in his 10th year, played his first 9 years in the NBA with the Hawks and knows a number of the guys on the team very well.

Smith isn't the only one that has history with the Hawks. The entire Washington organization does. Atlanta eliminated the Wizards in the 2nd Round in last year's playoffs. Josh Smith is ready to show the Hawks what they are missing, and the Hawks are ready to show Smith he made a mistake leaving.

The Eastern Conference Finals should be a good match-up, and they will get underway on Saturday, May 17th, 2014.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Washington Wizards 2013-2014 Playoffs: First Round Update

Posted on June 8, 2011 at 03:27 AM.

(0)

Washington Wizards

29 Game Regular Season
10 Minute Quarters
Playoff Format is 5-7-7-7

Preview:

Danny Granger is under a lot of pressure heading into the Playoffs. First, he was just acquired at the trade deadline and has had limited time to build relationships and on-court chemistry with his new teammates. His acquisition led to the Wizards being grouped with the leagues contenders. Couple that with the fact that he will be facing his old team, the Indiana Pacers, in the first round. Granger also suffered 2 minor injures after joining the Wizards so he will certainly be in the spotlight. It will be key for Danny to stay relaxed and focus on his game, not the surrounding stories.

The series will also mark the first time Marvin Williams faces the Wizards since he was moved along with picks in the trade for Danny Granger.

Washington is coming in at 100% but the same can't be said for Indiana. Paul George, who was made the go-to man and the future following Granger's trade, tore his hamstring less than 2 weeks after the move. He will be out for the rest of the season. Darren Collison is also banged up, suffering from back spasms. While that won't keep him from playing, it will certainly effect him.

Game 1

Washington Wizards
at
Indiana Pacers

Apr 23, 2014 - WAS at IND
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washingon Wizards (0-0)	22	24	29	17	92
Indiana Pacers (0-0)	22	8	22	23	75

Washingon Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	35	10-19	2-3	4-4	4	9	0	1	7	26
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Granger (SF)	29	9-15	4-8	0-0	8	2	2	1	4	22
Josh Smith (PF)	34	4-10	0-0	2-2	11	4	1	3	5	10
Tyler Zeller (C)	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	27	3-5	0-0	0-0	6	0	2	1	2	6
Austin Daye	12	4-5	1-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	11
J.J. Redick	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0
Jan Vesely	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	0
Marcus Jordan	20	8-14	1-2	0-0	3	4	2	0	1	17
Elias Harris	DNP
Chris Wright	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		38-69	8-16	8-8	45	19	8	6	22	92

Indiana Pacers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Collison (PG)	30	2-6	0-1	6-6	0	8	4	0	3	10
Ben Gordon (SG)	9	4-7	1-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	9
Marvin Williams (SF)	18	0-6	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	0
Jeff Green (PF)	33	8-20	2-6	5-8	7	2	1	1	2	23
Roy Hibbert (C)	33	3-5	0-0	3-4	4	0	0	1	1	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan Crawford	13	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Gerald Henderson	17	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	2	3	0	1	4
Aaron Brooks	23	3-18	1-9	0-0	3	3	4	0	2	7
C.J. Barksdale	14	3-5	0-0	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	8
Brandon Rush	8	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	3
Terrence Jennings	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Zaza Pachulia	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		27-78	5-20	16-20	29	18	17	3	10	75

Recap:

The injury bug bit Indiana again in game 1. Ben Gordon, who had been playing well in the game, came down awkwardly after a layup attempt and had to be helped off the floor. He was later diagnosed with back spasms, an injury that would keep him out until game 3. The Pacers were still in the game when Gordon was injured, but fell apart with his absence. Aaron Brooks tried to carry the load off the bench but 3-18 shooting won't get it done.

Danny Granger will win Wizards Player of the Game in his first game back in Indiana. Danny scored 22 points in 3 quarters of work as the Wizards chose to rest him in the 4th with the game already in hand.

Game 2

Washington Wizards
at
Indiana Pacers

Apr 25, 2014 - WAS at IND
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washingon Wizards (1-0)	32	22	26	26	106
Indiana Pacers (0-1)	15	23	16	22	76

Washingon Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	37	10-19	1-2	5-5	6	15	0	1	3	26
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Danny Granger (SF)	33	19-30	9-13	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	47
Josh Smith (PF)	33	7-9	0-0	1-2	7	6	2	6	3	15
Tyler Zeller (C)	22	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	24	3-5	0-0	0-0	7	1	2	0	0	6
Austin Daye	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	2	2	0
J.J. Redick	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jan Vesely	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Jordan	20	4-9	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	10
Elias Harris	DNP
Chris Wright	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		44-75	12-19	6-7	36	26	6	10	11	106

Indiana Pacers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Collison (PG)	31	2-9	0-2	2-2	2	7	2	0	2	6
Gerald Henderson (SG)	20	5-7	3-4	2-3	1	1	0	0	1	15
Marvin Williams (SF)	20	1-3	0-1	0-0	6	2	0	0	1	2
Jeff Green (PF)	35	8-20	0-3	5-5	3	1	1	0	2	21
Roy Hibbert (C)	35	2-6	0-0	0-0	3	2	2	2	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan Crawford	15	3-6	0-2	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	8
Ben Gordon	INJ
Aaron Brooks	14	1-7	1-5	4-4	1	3	1	0	0	7
C.J. Barksdale	14	2-7	0-0	1-2	4	3	2	0	2	5
Brandon Rush	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Terrence Jennings	6	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Zaza Pachulia	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Sam Muldrow	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	4
TEAM TOTALS		28-72	4-18	16-18	25	20	9	2	8	76

Recap:

Any time you set records for accomplishments in a single game your team has a pretty good chance of winning. That was the case tonight as Danny Granger broke multiple team records and tied an NBA record. His 9 three point field goals made ties the record for most in a single playoff game.

Granger's 47 points, 19 field goals made, and 9 three point field goals made are all Wizards team records for the playoffs. For accomplishing all of these feats and leading his team to a dominating win and grabbing a commanding 2-0 series lead, Granger will win Wizards Player of the Game for the 2nd game in a row.

http://community.2ksports.com/commun...4/m6039408.jpg

Danny Granger throws down as John Wall looks on.

Game 3

Indiana Pacers
at
Washington Wizards

Apr 27, 2014 - IND at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indiana Pacers (0-2)	21	19	22	14	76
Washington Wizards (2-0)	30	23	19	21	93

Indiana Pacers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Collison (PG)	28	1-5	0-3	0-0	0	13	1	0	3	2
Ben Gordon (SG)	32	8-13	3-4	2-6	2	1	2	0	0	21
Marvin Williams (SF)	14	2-2	0-0	3-3	4	0	0	0	0	7
Jeff Green (PF)	32	8-21	1-6	3-4	9	1	0	1	3	20
Roy Hibbert (C)	33	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	2	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan Crawford	12	1-5	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
Gerald Henderson	14	3-7	1-1	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	9
Aaron Brooks	18	0-8	0-6	0-0	3	8	2	0	1	0
C.J. Barksdale	14	3-6	0-0	1-1	5	0	0	0	0	7
Brandon Rush	3	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Terrence Jennings	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zaza Pachulia	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Muldrow	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		30-74	5-22	11-16	32	24	7	3	7	76

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	39	10-19	2-4	4-5	10	12	2	0	7	26
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	22	5-9	4-7	4-4	5	0	0	0	0	14
Danny Granger (SF)	34	8-16	2-6	4-4	6	4	1	0	2	22
Josh Smith (PF)	36	6-16	0-1	0-0	11	5	1	3	0	12
Tyler Zeller (C)	21	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	22	1-3	0-0	6-6	5	0	0	0	0	8
Austin Daye	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	2
J.J. Redick	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0
Jan Vesely	DNP
Marcus Jordan	19	3-7	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	7
Elias Harris	DNP
Chris Wright	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		35-74	9-21	14-15	48	25	7	3	11	93

Recap:

Sweep! The Indiana Pacers had their season end today in dominating fashion. While no one player will get the blame from any member on the team, that's not the same from the media. Aaron Brooks is being slammed for his awful performance in all media outlets today. Only making 4 out of your 33 field goal attempts is not going to get it done as the 6th man. Brooks just wouldn't stop jacking up shots, shooting 2-20 from 3 point range. When it's not falling you can't just keep shooting, you have to adjust. Brooks did not and will have an offseason to think about his mistakes.

John Wall was outstanding for Washington. A triple double in a series clinching game is rare. Wall is gaining the reputation of being a "gamer". A guy who plays his very best the bigger the stage. No Wizards fan would argue that claim. Wall will end Danny Granger's streak of 2 POTG awards, taking home the honors in game 3.

http://community.2ksports.com/commun...1/m6046808.jpg

Danny Granger and Marcus Jordan celebrate the series win.

Looking Forward:

Washington had better not be cocky following the domination of the Pacers. Miami is coming off of a tough series against Chicago ready and willing to end the Wizards season and hopes of a title. Miami's players need no introduction.

LeBron was crowned MVP at the end of the regular season, with his teammate Dwyane Wade finishing 2nd. John Wall felt he was disrespected and absolutely snubbed by the voters. He finished the season averaging more points and assists than both Wade and James, yet Wall didn't even finish in the top 5 of the MVP voting. Although disappointed, Wall has said he will wait until the offseason to vent his frustrations.

The added boost of being snubbed only adds fuel to the fire for Wall. He will be gunning to prove he was deserving of the MVP, and deserving of far more attention than he currently gets. He will need to control his emotions and stick to his game, however.

The matchup to watch will be Danny Granger vs LeBron James. If Granger can win this matchup the Wizards have a great chance to win the series and upset the Heat for the second straight year. Last year the Heat were banged up, this year both teams are 100%. It will be a powerhouse matchup starting May 3rd.

Monday, June 6, 2011

2013-2014 Washington Wizards End of Regular Season Update

Posted on June 6, 2011 at 03:30 AM.

(0)

Washington Wizards

29 Game Season
10 Minute Quarters

Record: 15-10

Game 26

Washington Wizards
at
Cleveland Cavaliers

Apr 8, 2014 - WAS at CLE
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (15-10)	22	30	24	32	108
Cleveland Cavaliers (5-23)	16	22	23	21	82

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	13-21	1-1	9-10	4	15	3	1	6	36
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	15	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	2
Danny Granger (SF)	11	4-6	1-2	1-1	2	0	1	0	0	10
Josh Smith (PF)	38	11-21	0-0	2-4	10	4	1	2	2	24
Tyler Zeller (C)	20	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	25	4-4	0-0	3-3	8	2	2	0	1	11
Austin Daye	15	3-5	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	7
J.J. Redick	5	1-1	0-0	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Jan Vesely	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	4
Marcus Jordan	22	5-7	2-2	1-2	4	7	1	0	3	13
Elias Harris	DNP
Chris Wright	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		43-70	5-8	17-23	40	31	9	5	15	108

Cleveland Cavaliers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Isiah Thomas (PG)	40	2-16	0-8	1-1	0	12	3	0	7	5
Courtney Lee (SG)	27	2-8	0-0	4-4	5	3	1	0	0	8
C.J. Leslie (SF)	33	4-10	0-1	0-0	5	1	2	0	0	8
Perry Jones (PF)	34	16-27	0-1	6-8	5	0	1	1	0	38
Kevin Love (C)	26	2-9	0-0	4-4	9	2	0	1	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.J. Hickson	8	4-7	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	8
Lazar Hayward	8	1-3	1-3	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	5
Glen Rice Jr.	6	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	0
Linas Kleiza	8	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	2
Samuel Dalembert	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
DeAndre Jordan	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Morris	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		31-83	1-13	19-21	31	21	12	2	9	82

Recap:

Needing only 1 win to clinch a playoff berth, the Wizards dominated rival Cleveland to push the win streak to 3 games and lock up a spot in the playoffs. Perry Jones was unstoppable though, handling double teams with ease, scoring almost half of his teams points. Danny Granger went down with an injury again early in the 2nd quarter. His fragility is quickly becoming a concern. Although a minor injury, he was kept out of the rest of the game to make sure hes 100% for the playoffs.

Marcus Jordan won Wizards Player of the Game, playing great at Shooting Guard the entire second half as Washington elected to go with a smaller lineup. He scored a career high 13 points and also had his greatest shooting performance of his young career.

Game 27

Washington Wizards
at
New Orleans Hornets

Apr 10, 2014 - WAS at NO
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (16-10)	30	30	24	28	112
New Orleans Hornets (10-17)	27	29	26	21	103

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	10-16	2-4	9-9	4	13	1	0	2	31
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	27	6-18	1-4	2-2	7	3	0	0	0	15
Danny Granger (SF)	32	6-16	2-6	7-9	4	0	2	1	2	21
Josh Smith (PF)	39	4-10	0-0	2-2	13	9	0	2	1	10
Tyler Zeller (C)	21	1-5	0-1	4-4	11	1	0	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	21	4-9	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	8
Austin Daye	21	3-4	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	1	2	6
J.J. Redick	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jan Vesely	22	6-8	2-2	0-0	8	0	0	2	1	14
Marcus Jordan	11	0-3	0-0	1-2	0	4	0	0	0	1
Elias Harris	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Wright	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		40-90	7-19	25-28	58	30	3	6	9	112

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jeff Teague (PG)	36	4-13	1-3	1-1	2	2	1	0	0	10
Marco Belinelli (SG)	40	10-19	5-10	1-1	5	1	2	0	1	26
Trevor Ariza (SF)	40	4-9	3-4	10-13	6	2	0	0	2	21
Carl Landry (PF)	34	7-9	0-0	1-1	7	1	0	1	0	15
Jason Smith (C)	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Shawn Marion	17	5-8	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	10
Quincy Pondexter	28	1-7	0-1	7-10	2	1	0	1	3	9
Aaron Gray	9	0-1	0-0	1-2	4	1	0	0	0	1
Jahaziel Howard	8	1-1	1-1	5-6	1	0	0	0	1	8
Justin Hurtt	7	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jahii Carson	11	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	5	1	0	2	1
Emeka Okafor	INJ
TEAM TOTALS		32-68	10-19	29-38	29	13	5	2	9	103

Recap:

The win streak is now at a season high 4 games for Washington. New Orleans showed a fighting spirit but they were just no match without Emeka Okafor. The Hornets are just ready for this season to end so they can continue rebuilding post-Chris Paul.

John Wall will get Wizards Player of the Game for his efficient shooting in all areas as well as his high assist mark. Wall is playing the best basketball of his career in all areas of the game, scoring at will and getting his teammates involved as well. Josh Smith narrowly missed a triple double for the 5th time this season.

Game 28

Miami Heat
at
Washington Wizards

Apr 13, 2014 - MIA at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Miami Heat (23-4)	23	21	20	12	76
Washington Wizards (17-10)	17	28	20	18	83

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mario Chalmers (PG)	33	3-5	2-3	0-0	1	12	1	1	2	8
Dwyane Wade (SG)	35	7-21	0-7	5-7	4	3	1	1	1	19
LeBron James (SF)	31	9-18	1-7	4-5	1	2	2	1	1	23
Chris Bosh (PF)	32	9-18	0-0	2-4	6	0	1	3	0	20
Michael Chandler (C)	33	1-2	0-1	1-1	9	0	2	0	0	3
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jason Richardson	9	1-5	0-1	1-1	0	0	1	0	0	3
Andrei Kirilenki	18	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0
Demetri McCamey	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Williams	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marshall Plumlee	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Johnson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Denzel Bowles	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		30-72	3-19	13-18	25	17	8	6	6	76

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	20-38	1-1	8-8	7	8	0	0	5	49
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	25	1-4	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3
Danny Granger (SF)	40	6-11	0-2	0-0	9	4	3	0	1	12
Josh Smith (PF)	40	6-12	1-1	1-1	11	2	1	1	3	14
Tyler Zeller (C)	21	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	20	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	1	0
Austin Daye	DNP
J.J. Redick	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jan Vesely	DNP
Marcus Jordan	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	3
Elias Harris	DNP
Chris Wright	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		35-69	4-8	9-9	42	16	6	2	11	83

Recap:

A statement Win for Washington heading into the playoffs. Miami is by far the best team in the NBA this season and the Wizards were out to prove they are good enough to contend as well. The Refs didn't seem to want that to happen, as Washington was held without a free throw attempt until 4 minutes to play in the game.

The bench didn't see much action for Washington. John Wall clearly will win Player of the Game after scoring 49 points and coming close to a triple double in the biggest test of the regular season. Wall seems to come up huge when the spotlight is on him, which is a great sign in such a young player.

Game 29

Washington Wizards
at
Atlanta Hawks

Apr 17, 2014 - WAS at ATL
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (18-10)	31	20	27	26	104
Atlanta Hawks (17-11)	35	24	22	26	107

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	10-17	1-1	8-9	3	5	1	1	3	29
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	26	2-8	0-3	4-4	1	2	0	1	1	8
Danny Granger (SF)	23	4-9	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	8
Josh Smith (PF)	40	7-11	0-0	9-10	9	8	3	0	0	23
Tyler Zeller (C)	20	1-2	0-0	2-2	4	0	1	1	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	21	5-6	0-0	4-5	3	0	0	0	1	14
Austin Daye	15	1-3	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	3
J.J. Redick	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jan Vesely	20	3-5	0-1	0-0	5	1	2	0	1	6
Marcus Jordan	14	1-8	1-2	4-6	1	1	0	0	1	7
Elias Harris	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Wright	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	1	0	1	1
TEAM TOTALS		34-70	3-12	33-40	32	18	8	4	9	104

Atlanta Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Joe Johnson (PG)	40	11-22	2-11	6-10	5	8	1	0	2	30
Manu Ginobili (SG)	39	3-7	2-3	6-6	7	4	0	0	1	14
Dorrell Wright (SF)	27	6-9	2-3	3-6	8	0	0	1	1	17
Amir Johnson (PF)	19	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	4	1	2
Al Horford (C)	38	5-8	0-0	8-9	12	1	0	1	3	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Corey Brewer	22	2-7	1-3	4-4	1	0	0	0	5	9
Jamal Crawford	13	2-7	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	4
Cory Joseph	13	3-8	0-0	1-1	2	3	0	0	0	7
Tayshaun Prince	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dwight Powell	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2
Patrick Beverley	8	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	3	1	0	1	2
Kenny Hall	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		35-75	7-22	30-38	47	20	2	6	16	107

Recap:

Needing only a win to clinch 2nd place in the East, with a loss dropping them to as low as 5th, the Wizards needed to win this game to secure an ideal matchup in the first round. Unfortunately, Danny Granger was dinged up yet again and held out most of the second half. John Wall and Josh Smith couldn't do it alone, and Washington fell to Atlanta in the final game of the regular season. Playoff seeding is now up in the air.

Player of the Game will goes to Josh Smith for coming close to a triple double for the 6th time this season. It sounds like a broken record, one that Smith eventually hopes to break and actually achieve a triple double. Wizards fans hope this comes in the playoffs.

Final Standings

NBA Standings - Updated: Apr 21, 2014
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
1. Miami Heat - z	24	5	0	3-1	13-1
2. Atlanta Hawks - x	18	11	6	2-2	9-5
3. Boston Celtics - y	16	13	8	3-1	6-8
4. Indiana Pacers - y	16	13	8	2-2	7-7
5. Washington Wizards - x	18	11	6	2-2	8-6
6. Milwaukee Bucks - x	15	14	9	2-2	7-7
7. Toronto Raptors - x	15	14	9	1-3	8-6
8. Chicago Bulls - x	15	14	9	2-2	8-6
New Jersey Nets	14	15	10	2-2	7-7
Charlotte Bobcats	14	15	10	3-1	7-7
Philadelphia 76ers	13	16	11	3-1	7-7
Orlando Magic	11	18	13	0-4	6-8
New York Knicks	10	19	14	1-3	4-10
Detroit Pistons	9	20	15	1-3	4-10
Cleveland Cavaliers	5	24	19	2-2	3-11
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
1. Portland Trail Blazers - z	21	8	0	3-1	9-5
2. Sacramento Kings - y	20	9	1	4-0	11-3
3. Oklahoma City Thunder - x	17	12	4	2-2	9-5
4. Memphis Grizzlies - y	17	12	4	2-2	7-7
5. Los Angeles Lakers - x	16	13	5	3-1	7-7
6. Houston Rockets - x	15	14	6	4-0	9-5
7. Los Angeles Clippers - x	15	14	6	1-3	6-8
8. Dallas Mavericks - x	15	14	6	2-2	6-8
Denver Nuggets	14	15	7	3-1	8-6
Minnesota Timberwolves	13	16	8	1-3	6-8
San Antonio Spurs	13	16	8	0-4	3-11
Golden State Warriors	13	16	8	0-4	4-10
Utah Jazz	12	17	9	1-3	7-7
Phoenix Suns	11	18	10	2-2	7-7
New Orleans Hornets	10	19	11	2-2	6-8

z - Clinched Conference
y - Clinched Division
x - Clinched Playoff Berth

Side Note: The most important thing to note about the final standings for Wizards fans is Detroit's record. Washington holds their 1st Round Pick from the Shawn Kemp Jr. trade at the deadline and as they had hoped, it has turned into a high lottery pick.

Final League Leaders

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Apr 21, 2014
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Monta Ellis	30.7		1. Enes Kanter	12.0
	2. Kevin Durant	29.1		2. Pau Gasol	11.8
	3. John Wall	28.7		3. Kevin Love	11.3
	4. Carmelo Anthony	26.3		4. Dwight Howard	11.3
	5. Tyreke Evans	26.0		5. Jared Sullinger	11.0
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. John Wall	10.6		1. Russell Westbrook	2.4
	2. Russell Westbrook	9.3		2. Monta Ellis	2.3
	3. Chris Paul	8.6		3. Trevor Ariza	2.3
	4. Michael Conley	8.5		4. Rajon Rondo	2.3
	5. Rajon Rondo	8.2		5. Tyreke Evans	2.2
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Minutes Per Game		MPG
	1. Brook Lopez	2.2		1. Kevin Durant	40.7
	2. Josh Smith	2.2		2. Joe Johnson	40.2
	3. Andrew Bogut	2.1		3. LeBron James	39.8
	4. Andrew Bynum	2.0		4. O.J. Mayo	39.6
	5. Roy Hibbert	2.0		5. Derrick Rose	39.2
Field Goal Percentage		FG%	3 Point Percentage		3P%
	1. Blake Griffin	.589		1. Brandon Jennings	.576
	2. Andrew Bogut	.586		2. Austin Daye	.535
	3. Dwight Howard	.577		3. Wayne Ellington	.511
	4. Demar DeRozan	.576		4. Jordan Farmar	.474
	5. Brook Lopez	.568		5. Nick Young	.473

NBA Awards

2013-2014 NBA Award Winners
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	LeBron James	SF	Miami Heat
Rookie of the Year	Jakarr Sampson	SF	Phoenix Suns
Sixth Man of the Year	Gilbert Arenas	PG	Denver Nuggets
Defensive Player of the Year	Tyrus Thomas	PF	Charlotte Bobcats
Most Improved Player	Seth Curry	PG	Sacramento Kings
Coach of the Year	Nate McMillan	Coach	Portland Trail Blazers
All-NBA 1st Team
All-NBA 1st Team	John Wall	G	Washington Wizards
	Monta Ellis	G	Golden State Warriors
	LeBron James	F	Miami Heat
	Kevin Durant	F	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
All-NBA 2nd Team
All-NBA 2nd Team	Dwyane Wade	G	Miami Heat
	Derrick Rose	G	Chicago Bulls
	Josh Smith	F	Washington Wizards
	Tyrus Thomas	F	Charlotte Bobcats
	Brook Lopez	C	New Jersey Nets
All-NBA 3rd Team
All-NBA 3rd Team	Tyreke Evans	G	Sacramento Kings
	Russell Westbrook	G	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Rudy Gay	F	Memphis Grizzlies
	Amar'e Stoudemire	F	New York Knicks
	Al Jefferson	C	Utah Jazz
All-Defensive 1st Team
All-Defensive 1st Team	Dwyane Wade	G	Miami Heat
	Wesley Johnson	G	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Tyrus Thomas	F	Charlotte Bobcats
	Kevin Durant	F	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
All-Defensive 2nd Team
All-Defensive 2nd Team	Rajon Rondo	G	Boston Celtics
	Evan Turner	G	Philadelphia 76ers
	Josh Smith	F	Washington Wizards
	Kevin Garnett	F	Boston Celtics
	Brook Lopez	C	New Jersey Nets
All-Rookie 1st Team
All-Rookie 1st Team	Doron Lamb	G	New York Knicks
	Adonis Thomas	G	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Jakarr Sampson	F	Phoenix Suns
	Orlando Magic	F	Orlando Magic
	Andre Drummond	C	Denver Nuggets
All-Rookie 2nd Team
All-Rookie 2nd Team	Jahii Carson	G	New Orleans Hornets
	Marcus Jordan	G	Washington Wizards
	DeShaun Thomas	F	Sacramento Kings
	Kyle Anderson	F	Dallas Mavericks
	C.J. Barksdale	C	Indiana Pacers

Washington Wizards Final Player Stats

Washington Wizards Stats - 13-14
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
John Wall	26/26	39.0	28.7	4.2	10.6	1.3	0.4	4.3	2.2
Danny Granger	24/24	31.8	19.0	5.7	1.4	1.5	0.8	1.5	2.7
Josh Smith	27/27	33.9	18.0	8.6	3.8	1.1	2.2	1.7	2.7
Kentavious Caldwell	29/29	24.4	9.5	3.5	0.8	0.3	0.2	1.1	1.8
Jan Vesely	24/0	23.4	8.9	4.8	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.8
Tyler Hansbrough	29/0	18.1	8.0	4.4	0.8	0.7	0.0	0.9	1.8
Austin Daye	28/9	17.9	7.2	4.1	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.9	2.0
Marcus Jordan (R)	29/3	13.9	4.9	1.2	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.9	0.5
Tyler Zeller	29/29	21.0	3.6	4.1	0.8	0.5	0.7	0.7	2.6
J.J. Redick	29/0	9.9	3.0	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.6
Elias Harris	20/0	4.2	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.3
Chris Wright	8/0	1.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.5

(R) denotes Rookie
GP is Games Played/Games Started

Final Thoughts

Although the Wizards fell to the 5th seed, they drew a favorable matchup. They will face the Indiana Pacers in the first round. The Pacers are seen as the weakest division winner so the Wizards are thankful to draw them. Danny Granger is eager to face his old team and show them they made a mistake choosing Paul George over him. The winner of this series will face the winner of a tough Miami vs Chicago matchup.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

2013-2014 Washington Wizards Midseason Update 4

Posted on June 4, 2011 at 04:32 PM.

(0)

Washington Wizards

29 Game Season
10 Minute Quarters

Record: 11-9

Game 21

Los Angeles Clippers
at
Washington Wizards

Mar 12, 2014 - LAC at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Los Angeles Clippers (13-11)	19	15	21	19	74
Washington Wizards (11-9)	18	35	19	24	96

Los Angeles Clippers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Eric Bledsoe (PG)	30	0-5	0-3	1-2	2	3	5	0	2	1
Eric Gordon (SG)	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Al-Farouq Aminu (SF)	29	2-7	0-0	2-4	6	1	2	0	0	6
Blake Griffin (PF)	35	7-19	0-0	4-6	5	2	0	1	0	18
Chris Kaman (C)	30	5-11	0-0	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Caron Butler	25	7-16	0-1	2-2	1	2	1	0	1	16
Mo Williams	11	3-8	1-5	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	7
Adreian Payne	11	3-4	0-0	2-2	4	0	1	1	0	8
Jonas Jerebko	13	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Deshawn Stevenson	5	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	2
Malcolm Gilbert	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Noel Johnson	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		30-79	1-9	13-18	25	10	13	2	4	74

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	15-21	0-0	5-7	4	14	0	1	9	35
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	27	0-2	0-2	0-0	6	0	2	0	0	0
Danny Granger (SF)	21	7-15	2-5	3-6	4	5	0	0	1	19
Josh Smith (PF)	26	11-17	0-0	2-2	8	1	0	1	2	24
Tyler Zeller (C)	24	0-1	0-1	0-0	5	0	1	0	2	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Austin Daye	11	1-2	0-1	2-3	2	0	0	2	0	4
Tyler Hansbrough	19	1-1	0-0	1-1	7	0	0	0	1	3
Jan Vesely	18	2-2	0-0	3-3	4	1	0	3	0	7
J.J. Redick	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Marcus Jordan	9	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Elias Harris	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Wright	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		39-65	2-10	16-22	42	21	4	7	15	96

Recap:

The Wizards came out of the All-Star break with a few new faces but the team chemistry didn't suffer in the 22 point victory. The game was close after the 1st but when Eric Gordon went down with a broken wrist the Clippers fell apart. Despite the Wizards 15 turnovers they outrebounded the Clippers by nearly 20. If you have control of the ball that much it's hard to lose the game.

Unfortunately for the Wizards, they suffered an injury as well. Newly acquired Danny Granger went down early in the 3rd quarter with a Strained Abdomen. He was playing extremely well up to that point scoring 19 points in only 21 minutes before his injury. He would miss the next 2 weeks. Wizards Player of the Game goes to John Wall for his scoring performance.

Transaction: Due to the injury to Danny Granger the Wizards have signed Donatas Motiejunas from the D-League to fill out the roster.

Award Update: Marcus Jordan was awarded the Rookie of the Month award prior to this game for his performance in February. He averaged 8.2 points and 7.4 assists for the month playing for the injured John Wall.

Game 22

Washington Wizards
at
Dallas Mavericks

Mar 19, 2014 - WAS at DAL
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (12-9)	26	24	18	32	100
Dallas Mavericks (13-12)	23	21	26	18	88

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	45	9-19	1-3	7-10	4	9	1	0	6	26
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	26	2-8	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	5
Austin Daye (SF)	30	2-4	2-2	2-4	6	0	0	0	1	8
Josh Smith (PF)	37	10-13	0-0	3-6	9	7	1	0	0	23
Tyler Zeller (C)	25	4-6	0-0	2-2	9	0	0	1	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	20	3-7	0-0	3-3	5	2	0	0	1	9
Jan Vesely	21	3-4	1-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	7
J.J. Redick	10	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	4
Marcus Jordan	16	1-9	1-6	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	6
Elias Harris	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Wright	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donatas Motiejunas	10	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	2
Danny Granger	INJ
TEAM TOTALS		36-75	6-16	22-31	40	18	3	2	10	100

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Paul (PG)	20	3-8	0-4	0-0	2	4	0	0	3	6
Dominique Jones (SG)	37	4-18	0-4	2-3	6	0	4	1	1	10
Josh Childress (SF)	13	4-5	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	8
Dirk Nowitzki (PF)	22	4-8	0-2	2-2	4	0	1	0	0	10
Tyson Chandler (C)	34	2-3	0-0	2-4	10	2	0	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kyrie Irving	30	8-16	0-1	6-7	3	7	0	1	0	22
Ersan Ilyasova	16	0-2	0-2	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kyle Anderson	15	5-10	1-1	0-0	3	2	1	1	1	11
D.J. Richardson	11	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Jacob Pullen	10	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Robin Benzing	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	4
Dejan Musli	16	1-1	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	1	1	2
TEAM TOTALS		37-80	1-15	13-20	40	17	6	4	8	88

Recap:

A banged up Dallas team couldn't stop the Wizards on this night. With Chris Paul and Josh Childress both nursing injuries the Mavericks bench couldn't pick up the slack. Dallas is still fighting for a playoff spot so they couldn't afford to rest their players.

Tyler Zeller gets the Wizards Player of the Game honors in this one, putting up one of his best games of the season. Josh Smith flirted with the triple double again but was still unable to complete the accomplishment.

Game 23

Golden State Warriors
at
Washington Wizards

Mar 23, 2014 - GS at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Golden State Warriors (11-14)	31	26	18	27	9	111
Washington Wizards (13-9)	26	22	25	29	6	108

Golden State Warriors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Monta Ellis (PG)	35	8-17	0-0	8-10	5	7	1	1	4	24
Shannon Brown (SG)	40	4-9	1-3	8-9	3	3	2	1	2	17
Martell Webster (SF)	18	3-5	2-3	0-0	2	0	2	1	1	8
David Lee (PF)	38	8-22	0-0	6-8	9	4	0	0	1	22
Andris Biedrins (C)	31	0-0	0-0	0-0	8	4	0	0	1	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rakeem Christmas	26	5-8	0-0	4-6	8	1	0	2	0	14
Jason Terry	13	2-5	2-5	2-2	2	3	0	0	0	8
Kris Joseph	21	2-4	0-0	2-2	4	2	0	3	0	6
Timofey Mozgov	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	3	4
E.J. Singler	15	2-7	2-5	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	6
Anthony Jones	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0
Greivis Vasquez	4	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		36-85	7-16	32-38	50	24	5	10	13	111

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	42	11-21	3-4	4-4	8	6	4	0	0	29
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	25	2-6	0-3	2-2	1	0	0	1	2	6
Austin Daye (SF)	20	2-4	1-1	1-2	5	1	1	0	3	6
Josh Smith (PF)	40	6-16	0-0	4-4	11	4	1	2	2	16
Tyler Zeller (C)	25	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	1	1	0	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Hansbrough	22	4-7	0-0	4-4	6	0	0	0	0	12
Jan Vesely	27	3-11	0-1	7-9	9	2	2	2	0	13
J.J. Redick	19	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Marcus Jordan	24	3-11	1-4	5-7	2	6	0	0	3	12
Elias Harris	3	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	4
Chris Wright	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Donatas Motiejunas	12	2-6	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	1	0	5
Danny Granger	INJ
TEAM TOTALS		35-89	6-16	32-38	53	21	9	6	14	108

Recap:

Washington was unable to defend their home court against the Warriors, ending their winning streak at 3 games. After falling down by 9 at halftime, the Wizards were able to fight back into the game and eventually send it into overtime when John Wall hit a step-back jumper with 14 seconds to go. They would go on to lose in overtime behind Jason Terry's go ahead 3 pointer with 8 seconds to play.

John Wall gets the Wizards Player of the Game honors for his outstanding play. The most encouraging stat of his night was the 0 turnovers. Wall has struggled with turnovers his entire career and this is the 1st time this season he has played a game without turning the ball over.

Transaction: Danny Granger will be healthy enough to play in the next game and as a result Donatas Motiejunas was sent back down to the D-League.

Game 24

Washington Wizards
at
Chicago Bulls

Apr 2, 2014 - WAS at CHI
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (13-10)	22	25	19	22	88
Chicago Bulls (14-12)	20	16	24	17	77

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	11-27	1-1	4-4	5	11	0	0	3	27
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	15	3-3	2-2	2-4	3	0	0	0	0	10
Danny Granger (SF)	35	7-16	2-5	6-7	13	2	2	0	2	22
Josh Smith (PF)	33	9-14	0-2	3-6	6	3	0	3	2	21
Tyler Zeller (C)	26	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Austin Daye	13	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	6
Tyler Hansbrough	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2
Jan Vesely	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0
J.J. Redick	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Jordan	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elias Harris	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Wright	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		34-67	5-12	15-21	41	17	4	5	8	88

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Derrick Rose (PG)	31	3-11	2-5	0-0	8	6	1	3	2	8
Ronnie Brewer (SG)	33	3-8	0-0	5-10	3	5	0	0	0	11
Luol Deng (SF)	32	6-23	1-8	1-2	4	1	3	1	0	14
Carlos Boozer (PF)	25	4-7	0-0	0-0	5	1	2	0	0	8
Joakim Noah (C)	30	2-3	0-0	1-1	5	1	0	1	1	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tim Duncan	16	2-6	0-0	2-4	4	1	0	0	0	6
Jermaine O'Neal	11	6-6	0-0	2-3	2	0	0	0	0	14
Cameron Clark	10	1-4	0-2	4-4	2	0	0	0	0	6
John Jenkins	5	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Malcolm Lee	9	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2
C.J. Watson	4	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Chuck Hayes	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		29-75	3-16	16-26	36	17	6	5	4	77

Recap:

Danny Granger's return went as planned for the Wizards. The Wizards jumped out to a big lead in the 2nd quarter and coasted into halftime. Chicago tried to fight back in the 3rd but it wasn't enough as Washington held on for a win.

Wizards Player of the Game goes to Danny Granger for his performance. He was the leading rebounder in the game and 2nd to only John Wall in scoring. Performances like this from what people call the "third wheel" will make the Wizards a scary opponent for anyone in the playoffs.

Game 25

Washington Wizards
at
New Jersey Nets

Apr 6, 2014 - WAS at NJ
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (14-10)	21	30	26	28	105
New Jersey Nets (13-14)	25	25	25	23	98

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	39	7-13	1-2	8-12	5	12	4	0	2	23
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	25	3-9	0-1	3-3	3	1	0	0	0	9
Danny Granger (SF)	37	8-19	2-5	0-0	6	0	0	1	2	18
Josh Smith (PF)	38	4-9	0-0	1-2	12	4	0	5	1	9
Tyler Zeller (C)	20	2-5	0-1	0-0	5	3	1	1	2	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Austin Daye	21	4-8	1-2	3-3	3	0	0	1	0	12
Tyler Hansbrough	21	6-11	0-0	2-2	8	1	1	0	1	14
Jan Vesely	21	2-7	0-1	0-0	5	2	0	1	1	4
J.J. Redick	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Jordan	11	5-9	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	12
Elias Harris	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Wright	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		41-91	6-16	17-22	49	24	6	9	9	105

New Jersey Nets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Deron Williams (PG)	40	5-10	1-3	3-3	3	8	3	1	3	14
Austin Rivers (SG)	23	6-11	2-4	1-1	1	1	1	0	3	15
Chris Douglas-Roberts (SF)	22	1-4	0-1	3-3	2	1	0	0	1	5
Jared Sullinger (PF)	36	2-4	0-0	0-0	12	1	0	3	2	4
Brook Lopez (C)	40	13-25	0-0	2-2	10	0	0	3	2	28
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Travis Outlaw	12	1-5	0-3	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	2
Leandro Barbosa	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Goran Dragic	23	7-10	2-3	7-9	4	4	0	1	0	23
Brandan Wright	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	2
Damion James	7	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	2	0	0	2	2
Kris Humphries	5	0-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nihad Dedovic	7	0-2	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1
TEAM TOTALS		37-77	5-15	19-24	42	20	6	8	14	98

Recap:

The Bench came to play in this contest, leading Washington to another win. In Jared Sullinger's first game against the Wizards since he was dealt away at the deadline last year, it was a flash from the past for the Wizards fans. He doesn't appear to have progressed at all since then, getting rebounds but showing a lack of ability to do anything on the offensive end.

Josh Smith gets Wizards Player of the Game for his shutdown of the inept Sullinger. Smith matched Sullinger in rebounds, but out-shined him in every other category proving Washington made the right call to move Sullinger and grab Smith in free agency.

Team Record through 25 games: 15-10

Look Ahead:

Only 4 games remain the regular season. Washington only needs to win 1 to clinch a playoff spot but obviously they would like to get the highest seed possible. Winning the division and conference has been out of the question for most of the season as Miami has already clinched both, holding a 22-4 record currently with 3 games to play.

The Wizards look to clinch right away against rival Cleveland, who are the worst team in the NBA.

Last 4 Games:

April 8th @ Cleveland Cavaliers
April 10th @ New Orleans Hornets
April 13th vs Miami Heat
April 17th @ Atlanta Hawks

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Washington Wizards 2013-2014 Trade Deadline Update

Posted on June 1, 2011 at 06:51 PM.

(0)

Washington Wizards

29 Game Season
10 Minute Quarters

Record at the Trade Deadline: 11-9

Trades Around the League

It was fairly quiet around the NBA at the Trade Deadline. Only 2 moves were made between CPU teams. They are as follows:

Kings Get:

Trevor Ariza - SF - 28 Years Old (78 Overall - B Potential)
2014 2nd Round Pick (Hornets)

Hornets Get:

J.R. Smith - SG - 28 Years Old (74 Overall - A Potential)
Tristan Spurlock (R) - SF -23 Years Old (64 Overall - B Potential)

Nets Get:

Jeff Pendergraph - PF - 26 Overall (66 Overall - C+ Potential)
Leandro Barbosa - SG - 31 Years Old (71 Overall)

Suns Get:

Nikola Pekovic - C - 28 Years Old (65 Overall - B Potential)
Al Harrington - PF - 34 Yeras Old (67 Overall)

Trades Involving Washington

John Wall getting hurt when he did was a blessing in disguise for Washington. It showed the Wizards that without him, they are a Lottery bound team. Josh Smith simply cannot carry this team by himself in the event of Wall getting hurt again.

That being said, the Wizards Front Office decided it would be best to scrap the plans of finding a complimentary piece, preferably a perimeter defender and instead try to find a player capable of being the 3rd Wheel and give Washington the now popular "Big Three".

Washington called around the league looking for their man. Memphis was the first team to get deep into discussions with Washington trying to either grab O.J. Mayo or Rudy Gay. Unfortunately, Memphis required John Wall to even continue discussions. The Wizards, not willing to part with Wall, moved on.

The next conversation was with Indiana. The Pacers were willing to part with Danny Granger without taking John Wall back in return. Paul George becoming an UFA after the year put Indiana in an awkward situation. They wanted to keep George, but with Granger also up for a Contract they didn't feel they could keep both. So they decided to move Granger to get something for him as opposed to letting him walk for nothing.

Yi Jianlian and picks was the offer from Washington. Yet another problem presented itself, however, when the Pacers said they wanted a Shooting Guard back, but they didn't feel any of Washington's current SG's were of high enough quality to complete the deal. They didn't want Yi because they had just signed Jeff Green (PF) to a 5 year deal. So the Wizards sought out to find a third team to complete the deal.

Utah presented itself as the third team. Ben Gordon and his expiring $13 million dollar contract was the prize the Pacers sought. Having no loyalty to Gordon, Indiana felt he could push them towards the playoffs this year. And at the end of the year they would simply let him walk and use the money to resign Paul George. The deal was done.

Final Trade Details:

Wizards Get:

Danny Granger - SF - 30 Years Old - 1yr. $14m (86 Overall)

Pacers Get:

Marvin Williams - SF - 27 Years Old - 1yr. $6.4m (73 Overall - B- Potential)
Ben Gordon - SG - 30 Years Old - 1yr. $13.2m (75 Overall)
2014 First Round Pick (Wizards)
2014 First Round Pick (Raptors via Wizards)

Jazz Get:

Yi Jianlian - PF - 26 Years Old - 1yr. $5m (79 Overall - A- Potential)
Kevin Seraphin - PF - 24 Years Old - 1yr. $2.7m (62 Overall - B Potential)

Recap:

Yi Jianlian's departure was a painful pill to swallow for the Wizards. The most productive member of the bench for the past few years, with the potential to become a starter in the very near future, Yi will be missed. 2 First Round picks are also hard to send away but the Wizards feel they have most of the guys they need to win a title and Danny Granger is one of the final pieces.

The Pacers get the cap flexibility they need to resign Paul George as well as picks to help them get back into contention. They missed the playoffs last year and are currently slated to miss them again this year.

The Jazz get cap relief by losing Ben Gordon. They needed to clear some space to be able to resign Derrick Favors who is a RFA this summer. Yi, if they resign him, will be a great help for Utah moving forward. They are expected to play him at SF.

2nd Trade

As the clock was just about to tick past the point where no more trades were allowed this season, the Wizards received a call. Detroit was on the other end of the line with an interesting offer for Washington.

The offer was Jan Vesely and their 1st round pick for Shawn Kemp Jr. The Wizards really didn't want to lose Kemp but they certainly had to weigh their options given the offer.

Jan Vesely, although only 24, has already reached his max potential. Shawn Kemp Jr. meanwhile, has been progressing his entire rookie year thus far and every scout in the business expects him to turn into a Superstar down the road. Certainly this trade isn't balanced as is. But the thought of getting the Pistons 1st rounder made it interesting.

Detroit is currently sitting with the 4th worst record in the NBA and they have little to no talent to carry them out of the cellar. With Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Monta Ellis and Brandon Roy amongst the players becoming free agents this summer the Pistons look to get as much cap room as possible. This trade would clear $2 million for them.

So, is it worth giving up a young player with Superstar potential for a career role player and a lottery pick, which can be hit or miss? The Wizards eventually thought that the deal was a good deal for them. Time will tell if that is actually the case.

Details:

Wizards Get:

Jan Vesely - SF - 24 Years Old - 1yr. $3.5m (74 Overall - C+ Potential)
2014 1st Round Pick (Detroit)

Detroit Gets:

Shawn Kemp Jr - PF - 22 Years Old - 2 yrs. $1.5m (70 Overall - A Potential)

Post Trade Roster and Depth Chart

Washington Wizards Post Trade Deadline Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
2	John Wall	PG	23	6'4"	195	1 yr. $7.45m
3	Chris Wright	PG	25	6'2"	204	1 yr. $842k
5	Josh Smith	PF	28	6'9"	240	5 yrs. $90m
6	Marcus Jordan (R)	PG	24	6'3"	200	1 yr. $487k
7	J.J. Redick	SG	29	6'4"	190	1 yr. $2m
20	Elias Harris	SF	24	6'8"	225	1 yr. $568k
21	Austin Daye	SF	25	6'11"	200	2 yrs. $6.1m
22	Kentavious Caldwell	SG	21	6'6"	190	1 yr. $1.84m
24	Jan Vesely	PF	24	6'11"	230	1 yr. $3.5m
33	Danny Granger	SF	30	6'8"	228	1 yr. $14m
44	Tyler Zeller	C	24	7'0"	250	1 yr. $1.0m
50	Tyler Hansbrough	PF	28	6'9"	250	1 yr. $4.2m

(R) denotes Rookie

Wizards Post Trade Deadline Depth Chart Depth Chart - 13-14
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	John Wall (91)	Marcus Jordan (63)	Chris Wright (61)
SG	Kentavious Caldwell (70)	J.J. Redick (65)	Marcus Jordan (63)
SF	Danny Granger (86)	Austin Daye (71)	Jan Vesely (73)	Elias Harris (65)
PF	Josh Smith (87)	Jan Vesely (73)	Tyler Hansbrough (73)	Austin Daye (71)
C	Tyler Zeller (73)	Tyler Hansbrough (73)

Overall Rating in Parenthesis

Next 5 Games:

March 12th vs. Los Angeles Clippers
March 19th at Dallas
March 23rd vs. Golden State
April 2nd at Chicago
April 6th at New Jersey

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Wizards 2013-2014 All-Star Break Update

Posted on May 31, 2011 at 08:23 PM.

(0)

Washington Wizards

29 Game Season
10 Minute Quarters

Record Thus Far: 10-5

This update will only feature the score part of the box score and not the extended one with the stats as well. I'm doing this so I can fit all of the All-Star Break related updates into the post without making it 9 pages long. Recaps will be for the most part short and sweet as well this time.

Game 16

Feb 4, 2014 - WAS at UTA
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (10-5)	26	25	33	22	106
Utah Jazz (9-12)	29	26	27	27	109

Recap:

John Wall led the way for the Wizards with 35 points and 9 assists. He hasn't scored under 20 points since November.

Game 17

Feb 8, 2014 - MEM at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Memphis Grizzlies (10-8)	25	26	21	26	98
Washington Wizards (10-6)	15	29	27	24	95

Recap:

The Wizards worst nightmare turned into a reality in this one when John Wall went down with a strained back in the 3rd quarter. The Grizzlies 12 steals and 8 blocks were too much for the Wall-less Washington team. Fortunately for the Wizards, with the All-Star break in 10 days he will only miss 3 games.

Game 18

Feb 11, 2014 - CHA at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Charlotte Bobcats (8-10)	21	21	27	22	91
Washington Wizards (10-7)	24	17	28	20	89

Recap:

The first time the Wizards played without John Wall since he has been drafted went about as expected. Marcus Jordan tried to fill Wall's shoes but few people are able to do that.

Game 19

Feb 13, 2014 - WAS at NYK
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (10-8)	25	13	20	23	81
New York Knicks (6-12)	23	20	22	19	84

Recap:

Josh Smith was dominant for 2 and a half quarters before falling into foul trouble and taking the Wizards hopes for a victory with him. 31 points in 23 minutes for Smith. Marcus Jordan played extremely well scoring 9 points, grabbing 6 rebounds and dishing 16 assists.

Game 20

Feb 16, 2014 - MIN at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Timberwolves (10-11)	22	18	26	25	91
Washington Wizards (10-9)	23	19	30	32	104

Recap:

The losing streak ends at 5 games. Josh Smith led the Wizards to the comeback win, their first without John Wall in his era. He notched 27 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks to carry the Wizards into the All-Star Break with a W.

All-Star Break

2013-2014 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Head Coach: Doc Rivers (Miami)		Head Coach: Nate McMillan (Portland)
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
G	Dwyane Wade - Miami (10th)	G	Chris Paul - Dallas (7th)
G	Joe Johnson - Atlanta (5th)	G	Stephen Curry - Golden State (2nd)
F	LeBron James - Miami (10th)	F	Kevin Durant - Oklahoma City (5th)
F	Carmelo Anthony - New York (7th)	F	Rudy Gay - Memphis (4th)
C	Dwight Howard - Orlando (8th)	C	Al Jefferson - Utah (4th)
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
G	Derrick Rose - Chicago (5th)	G	Russell Westbrook - Oklahoma City (2nd)
F	Corey Brewer - Atlanta (1st)	G	Monta Ellis - Golden State (4th)
F	Terrence Jones - Toronto (1st)	F	Trevor Ariza - New Orleans (1st)
F	Kevin Love - Cleveland (1st)	F	David Lee - Golden State (2nd)
C	Brook Lopez - New Jersey (2nd)	C	Yao Ming - Houston (10th)
F	Perry Jones - Cleveland (3rd)	G	Tyreke Evans - Sacramento (4th)
G	Brandon Jennings - Milwaukee (1st)	G	Jonny Flynn - Phoenix (1st)

John Wall was the 3rd leading vote getter for Guards before his injury. However due to his injury he withdrew from the All-Star Game and was replaced by Brandon Jennings. The West went on to beat the East 109-104. Jonny Flynn was named MVP after scoring 29 points and 6 assists.

The Rookies beat the Sophomores 90-85 in that contest.

League Leaders

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Feb 20, 2014
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Kevin Duraft	28.9		1. Pau Gasol	12.4
	2. Monta Ellis	27.5		2. Kevin Love	12.2
	3. Carmelo Anthony	27.5		3. Enes Kanter	12.1
	4. John Wall	27.2		4. Dwight Howard	11.4
	5. LeBron James	26.9		5. Andre Drummond (R)	11.1
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. John Wall	10.8		1. Russell Westbrook	2.6
	2. Stephen Curry	9.5		2. Dwyane Wade	2.5
	3. Chris Paul	9.1		3. Trevor Ariza	2.4
	4. Darren Collison	9.0		4. Rajon Rondo	2.4
	5. Jrue Holiday	8.8		5. Devin Harris	2.3
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Field Goal Percentage		FG%
	1. Josh Smith	2.4		1. Blake Griffin	.615
	2. Wilson Chandler	2.1		2. Andrew Bogut	.597
	3. Roy Hibbert	2.1		3. Demar DeRozan	.586
	4. Andrew Bogut	2.1		4. Josh Smith	.577
	5. Derrick Favors	2.0		5. Dwight Howard	.571
3 Point Percentage		3P%	Minutes Per Game		MPG
	1. Wayne Ellington	.567		1. LeBron James	40.4
	2. Brandon Jennings	.564		2. Kevin Durant	40.4
	3. Austin Daye	.515		3. Joe Johnson	40.1
	4. Darren Collison	.500		4. O.J. Mayo	39.8
	5. Jordan Farmar	.500		5. Derrick Rose	39.5

(R) denotes Rookie

Next:

The next update will feature the Trade Deadline and recap of any trades around the league as well as an Updated Depth Chart, Updated Player Stats and Team Standings.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Washington Wizards 2013-2014 Midseason Update 3

Posted on May 30, 2011 at 06:34 PM.

(0)

Wizards 2013-2014 Season

29 Game Season
10 Minute Quarters

Record Thus Far: 7-3

Game 11

Detroit Pistons
at
Washington Wizards

Dec 29, 2013 - DET at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit Pistons (3-5)	20	18	26	32	96
Washington Wizards (7-3)	33	21	30	26	110

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Sundiata Gaines (PG)	17	2-5	2-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	6
Jordan Dumars (SG)	7	2-6	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4
Michael Gilchrist (SF)	40	10-17	2-4	8-10	5	4	3	0	2	30
J.J. Hickson (PF)	34	4-16	0-0	5-8	1	2	0	0	1	13
Greg Monroe (C)	22	5-8	0-0	0-1	15	0	1	1	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jan Vesely	28	0-10	0-3	2-2	1	2	0	2	3	2
Charlie Villanueva	17	4-5	2-3	3-4	6	0	0	0	0	13
Martell Webster	36	4-10	3-8	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	11
Keith Benson	9	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	1	0	0	0
DeAndre Jordan	8	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	4	1	1	2	1
Greivis Vasquez	5	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	6
Ibrahima Thomas	17	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		33-84	11-25	19-29	40	17	7	4	12	96

Washingotn Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	39	7-14	1-2	5-5	6	9	0	1	5	20
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	26	6-12	2-6	4-4	3	1	1	1	2	18
Marvin Williams (SF)	31	4-6	1-2	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	9
Josh Smith (PF)	35	4-9	0-0	12-12	9	5	2	1	0	20
Tyler Zeller (C)	12	1-1	0-0	4-4	3	0	1	0	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	27	5-7	0-0	5-5	10	0	1	3	1	15
Austin Daye	17	3-6	0-2	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	8
Tyler Hansbrough	21	2-7	0-0	2-2	4	0	2	0	1	6
J.J. Redick	12	0-0	0-0	4-4	0	1	0	0	1	4
Elias Harris	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Jordan	7	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	2
Shawn Kemp Jr.	7	1-5	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		34-70	4-12	38-38	48	20	8	8	14	110

Recap:

The Wizards had an all-time great free throw shooting performance going 38-38 from the line as a team to push their winning streak to 4 games. Pistons Star, Rodney Stuckey, was out for this game with an injured leg so they were undermanned against the hot Washington squad.

Yi Jianlian was the player to watch in this game scoring the teams only double-double in his time off of the bench. His consistent play as the teams sixth man all year has kept the Wizards in games when the first unit needs a break.

Game 12

Denver Nuggets
at
Washington Wizards

Dec 31, 2013 - DEN at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Denver Nuggets (5-6)	38	22	20	29	109
Washington Wizards (8-3)	20	29	22	22	93

Denver Nuggets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gilbert Arenas (PG)	35	8-16	1-5	0-0	7	8	2	0	1	17
Ty Lawson (SG)	36	3-8	0-2	2-2	4	10	3	0	1	8
Wilson Chandler (SF)	36	7-10	1-1	0-0	6	3	0	3	2	15
LaMarcus Aldridge (PF)	26	8-13	0-0	1-1	3	1	1	2	1	17
Andre Drummond (C)	33	4-7	0-0	3-7	8	0	0	0	1	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Marcus Thornton	22	8-12	1-2	7-7	1	0	1	0	1	24
Epke Udoh	23	2-3	0-0	4-4	6	0	2	1	2	8
Kosta Koufos	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Chase Budinger	10	3-6	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	7
D.J. Kennedy	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Snear	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Steven Grey	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		44-80	4-13	17-21	39	24	10	6	11	109

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	38	6-16	0-5	8-8	2	6	2	2	2	20
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	25	4-13	1-3	0-3	5	1	1	0	2	9
Marvin Williams (SF)	29	3-5	0-1	1-2	3	1	1	0	0	7
Josh Smith (PF)	34	4-8	0-0	6-8	6	2	2	1	3	14
Tyler Zeller (C)	24	1-8	0-0	2-2	8	0	0	0	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	27	7-11	0-0	4-5	5	1	1	1	2	18
Austin Daye	15	0-1	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	1	1	2
Tyler Hansbrough	19	4-6	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	0	1	10
J.J. Redick	11	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	2
Elias Harris	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Marcus Jordan	6	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3
Shawn Kemp Jr.	5	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		31-76	2-11	29-36	43	13	7	5	14	93

Recap:

Washington's winning streak came to an end at 4 games on New Years Eve after falling to Denver by 16 points. Despite outrebounding Denver, the Wizards were swarmed by the Nuggets defense all game and had trouble getting any team basketball going. John Wall was held to a season-low 6 assists.

Yi Jianlian was again the Wizards Player of the Game for the Wizards again providing the scoring spark off of the bench. It wasn't enough though as the Wizards fall to 8-4 on the year heading into their match-up against the best defensive team in the league, Portland.

Game 13

Portland Trail Blazers
at
Washington Wizards

Jan 5, 2014 - POR at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Portland Trail Blazers (10-3)	16	17	11	22	66
Washington Wizards (8-4)	22	14	15	23	74

Portland Trail Blazers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Josh Selby (PG)	33	1-5	0-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	2
Brandon Roy (SG)	32	9-21	1-2	2-3	5	4	0	0	3	21
Gerald Wallace (SF)	33	4-7	1-2	3-5	7	3	3	0	2	12
Danilo Gallinari (PF)	7	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2
Greg Oden (C)	32	1-5	0-0	5-6	7	0	0	1	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Elliot Williams	18	3-7	1-3	4-4	3	1	1	1	0	11
Thabo Sefolosha	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Boris Diaw	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Cole Aldrich	13	2-3	0-0	1-3	2	0	0	0	0	5
Tony Woods	10	0-2	0-0	4-4	4	0	0	0	1	4
Kemba Walker	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0
Luke Babbitt	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		22-59	3-13	19-25	38	13	6	2	10	66

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	37	9-23	0-0	4-7	8	11	1	0	2	22
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	24	2-7	1-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	5
Marvin Williams (SF)	17	0-3	0-1	0-3	4	1	0	0	1	0
Josh Smith (PF)	34	9-14	0-0	0-2	4	1	1	4	3	18
Tyler Zeller (C)	18	0-1	0-1	0-0	6	0	1	0	0	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	22	8-13	1-2	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	17
Austin Daye	19	3-4	1-1	3-3	7	0	2	0	1	10
Tyler Hansbrough	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2
J.J. Redick	8	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elias Harris	DNP
Marcus Jordan	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Shawn Kemp Jr.	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		32-72	3-11	7-15	41	16	7	4	7	74

Recap:

An extremely ugly game to watch if you're a fan of offense. Neither team could get the offense going in this one until the 4th quarter. The Wizards were slowed by Portland's defense and couldn't get out and run the way they like to and were forced to play an unfamiliar half-court offense. Danilo Gallinari went down with a Labrum injury in the first quarter and Portland struggled after losing one of its main scoring options.

John Wall gets the nod as the Wizards Player of the Game over Yi Jianlian because of yet another near triple double. This is the 3rd time this season John Wall has been on the doorstep of that accomplishment but has been unable to grab it. While Yi didn't get the honors, it's getting to the point where you can just pencil his stats in before the game starts. He's had virtually identical scoring outputs in each of the games on this 3 game home stand.

Marvin Williams was benched in the 3rd quarter in this game in favor of Austin Daye. His benching has been speculated for a while now and Coach Saunders finally has had enough of his lackluster player. The Wizards need more production out of the starting SF spot if they expect to compete in the playoffs. Austin Daye will have his chance to start at SF starting in the next game at Philly.

Game 14

Washington Wizards
at
Philadelphia 76ers

Jan 23, 2014 - WAS at PHI
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (9-4)	22	10	25	32	91
Philadelphia 76ers (6-8)	16	24	26	18	84

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	48	8-19	0-2	8-9	5	17	0	0	10	24
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	26	1-7	0-2	2-2	9	2	2	0	1	4
Austin Daye (SF)	30	6-12	0-3	1-2	8	1	1	0	2	13
Josh Smith (PF)	38	10-17	1-3	4-7	12	0	0	2	2	25
Tyler Zeller (C)	29	2-4	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	1	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	17	3-7	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	6
Marvin Williams	19	2-4	0-1	0-0	9	0	0	0	0	4
Tyler Hansbrough	14	2-4	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	1	5
J.J. Redick	14	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4
Elias Harris	DNP
Marcus Jordan	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Shawn Kemp Jr.	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		37-82	1-13	16-21	61	21	4	2	17	91

Philadelphia 76ers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jrue Holiday (PG)	38	3-7	0-3	3-4	4	15	1	0	3	9
Evan Turner (SG)	40	5-20	2-13	1-1	13	2	3	1	1	13
Kyle Singler (SF)	32	3-18	1-9	1-2	6	0	2	0	0	8
Craig Brackins (PF)	39	4-13	0-1	0-0	14	2	4	0	0	8
Marreese Speights (C)	36	11-20	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	0	22
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Louis Williams	18	3-6	1-2	5-6	2	1	0	0	0	12
Milton Jennings	12	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Spencer Hawes	13	1-3	0-0	5-6	1	0	1	1	0	7
Tobias Harris	5	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Johnson	7	1-2	0-0	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	3
Khris Middleton	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Armon Johnson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		32-97	4-32	16-20	49	20	13	2	4	84

Recap:

Washington ended their losing streak at 1 game and got back on track with a win over the 76ers. The 3 point shot wasn't going in for either team in this game shooting a combined 5-45 from distance. Washington couldn't hold on to the ball at all turning it over 17 teams. They are extremely lucky to pull out the win with that type of ball control. It wasn't easy as they had to score 34 points in the 4th quarter to pull out the 7 point win.

Wizards Player of the Game goes to Josh Smith in this one for his clutch performance late in the 4th to complete the Washington comeback. He landed Washington's only 3 point field goal with under a minute to go to stretch the Wizards lead to 4 points. From there, John Wall hit all 8 of his free throws as the 76ers desperately fouled hoping to get a lucky break and take it into overtime.

Game 15

Boston Celtics
at
Washington Wizards

Jan 25, 2014 - BOS at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Boston Celtics (6-7)	34	20	21	30	105
Washington Wizards (10-4)	24	26	31	19	100

Boston Celtics
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rajon Rondo (PG)	42	7-12	0-0	2-4	7	10	1	0	7	16
Wayne Ellington (SG)	16	3-5	2-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	8
Nicolas Batum (SF)	37	3-4	1-1	10-10	3	0	2	5	2	17
Kevin Garnett (PF)	38	5-10	0-0	3-3	16	0	0	1	4	13
Glen Davis (C)	37	8-17	0-0	7-9	3	2	1	0	2	23
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Nate Robinson	23	1-6	1-2	8-9	2	0	1	0	1	11
Ramon Sessions	20	5-10	0-0	0-0	3	6	1	0	1	10
Troy Murphy	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Kim English	8	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Wayne Blackshear	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jeffrey Taylor	6	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	1
Joshua Smith	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	0
TEAM TOTALS		35-70	4-6	31-37	44	19	7	7	20	105

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	41	10-20	1-3	4-5	6	7	4	0	5	25
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	25	5-12	0-1	8-8	1	0	0	1	0	18
Austin Daye (SF)	20	1-6	0-4	1-2	4	1	1	1	0	3
Josh Smith (PF)	22	2-6	0-0	3-4	3	3	0	2	1	7
Tyler Zeller (C)	14	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	25	4-6	0-0	3-4	8	1	2	0	0	11
Marvin Williams	25	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	2	0	1	4
Tyler Hansbrough	23	3-9	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	0	2	8
J.J. Redick	16	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	5
Elias Harris	8	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3
Marcus Jordan	11	6-9	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	12
Shawn Kemp Jr.	10	0-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	2	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		36-83	3-11	25-29	39	16	11	6	11	100

Recap:

Boston came out hitting all of their shots in the 1st quarter, taking a lead they would hand onto until late in the 3rd quarter. Led by Big Baby and Nicolas Batum's stellar defensive play, the Celtics stopped the Wizards and held on for the win.

Rookie Marcus Jordan will win his first Player of the Game award scoring a new career high 12 points. 8 of his 12 came in the 4th when the Wizards were fighting to win the game. This also was his best shooting game going 6-9 after subbing in and playing the backup SG spot.

Team Record through 15 games: 10-5

Look Ahead:

With only 5 more games until the All Star Break, Washington will look to maintain their hold on 4th place in the East. However, 3 of the next 5 games are against playoff teams so it won't be easy for the Wizards.

The next update will feature the All-Star rosters for both teams, as well as an updated depth chart and the mid-way stats for the Wizards and the standings for both conferences.

Next 5 Games:

February 4th @ Utah Jazz
February 8th vs Memphis Grizzlies
February 11th vs Charlotte Bobcats
February 13th @ New York Knicks
February 16th vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Washington Wizards 2013-2014 Midseason Update 2

Posted on May 26, 2011 at 09:49 PM.

(0)

Wizards 13-14 Midseason Update 2

29 Game Season
10 Minute Quarters

Record thus far: 4-1

Game 6

Washington Wizards
at
Toronto Raptors

Nov 30, 2013 - WAS at TOR
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (4-1)	27	17	6	30	80
Toronto Raptors (4-0)	27	24	23	26	100

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	39	7-20	0-1	8-9	1	9	1	0	4	22
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	25	4-11	0-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	9
Marvin Williams (SF)	29	5-6	2-2	1-2	3	0	0	3	0	13
Josh Smith (PF)	34	4-11	0-0	2-2	11	3	2	1	2	10
Tyler Zeller (C)	24	0-2	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	26	4-8	0-0	1-1	6	1	0	0	1	9
Austin Daye	15	3-7	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	6
Tyler Hansbrough	20	1-6	0-1	2-2	1	2	2	0	0	4
J.J. Redick	11	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	0	1	2
Elias Harris	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	2
Marcus Jordan	6	0-5	0-0	2-3	1	0	0	0	2	2
Shawn Kemp Jr.	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		29-79	2-6	20-25	40	17	7	8	1	80

Toronto Raptors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jerryd Bayless (PG)	35	3-9	0-0	6-7	3	9	0	0	2	12
Demar DeRozan (SG)	37	11-13	1-1	4-5	4	2	2	4	1	27
Terrence Jones (SF)	35	6-11	1-5	7-10	12	2	4	1	3	20
Ed Davis (PF)	34	2-5	0-0	4-4	7	2	0	1	0	8
Andrea Bargnani (C)	35	3-13	1-2	2-2	8	2	0	0	1	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan Hamilton	25	6-11	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	1	3	12
Reggie Williams	11	2-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	1	0	1	6
Robin Lopez	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	2
Dexter Strickland	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Steve Blake	4	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	2
Amu Saaka	DNP
Dante Taylor	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		35-69	3-9	27-32	43	23	7	9	12	100

Recap:

The Wizards dropped their second game of the season to the still-undefeated Raptors led by Demar DeRozan's spectacular shooting performance. Washington managed to stay in the game until the third quarter where they went ice cold, only managing 6 points. The 30 points put up in the 4th weren't enough as the Wizards dropped to 4-2 on the season with a 20 point loss.

John Wall continued his solid play but he got no secondary scoring. Josh Smith had another double double and solid defensive game but the Wizards would've liked more than 10 points. Elias Harris scored his first points of the season as well in limited action.

Game 7

Washington Wizards
at
Sacramento Kings

Dec 6, 2013 - WAS at SAC
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (4-2)	32	22	27	24	105
Sacramento Kings (2-2)	32	26	30	21	109

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	10-17	2-4	5-5	3	11	0	2	4	27
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	24	5-8	0-0	3-4	0	0	0	1	2	13
Marvin Williams (SF)	30	2-6	1-2	2-2	2	1	1	0	3	7
Josh Smith (PF)	35	7-7	0-0	4-6	3	6	4	1	3	18
Tyler Zeller (C)	24	2-4	0-0	5-6	5	0	0	2	0	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	26	2-5	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	1	1	6
Austin Daye	16	3-6	1-1	0-0	6	1	1	1	3	7
Tyler Hansbrough	19	4-5	0-0	3-4	5	2	0	0	0	11
J.J. Redick	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Elias Harris	5	1-3	0-1	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	3
Marcus Jordan	6	1-2	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	4
Shawn Kemp Jr.	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		37-63	4-9	27-32	33	22	7	8	19	105

Sacramento Kings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Seth Curry (PG)	35	6-16	2-6	8-10	0	6	1	0	2	22
Tyreke Evans (SG)	40	10-22	2-3	6-7	6	9	3	0	1	28
Deshaun Thomas (SF)	35	3-8	0-2	0-0	2	5	1	0	1	6
Jason Thompson (PF)	31	7-12	0-0	3-4	7	2	0	2	0	17
Demarcus Cousins (C)	38	7-12	0-0	6-7	10	0	2	1	1	20
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Zach Randolph	23	0-5	0-2	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	2
J.R. Smith	10	3-4	2-2	0-0	1	0	2	0	1	8
Damian Lillard	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	4
Shawn Marion	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Garrett Siler	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Singleton	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tracy McGray	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1
TEAM TOTALS		39-84	6-16	25-30	37	24	9	3	11	109

Recap:

The Wizards fall to 4-3 after losing their 2nd game in a row, this time to the Sacramento Kings. Defense was again the issue as the Wizards couldn't contain the young, dynamic combo of Tyreke Evans and last years Rookie of the Year, Seth Curry. John Wall continued his all-star play in this game, even netting 2 shots from 3 point range.

Despite the loss, the Wizards came out of this game with a possible trade partner in the near future. Eager to acquire defensive help, Chris Singleton stood out as a player that could step in and help Washington on that end of the court. Singleton, now in his 3rd year in the league is demanding a trade from the team. Increasingly frustrated by his role as the teams 12th man, he is willing to go anywhere as long as its away from the Kings organization. This is a player the Wizards will certainly keep their eye on in the coming weeks.

The Kings are extremely thin at the Shooting Guard position. A J.J. Redick for Chris Singleton swap may be possible. The Wizards are becoming frustrated with J.J. and his career low .250 3 point percentage. Those numbers aren't acceptable for a 3 point specialist like Redick.

Game 8

Washington Wizards
at
Phoenix Suns

Dec 7, 2013 - WAS at PHO
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (4-3)	27	36	25	34	122
Phoenix Suns (3-6)	15	30	29	38	112

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	38	9-18	4-7	7-8	3	7	1	0	2	29
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	25	1-6	0-3	3-4	2	1	0	0	4	6
Marvin Williams (SF)	30	1-5	0-0	5-5	4	0	0	1	2	7
Josh Smith (PF)	34	3-6	0-0	6-7	8	7	2	2	0	12
Tyler Zeller (C)	25	1-5	0-2	2-2	7	2	0	0	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	26	12-16	2-2	4-4	7	0	0	0	1	30
Austin Daye	15	3-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	7
Tyler Hansbrough	20	3-4	0-0	3-3	2	2	1	0	1	9
J.J. Redick	10	4-5	2-3	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	12
Elias Harris	5	1-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Marcus Jordan	6	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	3	0	0	0	4
Shawn Kemp Jr.	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		39-73	9-19	35-39	38	23	4	5	11	122

Phoenix Suns
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jonny Flynn (PG)	39	8-18	0-2	2-3	3	8	1	0	3	18
Rodrigue Beaubois (SG)	31	8-11	0-2	5-5	3	3	2	0	1	21
Jakarr Sampson (SF)	37	7-17	2-3	4-4	11	4	1	0	1	20
Quincy Miller (PF)	36	6-11	0-1	3-6	6	2	2	1	1	15
Marcin Gortat (C)	24	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	2	0	0	1	1
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Avery Bradley	26	6-9	4-4	1-2	4	2	0	1	2	17
Leandro Barbosa	14	0-1	0-1	9-9	0	0	0	0	2	9
Jermaine O'Neal	12	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	6
Channing Frye	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Jeff Pendergraph	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jeremy Evans	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kelenna Azubuike	9	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		40-79	7-14	25-31	32	21	6	3	13	112

Recap:

No shortage of offense in this game as the Wizards rebounded from the losing skid to bring their record to 5-3 on the season. A combined 72 points scored in the 4th quarter alone kept the fans on the edge of their seats throughout.

Yi Jianlian was on fire off of the bench in this one falling 1 point short of his career high. J.J. Redick came to play as well fresh off of trade rumors, he seemed determined to show that he is a vital part of this team and can still contribute.

Game 9

Houston Rockets
vs
Washington Wizards

Dec 14, 2013 - HOU at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston Rockets (4-4)	19	23	25	28	95
Washington Wizards (5-3)	25	31	28	30	114

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kyle Lowry (PG)	29	2-5	0-1	2-2	1	7	1	0	0	6
Kevin Martin (SG)	35	4-13	1-6	2-2	2	0	1	0	2	11
Terrence Williams (SF)	31	6-11	0-0	7-8	7	4	0	1	2	19
Patrick Patterson (PF)	36	7-10	0-0	4-5	9	2	0	1	3	18
Yao Ming (C)	25	4-8	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	1	4	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	22	0-5	0-0	2-2	3	2	0	1	1	2
Luis Scola	14	2-3	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	5
Iman Shumpert	8	3-5	2-3	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	10
Tony Mitchell	13	3-10	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	0	1	8
Johnny O'Bryant	9	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4
Demarre Carroll	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Hasheem Thabeet	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		34-76	3-10	24-27	41	19	3	6	15	95

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	11-17	4-6	10-12	2	11	2	1	2	36
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	25	5-11	2-3	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	14
Marvin Williams (SF)	30	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Josh Smith (PF)	34	7-8	0-0	7-9	11	9	1	1	0	21
Tyler Zeller (C)	22	3-6	0-0	5-5	2	1	2	3	1	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	26	2-6	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	6
Austin Daye	15	1-3	1-1	4-4	1	0	1	0	0	7
Tyler Hansbrough	21	6-9	0-1	0-0	5	0	1	0	3	12
J.J. Redick	11	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0
Elias Harris	5	0-0	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	2
Marcus Jordan	6	0-2	0-1	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	1
Shawn Kemp Jr.	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		37-69	7-13	33-38	36	25	7	6	11	114

Recap:

On the return to their home court, the Wizards got their second win in a row, in dominant fashion no less. The defense played well which is the most important thing to take away from this game. Struggling in the last few outings, the defense, led by Tyler Zeller shut down the Rockets in the first half and cruised to victory.

John Wall led the way with the second highest scoring outing of his career. Only having 2 turnovers was a step in the right direction as the turnovers have been an issue so far in his young career. Tyler Hansbrough played well off the bench.

Game 10

Washington Wizards
at
San Antonio Spurs

Dec 22, 2013 - WAS at SAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (6-3)	14	26	24	28	92
San Antonio Spurs (5-4)	23	20	22	14	79

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	26-39	2-3	2-7	1	11	1	0	5	56
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	22	1-4	1-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	3
Marvin Williams (SF)	22	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	2	1	1	1	2
Josh Smith (PF)	31	3-8	1-2	0-2	11	2	0	5	1	7
Tyler Zeller (C)	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	24	3-4	1-2	0-0	6	0	3	0	0	7
Austin Daye	18	5-7	3-3	0-0	8	0	0	0	0	13
Tyler Hansbrough	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	2
J.J. Redick	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elias Harris	DNP
Marcus Jordan	15	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Shawn Kemp Jr.	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		41-74	8-19	2-9	35	19	7	7	11	92

San Antonio Spurs
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tony Parker (PG)	27	3-7	0-1	0-0	2	10	1	1	3	6
Andre Iguodala (SG)	32	6-18	1-7	4-6	1	3	1	0	1	17
James Andeson (SF)	33	4-18	3-8	4-4	12	0	0	0	2	15
Paul Millsap (PF)	33	8-15	0-0	8-12	12	0	0	0	1	24
Willie Reed (C)	27	4-7	0-0	2-2	9	1	1	0	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Richard Jefferson	8	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4
Isaiah Austin	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	3	0	0	2
Markieff Morris	10	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1
Durand Scott	9	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Hill	14	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kenneth Faried	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic Cheek	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		28-77	4-19	19-26	47	16	6	1	8	79

Recap:

The New Look Spurs were taken out on their own court tonight. In only their 10th game together after a partial rebuild, the Spurs came out of the gate hot but fell off soon after. By the time the 4th quarter hit the Spurs lack of depth showed and they fell without putting up much of a fight.

John Wall stuck his name in the MVP discussion with a brilliant performance, dominating his old career high in scoring and nearly touching 60. The Wizards noticed early they weren't going to get the calls and get to the line so John Wall went to work from mid range and showed off his newly developed jumper. The scoring outburst partially was because he had to take over. Josh Smith was off early on, as was most everyone else. Despite the offensive struggles, Smith did well on the glass and blocked 5 shots. Austin Daye was the only other bright spot on the offensive side of the floor inching closer to the starter SF spot by the day.

Team Record through 10 games: 7-3

Washington Wizards Team Stats

Washington Wizards Stats - 13-14
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
John Wall	10/10	38.2	28.3	3.5	11.7	1.3	0.4	4.7	2.5
Josh Smith	8/8	32.1	16.8	9.0	3.6	1.5	2.3	1.7	1.9
Yi Jianlian	10/2	23.9	11.1	5.8	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.8	2.3
Marvin Williams	10/10	26.4	8.1	4.1	0.4	0.4	0.5	1.3	2.1
Tyler Hansbrough	10/0	16.9	6.8	2.6	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.8	1.7
Tyler Zeller	10/10	21.4	5.1	3.8	0.8	0.4	1.3	0.7	2.5
Kentavious Caldwell	10/10	23.8	11.1	2.9	0.7	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.2
Austin Daye	10/0	15.4	7.8	4.3	0.7	0.9	0.5	0.9	1.3
J.J. Redick	10/0	8.9	2.9	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.9
Elias Harris	7/0	5.3	1.3	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3
Shawn Kemp Jr. (R)	10/0	6.3	1.2	2.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.3
Marcus Jordan (R)	10/0	9.5	2.8	0.9	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.2

(R) denotes Rookie
GP is Games Played/Games Started

Look Ahead:

If Marvin Williams continues his lackluster play, Flip Saunders is more than willing to give Austin Daye his shot at the starting role. He feels Daye offers a much more dynamic game than Williams. Williams' scoring touch could be more potent off the bench. Saunders is thinking coming off the bench the only thing he has to focus on is scoring, and that could help him and the team.

J.J. Redick played well in one game after the trade rumors started, and then quickly went back to the poor shooting that has plagued him all season. If that continues, Washington will be forced to try to move him. Marcus Jordan has played well in the time he has filled at SG when Kentvaious Caldwell takes a break. His performance will help soften the blow of J.J.'s loss. A perimeter defender will be priority if a trade does happen.

Next 5 Games:

December 29th vs Detroit Pistons
December 31st vs Denver Nuggets
January 5th vs Portland Trailblazers
January 23rd at Philadelphia 76ers
January 25th vs Boston Celtics

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

2013-2014 Washington Wizards Update 1

Posted on May 25, 2011 at 05:27 AM.

(1)

Washington Wizards Midseason Update 1

29 Game Season
10 Minute Quarters

Record Thus Far: 4-1

Game 1

Orlando Magic
at
Washington Wizards

Nov 6, 2013 - ORL at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Orlando Magic (0-0)	17	14	12	27	70
Washington Wizards (0-0)	22	16	22	26	86

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	34	4-10	0-0	7-8	6	15	0	0	9	15
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	23	6-8	2-4	4-5	6	0	0	0	0	18
Marvin Williams (SF)	25	3-9	2-5	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	9
Josh Smith (PF)	30	5-7	0-0	7-8	5	1	1	3	4	17
Tyler Zeller (C)	23	1-1	1-1	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	3
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	20	3-8	0-1	1-2	7	0	0	0	0	7
Tyler Hansbrough	14	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2
Austin Daye	13	2-6	0-0	1-2	8	2	0	0	1	5
J.J. Redick	9	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Marcus Jordan	7	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	5
Shawn Kemp Jr.	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Elias Harris	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		29-59	7-14	21-27	48	21	2	4	16	70

Orlando Magic
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ramond Felton (PG)	33	1-8	0-1	2-3	2	4	3	0	1	4
Lebryan Nash (SG)	28	4-22	1-6	3-4	3	0	0	0	0	12
Jared Dudley (SF)	21	3-7	1-5	0-0	4	1	3	1	0	7
Nene (PF)	24	6-10	0-0	4-4	6	2	0	1	0	16
Dwight Howard (C)	29	4-6	0-1	5-9	10	0	0	0	0	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Andre Blatche	23	4-10	0-1	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	8
Taj Gibson	15	2-6	0-1	0-1	6	1	2	0	0	4
Chris Duhon	10	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	3
Hedo Turkoglu	8	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Orton	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Richardson	6	1-4	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	3
William Buford	7	0-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		26-82	4-18	14-21	40	13	10	4	2	86

Recap:

The Wizards started off the 13-14 season with a bang defeating the aging Magic. Josh Smith played well in his Wizards debut. They expect more out of him but his performance was decent. Rookies Marcus Jordan and Shawn Kemp both saw their first NBA action. Marcus Jordan showed a lot of promise at the offensive end while Kemp dominated the boards in his time.

However the most impressive new Wizard was Austin Daye. In limited minutes off the bench Daye managed to lead the team in rebounding and net 5 points. Kentavious Caldwell also impressed, leading the team in scoring in his first ever start.

Game 2:

Los Angeles Lakers
at
Washington Wizards

Nov 13, 2013 - LAL at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (1-0)	19	26	21	29	95
Los Angeles Lakers (0-1)	27	15	22	23	86

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	38	5-15	0-1	7-7	3	13	4	0	7	17
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	22	3-7	2-4	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	8
Marvin Williams (SF)	25	4-5	0-0	2-2	8	0	1	0	3	10
Josh Smith (PF)	26	7-10	0-0	8-11	9	0	2	0	2	22
Tyler Zeller (C)	22	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	20	6-9	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	12
Tyler Hansbrough	12	2-2	0-0	4-4	1	2	1	0	1	8
Austin Daye	13	2-3	1-1	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	5
J.J. Redick	5	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Marcus Jordan	18	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	2
Shawn Kemp Jr.	5	1-1	0-0	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	3
Elias Harris	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		34-61	3-10	24-27	37	24	13	1	18	95

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jordan Farmar (PG)	34	4-11	2-7	6-6	2	3	1	0	3	16
Kobe Bryant (SG)	32	7-18	2-8	2-3	5	4	2	0	1	18
Rashard Lewis (SF)	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3
Pau Gasol (PF)	25	4-7	0-0	6-8	3	1	1	0	3	14
Andrew Bynum (C)	33	10-15	0-0	3-4	4	4	1	1	2	23
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Lamar Odom	21	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jelandi Kendrick	15	0-5	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	0
Samuel Deguara	12	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	6
Kawhi Leonard	11	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	2
Yancy Gates	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2
Ravern Johnson	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	3	3	0	2	0
Chris Wright	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3
TEAM TOTALS		32-69	6-20	17-21	27	20	11	2	15	86

Recap:

The Lakers came out firing in this one and jumped out to an early 10 point lead. The Wizards clawed back into it in the 2nd quarter and took a lead into halftime. The Lakers got back into it late but clutch free throw shooting by John Wall sealed the game. Unfortunately for Washington, Josh Smith was hurt late in the 4th quarter and would miss the next 2 games.

The MVP of this game was Marcus Jordan. His stats weren't all that impressive but his lock down defense on All-Time Great Kobe Bryant was incredible. The young Jordan in only his 2nd career game looked like a 10 year veteran guarding the larger and far more experience Kobe and his ability to contest shots and prevent Kobe from getting to the rim is what won the game for Washington.

Game 3:

Oklahoma City Thunder
at
Washington Wizards

Nov 16, 2013 - OKC at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (2-0)	24	29	20	27	100
Oklahoma City Thunder (2-0)	31	32	11	20	94

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	40	7-21	0-1	14-16	9	17	0	0	6	28
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	27	7-11	4-7	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	18
Marvin Williams (SF)	27	2-5	1-2	0-0	8	0	1	0	0	5
Josh Smith (PF)	INJ
Tyler Zeller (C)	28	2-3	0-0	0-1	7	1	1	0	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	27	7-14	2-4	10-11	7	2	1	3	0	26
Tyler Hansbrough	15	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	2
Austin Daye	14	5-10	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	11
J.J. Redick	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Jordan	7	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Shawn Kemp Jr.	5	1-2	0-0	3-3	4	0	0	0	0	5
Elias Harris	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		32-70	8-17	28-33	41	21	4	3	10	100

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Russell Westbrook (PG)	31	3-4	0-0	3-4	5	10	4	0	1	9
James Harden (SG)	26	4-13	3-8	0-0	3	3	3	0	0	11
Kevin Durant (SF)	35	17-38	4-14	4-6	4	4	0	1	1	42
Serge Ibaka (PF)	29	5-8	0-0	0-0	7	2	1	3	0	10
Kendrick Perkins (C)	32	1-5	0-0	0-0	13	1	0	1	2	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Wesley Matthews	15	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	4
John Henson	12	4-7	1-2	3-3	2	1	0	0	0	12
Sim Bhullar	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2
Derrick Williams	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Darington Hobson	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Eric Maynor	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0
Daequan Cook	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		38-83	8-26	10-13	39	26	8	5	5	94

Recap:

The Wizards are still trying to figure out how they managed to pull out a win and get to 3-0. After allowing 63 points in the first half, 31 to Kevin Durant, the Wizards defense stepped up in the 3rd and 4th quarters holding OKC to only 31 second half points.

John Wall and Yi Jianlian - who is stepping in for the injured Josh Smith - led the Wizards in a great comeback win. John Wall's near triple double in this game along with his performance in the Lakers game a few days earlier gained him Player of the Week honors.

Game 4:

Milwaukee Bucks
at
Washington Wizards

Nov 18, 2013 - MIL at WAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (3-0)	27	25	26	24	102
Milwaukee Bucks (0-1)	37	32	24	23	116

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	37	6-13	1-2	6-7	2	8	3	1	3	19
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	25	8-16	2-4	2-2	5	1	0	0	2	20
Marvin Williams (SF)	31	4-6	1-1	8-9	5	0	0	0	2	17
Josh Smith (PF)	INJ
Tyler Zeller (C)	23	3-7	0-1	5-5	1	2	0	1	1	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	25	1-4	0-0	2-2	8	0	1	1	2	4
Tyler Hansbrough	27	3-11	0-0	8-8	4	1	2	0	0	14
Austin Daye	22	3-4	2-3	1-2	7	1	3	2	1	9
J.J. Redick	15	0-4	0-2	6-6	2	1	1	0	0	6
Marcus Jordan	18	1-11	0-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2
Shawn Kemp Jr.	11	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Elias Harris	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Wright	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		29-79	6-18	38-41	41	14	11	5	13	102

Milwaukee Bucks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Jennings (PG)	40	11-14	4-5	2-2	3	11	3	0	1	28
Harrison Barnes (SG)	36	10-14	2-3	5-8	1	5	0	0	3	27
James McAdoo (SF)	23	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	6
Larry Sanders (PF)	26	5-9	0-0	5-5	5	3	0	1	0	15
Andrew Bogut (C)	28	7-9	0-0	5-8	7	0	0	5	1	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Anthony Davis	15	2-6	0-3	4-4	4	0	0	0	2	8
Dajuan Blair	27	3-5	0-0	1-2	5	1	2	0	2	7
John Salmons	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Durrell Summers	10	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	1	1	2
Drew Gooden	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	0
Tony Wroten	9	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	2	1	0	2	2
Wesley Witherspoon	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		41-65	8-14	26-33	32	25	7	8	15	116

Recap:

The terrible defense from the Oklahoma City game was carried over into this game by the Wizards. However, the Bucks managed to keep their scoring up enough in the second half to outlast the Wizards and hand them their first loss of the season. Washington will have to learn quick if it intends to compete in the playoffs this year. Allowing 69 points in one half is unacceptable at any level.

Marcus Jordan had his worst game as a pro. Coach Saunders said after the game "He was just trying to do too much out there". He looked every bit the part of the raw rookie tonight and for his and the Wizards sake fans should hope he turns it around in time for the next game, a tough test against the Pacers.

Chris Wright (PG) was signed to fill the roster spot left in the absence of Josh Smith. He was sent down to the D-League after the game as Josh Smith would be ready to go against Indiana.

Game 5:

Washington Wizards
at
Indiana Pacers

Nov 21, 2013 - WAS at IND
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Wizards (3-1)	26	25	17	31	99
Indiana Pacers (2-1)	18	27	16	19	80

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
John Wall (PG)	37	13-26	0-2	8-16	5	15	1	0	5	34
Kentavious Caldwell (SG)	21	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2
Marvin Williams (SF)	18	3-5	1-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	7
Josh Smith (PF)	36	13-23	0-1	1-8	14	1	0	5	2	27
Tyler Zeller (C)	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Yi Jianlian	21	2-3	0-1	0-0	5	0	1	1	1	4
Tyler Hansbrough	12	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Austin Daye	15	3-4	2-2	0-2	5	1	1	0	2	8
J.J. Redick	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Marcus Jordan	12	2-2	0-0	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	5
Shawn Kemp Jr.	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4
Elias Harris	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		43-75	3-12	10-28	48	22	3	8	12	99

Indiana Pacers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Darren Collison (PG)	32	3-6	1-1	0-0	4	11	1	0	2	7
Paul George (SG)	26	4-15	1-5	1-1	0	3	1	1	0	10
Danny Granger (SF)	31	8-18	1-4	1-2	10	1	3	1	1	18
Jeff Green (PF)	26	6-18	0-3	0-0	6	0	3	1	1	12
Roy Hibbert (C)	32	5-6	0-0	4-5	6	1	0	2	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gerald Henderson	7	2-2	0-0	5-5	0	0	0	1	0	9
Jordan Crawford	29	3-15	0-4	0-0	4	2	2	0	1	6
Kevin Seraphin	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Brooks	9	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
C.J. Barksdale	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	4
Scotty Hopson	DNP
Brandon Rush	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		33-87	3-19	11-13	33	19	10	7	6	80

Recap:

Despite the abysmal free throw shooting performance the Wizards dominated the Pacers to earn their 4th win of the season. Josh Smith announced his return from injury with a bang giving Washington fans what they had hoped for out of him ever since he was signed this past offseason.

Austin Daye continued his stellar all-around play off of the bench. He may not be lighting up scoreboards but he's certainly doing everything the Wizards ask of him and is making Coach Flip Saunders consider placing him in the Starting Lineup to see what he can do. If that does happen, all signs point to Marvin Williams being the odd man out as his defensive play has been questionable at best so far this season.

Marcus Jordan rebounded nicely from his disastrous performance against Milwaukee. Despite being a 2nd round pick he has outshined 1st rounder and fellow rookie Shawn Kemp Jr. and the contest isn't even close. Wizards assistant coach Sam Cassell has been spending extra time with Jordan and that certainly is showing.

Wizards Player Stats

Washington Wizards Stats - 13-14
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
John Wall	5/5	37.2	22.6	5.0	13.6	1.6	0.2	6.0	3.2
Josh Smith	3/3	30.7	22.0	9.3	0.7	1.0	2.7	2.7	1.7
Yi Jianlian	5/2	22.6	10.6	6.0	0.8	0.8	1.0	0.6	2.6
Marvin Williams	5/5	25.0	9.6	5.6	0.2	0.4	0.0	1.2	1.0
Tyler Hansbrough	5/0	15.8	6.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.4	1.4
Tyler Zeller	5/5	22.2	5.2	3.4	0.6	0.4	0.8	0.8	2.2
Kentavious Caldwell	5/5	23.6	13.2	3.8	1.0	0.2	0.0	1.2	0.4
Austin Daye	5/0	15.2	7.6	5.2	1.2	1.2	0.4	0.8	0.6
J.J. Redick	5/0	9.0	3.0	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.0
Elias Harris	3/0	5.7	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Shawn Kemp Jr. (R)	5/0	7.2	2.4	3.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.2
Marcus Jordan (R)	5/0	11.8	3.0	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.2

(R) denotes Rookie
GP is Games Played/Games Started

Next 5 Wizards games:

November 30th @ Toronto
December 6th @ Sacramento
December 7th @ Phoenix
December 14th vs Houston
December 22nd vs San Antonio

Sunday, May 22, 2011

2013-2014 Washington Wizards Preseason Update

Posted on May 22, 2011 at 03:22 PM.

(0)

Washington Wizards Preseason Update

29 Game Season
10 Minute Quarters

Roster

2013-2014 Wizards Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
2	John Wall	PG	23	6'4"	195	1 yr. $7.46m
5	Josh Smith	PF/SF	27	6'9"	240	5 yrs. $90m
31	Yi Jianlian	PF/C	25	7'0"	238	1 yr. $5.0m
24	Marvin Williams	SF/PF	27	6'9"	240	1 yr. $6.4m
50	Tyler Hansbrough	PF/C	27	6'9"	250	1 yr. $4.23m
44	Tyler Zeller	C	24	7'0"	250	1 yr. $1.0m
22	Kentavious Caldwell	SG/SF	20	6'6"	190	1 yr. $1.84m
21	Austin Daye	SF/PF	25	6'11"	200	2 yrs. $6.1m
7	J.J. Redick	SG	29	6'4"	190	1 yr. $2.0m
20	Elias Harris	SF/PF	24	6'8"	225	1 yr. $568k
40	Shawn Kemp Jr. (R)	PF/C	22	6'9"	225	2 yrs. $2.76m
6	Marcus Jordan (R)	PG/SG	23	6'3"	200	1 yr. $487k

(R) indicates Rookie

Depth Chart

Washington Wizards Depth Chart - 13-14
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	John Wall	Marcus Jordan (R)
SG	Kentavious Caldwell	J.J. Redick	Elias Harris	Marcus Jordan (R)
SF	Marvin Williams	Austin Daye	Elias Harris
PF	Josh Smith	Yi Jianlian	Shawn Kemp Jr. (R)	Austin Daye
C	Tyler Zeller	Tyler Hansbrough	Shawn Kemp Jr.

(R) indicates Rookie

Wizards 2012-2013 Playoff and Offseason Update

Posted on May 22, 2011 at 03:20 PM.

(0)

Wizards Playoff and Offseason Update

29 Game Regular Season
10 Minute Quarters
Playoffs are 5-7-7-7 Format

Final Regular Season Stats

Washington Wizards 2012-2013 Final Statistics Stats - 2013
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
John Wall	29/29	38.5	24.2	3.7	10.8	1.7	0.4	3.4	2.1
Marvin Williams	29/29	31.4	12.4	6.0	1.5	0.9	0.4	1.2	2.1
Yi Jianlian	27/14	25.6	11.9	7.6	1.0	0.9	1.3	1.0	2.2
J.J. Redick	29/29	25.0	11.4	2.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	1.1	1.9
Kentavious Caldwell (R)	29/0	20.6	10.5	2.6	0.8	0.3	0.4	1.1	1.8
Tyler Hansbrough	29/0	19.1	9.6	4.5	0.7	0.4	0.0	1.2	2.7
Antawn Jamison	24/0	19.1	8.9	4.0	0.9	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.5
Tyler Zeller (R)	29/29	20.4	5.1	3.7	0.8	0.5	0.9	0.8	2.6
Elias Harris	28/3	15.6	4.1	4.1	0.7	0.4	0.7	1.0	1.1
Chris Wright	7/0	5.3	1.6	0.7	1.7	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.7
Paul Sherman	20/0	3.1	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.3
Steve Blake	24/0	6.3	1.2	0.4	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.7

GP is Games Played/Games Started

First Round

The regular season came to a close with the Wizards needing a win to make the playoffs for the first time in 4 years. John Wall was able to accomplish that goal and the Wizards locked up the 7 seed in the East. The Miami Heat earned the 2 seed so the Wizards would see them in a best of 5 series.

The Wizards had momentum on their side entering the battle with the Heat. They had just ran off 3 wins in a row to enter the playoffs and John Wall was playing the best basketball thus far in his young career. Improving the Wizards chances was the injury to Chris Bosh. Although he would be able to play through his sprained ankle, it severely limited his mobility and he became a huge defensive liability against the Wizards high octane offense.

Game 1 saw rookie Tyler Zeller produce the best scoring game of his career scoring 23 points in 24 minutes. The Wizards shooters hot streak continued, missing only 2 free throws the entire game. John Wall added 17 points and 17 assists as the Wizards upset the Heat to take homecourt advantage away.

Game 2 started off fast for the Wizards putting up 29 points in the first quarter to shock the Miami faithful. Kentavious Caldwell continued his stellar play off of the bench allowing the Wizards to coast into halftime with a lead. The second half was another story, however, as game 1 hero Tyler Zeller was taken down with a hard foul by Dwyane Wade and diagnosed with a Broken Wrist that would put him out for the remainder of the season. Just as things were looking up for the Heat as the Wizards lost their only Center over 6'10", disaster struck as Dwyane Wade went down with a Strained Back in the 4th. Karma seemed to be on the Wizards side. Wade, however, is a tough player and missed no time but his play was limited, especially defensively and the Wizards were able to again shock Miami and jump out to a 2-0 series lead.

Game 3 back in Washington was much of the same in the first quarter with J.J. Redick hitting 2 three pointers in the quarter. The tide seemed to change in the second and third quarters as the lack of size on the Wizards frontcourt due to Zeller's absence was glaring. The Heat, led by Lebron James, scored 27 points in the 2nd and the 3rd to take a commanding lead into the 4th quarter. Kentavious Caldwell again refused to let his team die and hit 5 three point shots in the 4th quarter alone to bring the Wizards back within striking distance. John Wall then put nail in Miami's coffin with 2 huge 3 point shots with under a minute to play. Lebron James tried to answer but came up short on all 4 of his 3 point attempts in the final 2 minutes. The Wizards shocked the world by sending a hobbled, yet still favorite-to-win-it-all, Heat team home in the first round, with a sweep.

Second Round

The Second Round had the Wizards matching up against the Atlanta Hawks, fresh off an upset of their own over the Bulls. Both teams running on high emotions would make for an interesting matchup between 2 young teams.

The Wizards lack of depth at the Center position proved obvious as they were outrebound in every game of the series. Zeller had been averaging 2 blocks per game in the playoffs and that interior presence was also sorely missed by the Wizards. They were only able to surpass 3 blocks once.

Games 1 and 2 started off with a bang in Atlanta as Joe Johnson scored 28 and 29 points respectively leading the Hawks to an early 2-0 series lead.

Games 3 and 4 were a different story however as Washington evened the series with lopsided wins on their homecourt. John Wall led the way with a double double in each. 22 points and 10 assists in game 3 followed by 21 points and 12 assists in game 4.

Games 5 and 6 went the same as the rest of the series had so far. With Atlanta winning game 5 on their homecourt led by Josh Smith's near triple double. He managed 22 points, 14 rebounds and an outstanding 8 blocks. Game 6 in Washington was another lopsided win for the Wizards with 6 of the 10 players seeing time scoring at least 10 points. John Wall again led the way with 18 points, 10 assists and 3 steals.

Game 7 in Atlanta would have to break the trend of home teams winning if the Wizards hoped to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to get a chance to face Boston with a ticket to the Finals on the line. John Wall's refusal to quit wasn't enough for the Wizards, however, as they were outrebounded by 18 and the Hawks closed the game and the series out. Wall posted 24 points, 8 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks, but this was not enough for the Wizards who now head into the offseason with postseason experience, but questions about depth and the lack of a number 2 behind John Wall to address in the offseason.

The NBA Finals saw the Lakers and Celtics again meeting, with the Lakers making quick work of the Celtics in 5 games. Kobe Bryant finally got his 6th ring after falling short the past few years. He also gained his 3rd NBA Finals MVP award.

Offseason

Staff Signing

All Staff was still under contract.

Team/Player Options

Nolan Smith - PG - Team - $568k - Declined
Chris Wright - PG - Team - $568k - Declined
Elias Harris - SF - Team - $568k - Accepted
Yi Jianlian - PF - Team - $5.00m - Accepted
John Wall - PG - Team - $7.46m - Accepted

Nolan Smith (60) and Chris Wright (60) were declined because they weren't players the Wizards felt like could help them going forward in the future. Elias Harris (66) was resigned due to his energy, commitment to defense, and his ability to play multiple positions. His play in the Playoffs earned him one more year. Yi Jianlian (79) and John Wall (93) are both players that can carry this Wizards team back to the top of the league and were both obvious resignings.

Player Re-Signing

J.J. Redick - SG - 29 yrs Old - 65 Overall - Resigned for 1 year at $2m - Role: Role Player
Marvin Williams - SF - 27 Years Old - 74 Overall - Chose to enter Free Agency
Antawn Jamison - PF - 37 Years Old - 71 Overall - Not Resigned
Tyler Hansbrough - PF - 27 Years Old - 72 Overall - Chose to enter Free Agency
Paul Sherman - SF - 26 Years Old - 63 Overall - Not Resigned

The Wizards rewarded J.J. Redick's play for the last few years with a new contract. Although it is only a year and J.J.'s role was downgraded from Starter to Role Player he felt he wanted to be apart of the Wizards going forward and accepted. Marvin Williams and Tyler Hansbrough were both offered contracts but decided to test their worth in Free Agency. Antawn Jamison and Paul Sherman were let go as neither is in the Wizards plans going forward.

NBA Draft

The Wizards were offered multiple trades during the draft, including a chance to move up to number 1. However the asking price was John Wall, and the Wizards had to contain their laughter at the thought of that trade. They were also offered a chance to move up to #9 and #13 both teams asking for Yi Jianlian but the Wizards declined this as well, feeling Yi is an irreplaceable asset on the team.

The Wizards did make 1 trade however, parting with the 30th overall pick (previously acquired from the Lakers), Steve Blake (PG), and their 2nd Round Pick (18th selection). Toronto was the destination as the Wizards got back the Raptors current 2nd Round Pick (5th selection) and their 2014 1st Round Pick. The Wizards felt the trade was all reward and little risk as it allowed them to move up in the second round as there was no player left on their board that wouldn't still be there at pick 5 in the 2nd round, and the Raptors have been in the Lottery every year in recent memory so next years 1st could turn into a gem.

Wizards 2013 Draft Class
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
18	Shawn Kemp Jr.	Auburn	PF/C	6'9"	225
35	Marcus Jordan	Central Florida	PG	6'3"	200

Shawn Kemp Jr. was the player the Wizards had their eye on from the start of the season. An athletic freak, Kemp was a high flier and shot blocking specialist. Although raw, his ability to run the floor made him a perfect choice for the Wizards fast paced system. The Wizards are a young team so Kemp has time to develop.

Marcus Jordan was selected to fill the vacant backup PG slot following the trade of Steve Blake earlier in the draft. Jordan is raw, but has his fathers blood in him, so the Wizards are willing to give him a shot and see what he has. If he can even become half the player his father, Michael Jordan, was then the Wizards will have found a steal in the 2nd Round.

Free Agency

Josh Smith - PF/SF - 27 Years Old - 86 Overall - 5 Years $90M - Role: Starter
Austin Daye - SF/PF - 25 Years Old - 70 Overall - 2 Years $6.1M - Role: Role Player
Tyler Hansbrough - PF/C - 27 Years Old - 72 Overall - 1 Year $4.2M - Role: Role Player
Marvin Williams - SF/PF - 27 Years Old - 74 Overall - 1 Year - $6.4M - Role: Starter

The Wizards got their guy when Josh Smith chose not to resign with Atlanta and enter Free Agency. The Wizards felt he is the perfect fit in their offense with his ability to block shots, rebound, run the floor and his unique offensive skill set. They slightly overpaid to assure he would come play along side John Wall and to prove to upcoming Free Agent John Wall that the Wizards will spend money to put this team back into contention.

Marvin Williams and Tyler Hansbrough were both offered contracts before the Draft but chose to enter Free Agency. The Wizards felt both of these players could contribute going forward and had every intention to resign them. Austin Daye was a unique signing as he adds the depth missing and more importantly flexibility to play 4 positions on the court. That versatility made him a priority target for the Wizards.

Training Camps

Shawn Kemp Jr. - Perimeter Shooting
Team Free Throw Camp

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Wizards 12-13 Trade Update (Jan 5)

Posted on May 17, 2011 at 07:29 PM.

(0)

Washington Wizards 2012-2013 Season

29 Game Season
10 Minute Quarters

3 Way Trade

Wizards Trade

PF - Jared Sullinger - 77 Overall - 21 Years Old - To Nets

Lakers Trade

PF - Antawn Jamison - 74 Overall - 36 Years Old - To Wizards

PG - Steve Blake - 64 Overall - 32 Years Old - To Wizards

1st Round Pick (2013) - To Wizards

SF - Chris Douglas-Roberts - 73 Overall - 25 Years Old - To Nets

Nets Trade

PG - Jordan Farmar - 73 Overall - 26 Years Old - To Lakers

SG - Ravern Johnson - 64 Overall - 24 Years Old - To Lakers

2nd Round Pick (2013) - To Lakers

PG - Sundiata Gaines - 66 Overall - 26 Years Old - To Lakers

Wizards Analysis:

From first glance this trade looks like a pretty bad deal for the Wizards. However, Jared Sullinger recently announced he would be seeking to enter Free Agency when his contract is up next year. This coupled with the fact that he never fit into the Wizards system being a slower, low post player who doesn't like to run the floor made his trade all but certain. He never blossomed into the player the Wizards felt he could be when they selected him with the 4th Overall Pick in the 2011 draft.

Antawn Jamison and Steve Blake's return to Washington adds a much needed boost to the Wizards Bench who until now only ran 3 deep. The veteran presence of Blake and Jamison are a welcome addition to a very young Wizards team currently slotted to sneak into the Playoffs for the first time in 4 years. The trade came at a crucial point in the season as John Wall is currently playing through a Broken Wrist which will effect him for at least 2 more weeks. Despite that, Wall has played in every minute in all but 2 games so far this season. The Wizards felt they needed to give Wall a break.

The First Round pick allows the Wizards to get yet another young talented player to complete the rebuilding process. The loss of Sullinger's contract also allow the Wizards to target a top Free Agent this summer when Dwight Howard, Tyreke Evans, Blake Griffin, Steph Curry, Josh Smith, Andrew Bynum and Brandon Roy are all Free Agents. The Wizards are hoping to snag at least one of these players to slot in next to John Wall and lead the Wizards back into title contention.

Lastly, the trade allows for Yi Jianlian to get into the starting lineup after having a stellar start to the season. If he falters Jamison and Hansbrough will be there to fill in as the Wizards are very deep at the PF position.

For the Lakers and Nets, the trade helps both. The Lakers get back Jordan Farmar to start and immediately upgrade the PG position which had been filled by Steve Blake. The pick and the other 2 young players add youth to a veteran team who has a narrow window. For the Nets, Sullinger and CDR provide huge upgrades over the current PF and SF positions filled by Brandan Wright and Travis Outlaw. The Nets now have young players at every position and will be extremely dangerous for years to come.

Wizards 2012-2013 Post Trade Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
2	John Wall	PG	22	6'4"	195	1 yr. $5.92 (Team)
24	Marvin Williams	SF	26	6'9"	240	1 yr. $8.29
4	Antawn Jamison	PF/SF	36	6'9"	235	1 yr. $1.10
31	Yi Jianlian	PF/C	25	7'0"	238	1 yr. $4.50 (Team)
50	Tyler Hansbrough	PF/C	27	6'9"	250	1 yr. $3.06
44	Tyler Zeller (R)	C	23	7'0"	250	2 yr. $1.91 (2yTeam)
22	Kentavious Caldwell (R)	SG/SF	20	6'6"	190	2 yr. $3.52 (2yTeam)
7	J.J. Redick	SG	28	6'4"	190	1 yr. $6.00
20	Elias Harris	SF/PF	23	6'8"	225	1 yr. $520k
5	Steve Blake	PG/SG	32	6'3"	172	2 yr. $4.00
12	Paul Sherman	SF	26	6'7"	197	1 yr. $540k
3	Chris Wright	PG	24	6'2"	204	1 yr. $520k
16	Scoop Jardine (R)	PG	23	6'2"	190	1 yr. $480k

Washington Wizards Post Trade Depth Chart
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	John Wall (89)	Steve Blake (64)	Chris Wright (60)	Scoop Jardine (60)
SG	J.J. Redick (70)	Kentavious Caldwell (70)	Steve Blake (64)
SF	Marvin Williams (76)	Kentavious Caldwell (70)	Antawn Jamison (74)	Elias Harris (66)
PF	Yi Jianlian (75)	Antawn Jamison (74)	Tyler Hansbrough (73)
C	Tyler Zeller (73)	Tyler Hansbrough (73)

Washington Wizards Post Trade Stats
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
John Wall	12/12	38.9	26.5	3.9	11.9	1.1	0.5	4.2	1.6
Marvin Williams	12/12	30.4	15.7	5.4	1.7	0.9	0.4	1.3	2.4
Kentavious Caldwell (R)	12/0	22.8	13.4	2.8	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.8	1.8
J.J. Redick	12/12	25.8	11.9	2.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.7	1.6
Yi Jianlian	12/0	23.5	10.7	6.7	1.5	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.9
Tyler Hansbrough	12/0	17.1	6.6	3.8	0.7	0.5	0.0	0.9	2.6
Antawn Jamison	7/0	10.9	4.6	1.9	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.3	1.4
Tyler Zeller (R)	12/12	21.3	3.7	4.2	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.8	2.1
Elias Harris	12/0	10.2	2.6	2.8	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.7
Scoop Jardine (R)	6/0	2.7	2.2	0.7	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.2
Paul Sherman	8/0	4.0	1.6	1.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.4
Chris Wright	7/0	5.3	1.6	0.7	1.7	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.7
Steve Blake	7/0	6.4	1.3	0.4	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.0

GP is Games Played/Games Started

Friday, April 29, 2011

Wizards 12-13 Preseason Update

Posted on April 29, 2011 at 07:01 PM.

(1)

Washington Wizards 2012-2013 Season

Washington Wizards 2012-2013 Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
2	John Wall	PG	22	6'4"	195	1 yr. $5.92
00	Jared Sullinger	PF/C	20	6'9"	286	1 yr. $3.52
31	Yi Jianlian	PF	25	7'0"	238	1 yr. $4.50
24	Marvin Williams	SF	26	6'9"	240	1 yr. $8.29
50	Tyler Hansbrough	PF/C	27	6'9"	250	1 yr. $3.06
44	Tyler Zeller (R)	C/PF	23	7'0"	250	2 yr. $1.91
22	Kentavious Caldwell (R)	SG/SF	19	6'6"	190	2 yr. $3.52
7	J.J. Redick	SG	28	6'4"	190	1 yr. $6.00
20	Elias Harris	SF/PF	23	6'8"	225	1 yr. $520k
12	Paul Sherman	SF	26	6'7"	197	1 yr. $540k
6	Augustus Gilchrist (R)	C/PF	23	6'10"	245	1 yr. $937k
16	Scoop Jardine (R)	PG	23	6'2"	190	1 yr. $480k
4	Chris Wright	PG	24	6'2"	204	1 yr. $520k
14	Nolan Smith	PG	24	6'3"	189	1 yr. $520k

Roster Moves:

Kentavious Caldwell - SG - Georgia - 1st Round (16 overall)
Tyler Zeller - C - UNC - 1st Round (27 overall)
Augustus Gilchrist - C- USF - UDFA
Scoop Jardine - PG - Syracuse - 2nd Round (6th pick)
Nolan Smith - PG - Duke - Signed as FA - Assigned to D-League
Tyler Hansbrough - PF - Aquired for 2nd round pick in 2012 draft

Washington Wizards Depth Chart - 2012-13
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	John Wall (90)	Scoop Jardine (61)	Chris Wright (61)
SG	J.J. Redick (70)	Kentavious Caldwell (70)
SF	Marvin Williams (75)	Kentavious Caldwell (70)	Elias Harris (66)	Paul Sherman (64)
PF	Jared Sullinger (76)	Yi Jianlian (75)	Tyler Hansbrough (73)	Elias Harris (66)
C	Tyler Zeller (72)	Tyler Hansbrough (73)	Augustus Gilchrist (61)

Overall Rating in parenthesis

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Southampton Year 3 - Preseason Update

Posted on July 7, 2010 at 10:04 PM.

(0)

Southampton F.C.

Manager's Transfer Period Address:

As this seasons Transfer Window opens up there are a few things I would like to address. First are foremost is the LB position. As you all are well aware we have advanced into the top league in English football. However, even last year in the Championship our defense struggled immensely even against mid-table teams. This will be unacceptable in the Premiership if we intend to stay there.

Secondly, as much as I hate to say it we need a new Keeper. Kelvin Davis has given us tons of big saves over these past few years and helped get us to where we are now. However, at this stage of his career he is 34 years old and sadly is not up to this level. I will be shopping for a replacement and he will move into a backup role unless he would like to be moved where he will get a chance to play.

Lastly, we will be shifting from the familiar 4-3-1-2 formation we had success with last year to a more typical 4-4-1-1 position to allow our depth at midfield to shine. In order to do this however, we need a capable RM which we currently lack. This will be my last focus during the transfer period.

Like last year, players who did not see playing time or players that I feel do not meet the expectations of this league will be moved. Any other signings will be purely for depth reasons. Thank you for your time.

Players Sold:

David Addy - LWB - 21 Years Old - 66 Overall - Receiving $1.285M from Blackburn Rovers

Manager: David fell out of favor with me midway through last season. We chose to move him as he proved last year he can't handle even moderate talent levels.

Tommy Forecast - GK - 24 Years Old - 56 Overall - Receiving $500k from N.E.C.

Manager:

Tommy simply isn't good enough to play at this level. He now has a chance to play and improve. Maybe one day he will return.

Lee Holmes - LW - 24 Years Old - 64 Overall - Receiving $1.7M from I. Porto Alegre

Manager:

Lee played well for us in the time he saw last year. Unfortunately we will have to go in a different direction with players who are above his level.

Dean Hammond - CM - 28 Years Old - 62 Overall - Receiving $1.2M from Exeter City

Manager:

Dean will enjoy his success at Exeter.

Robbie Arnaud - CDM - 21 Years Old - 64 Overall - Receiving $1.1M from Seattle Sounders

Manager:

Robbie just didn't fit into our plans. We already have a CDM of better caliber ready to play if needed so we decided to give Robbie a chance to play elsewhere.

Bartosz Biatkowski - GK - 24 Years Old - 62 Overall - Receiving $950k from Watford

Manager:

We need players with the ability to play at the top level in English soccer. Bartosz isn't at that level yet.

Players Bought:

Lee Wallace - LB - 23 Years Old from Scotland - 77 Overall - Paying $2.6M to Hearts

Manager:

A position of need, and a great young player to fill that need. Lee spoke to me after the transfer became official saying he is grateful for the chance he is being given here in the EPL and that he will not let us down. We look forward to seeing him in action this year.

Adam Hammill - RM - 23 Years Old from England - 76 Overall - Paying $2M to Barnsley

Adam:

First I want to thank everyone for giving me this chance at top flight soccer. I look forward to joining this group of extremely talented young guys and working hard to get this team to the top.

Rui Patricio - GK - 23 Years Old from Portugal - 81 Overall - Paying $6M to Sporting CP

Manager:

When a player of Rui's caliber is put up for sale it is great news for any club. Especially a club like ours with a huge need at his position. A great young player who looks to be manning the posts for us for years to come

Magne Simonsen - LB/RB - 22 Years Old from Norway - 71 Overall - Paying $1.6M to Molde FK

Manager:

Magne will be the primary substitute at the LB and RB positions. He figures to see plenty of action this coming season at the top level. And will be given the chance to start if any other player slacks off. Or barring an injury.

Henri Lansbury - CM - 20 Years Old from England - 70 Overall - Paying $1.5M to Watford

Manager:

Henri will see plenty of time on the pitch this year as the primary sub at the CM position. Depth was a question at CM and it has been answered with this purchase.

Yaser Yıldız - ST - 23 Years Old from Turkey - 69 Overall - Paying $1.4M to Manisaspor

Manager:

Yaser brings the athleticism, especially jumping ability, that we need from our forwards. He will start off as a substitute but if he performs can easily play his way into the starting lineup.

The Transfer Period is complete. The season begins now.

Starting Lineup:

GK - 2 - Rui Patricio - 81 Overall

RB - 6 - Daniel Schwaab - 74 Overall
RCB - 12 - Jose Fonte - 71 Overall
LCB - 16 - Charilaos Arambatzis - 72 Overall
LB - 4 - Lee Wallace - 77 Overall

RM - 5 - Adam Hammill - 76 Overall
RCM - 8 - Sacha Kljestan - 70 Overall
LCM - 9 - Michael Bradley - 78 Overall
LM - 20 - Adam Lallana - 71 Overall

CF - 3 - Jordan Rhodes - 68 Overall
ST - 7 - Rickie Lambert - 71 Overall - Captain

Substitutes:

GK - 1 - Kelvin Davis - 67 Overall

RB/LB - 10 - Magne Simonsen - 71 Overall
CB - 15 - Danny Wilson - 64 Overall

RM/LM - 21 - Jared Jeffrey - 64 Overall
CM - 11 - Henri Lansbury - 70 Overall

CF - 53 - Erik Fellah - 70 Overall
ST - 13 - Yaser Yıldız - 69 Overall

Reserves:

GK - 66 - Jack Williams - 61 Overall

LB - 18 - Joseph Mills - 59 Overall
CB - 35 - Daniel Seaborne - 62 Overall

CM - 56 - Ashley Noble - 59 Overall
CM - 19 - Morgan Schneiderlin - 67 Overall
CDM - 39 - Massimo Ceravolo - 67 Overall

Goals for the Season:

Avoid Relegation

Advance to 4th round of the FA Cup

Final Thoughts:

Wow. Finally my dream of managing in the Premier League has come to be. Playing teams like Man U and Chelsea. I'm probably going to be in for a rude awakening haha. However I speak for everyone when I say just because we made it here doesn't mean we will let down. We will go 100% every second of every game regardless of score. Our goal isn't just to be here, we want to win. I'm confident in the team I have with me. It's obvious that we don't have superstars up and down our roster. What we do have is chemistry. 2 League titles in 2 years. We have the experience in the big games, a winning attitude, and youthful energy. In my mind we have just as good of a chance as anyone to win in this league. We can beat anyone on any day and you can quote me on that. I have received the goals from the front office and I have no doubt that we will easily complete them. I have to go now as we are off to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea in the season opener. Have a good day.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Southampton Year 2 - End of Year Recap

Posted on July 5, 2010 at 01:53 PM.

(0)

Southampton F.C. - 29 Wins 8 Draws 9 Losses - Winner of Coca-Cola Championship League!

Manager's Statement:

Going into this year I made it clear that the expectation would be to finish mid-table yet I was confident in our abilities so I had the goal of making it to the Premier League. It looks like all the signings, practices, long trips and hard work by the entire staff and every player has paid off. I got quite nervous with 12 games to play and Sacha Kljestan went down for 10 weeks but we pushed through it. Southampton will finally be back in the Premier League starting next year. I am extremely excited for everyone involved with this team but especially the fans, they deserve this. That's pretty much it. I look forward to seeing everyone next year!

Players Found via Scouting:

Erik Fellah - ST - Norway - 69 Overall - 20 Years Old

Jack Williams - GK - England - 63 Overall - 22 Years Old

Players Purchased in Mid-Season Transfer Period:

N/A

Stats:

Team Stats:

95 Goals Scored - 53 Goals Against - 42 Goal Differential

Strikers:

Rickie Lambert - Captain - 43 GP - 28 Goals - 9 Assists - League Leader in Goals/Assists/Points

Jordan Rhodes - 40 GP - 14 Goals - 4 Assists

Erik Fellah - 32 GP - 7 Goals - 5 Assists

Lee Holmes - 12 GP - 2 Goals - 2 Assists

Michail Antonio - 10 GP - 5 Goals

Kyle McLaggon - 7 GP - 2 Goals - 2 Assists

Midfielders:

Michael Bradley - 42 GP - 11 Goals - 1 Assist

Adam Lallana - 36 GP - 4 Goals - 4 Assists

Sacha Kljestan - 31 GP - 3 Goals - 2 Assists

Morgan Schneiderlin - 28 GP - 2 Goals - 2 Assists

Jared Jeffrey - 24 GP - 4 Goals - 8 Assists

Massimo Ceravolo - 15 GP - 1 Goal - 3 Assists

Robbie Arnaud - 10 GP - 1 Goal - 3 Assists

Dean Hammond - 10 GP - 4 Goals - 2 Assists

Ashley Noble - 7 GP - 1 Goal - 1 Assist

Defenders:

Daniel Schwaab - 40 GP - 3 Assists - 130 Balls Won

Jose Fonte - 36 GP - 92 Balls Won

Charilaos Arambatzis - 35 GP - 97 Balls Won

David Addy - 30 GP - 1 Goal - 1 Assist - 82 Balls Won

Danny Wilson - 28 GP - 64 Balls Won

Daniel Seaborne - 12 GP - 48 Balls Won

Lloyd James - 11 GP - 1 Assist - 28 Balls Won

Joseph Mills - 8 GP - 1 Assist - 7 Balls Won

Keepers:

Kelvin Davis - 42 GP - 44 Goals Against - 14 Clean Sheets - 97 Saves - 52 Save Percentage

Jack Williams - 7 GP - 8 Goals Against - 1 Clean Sheet - 11 Saves - 41 Save Percentage

Season Notables:

Switched from a 3-4-2-1 to a 3-4-1-2 mid season to improve scoring.

Upset Tottenham Hotspur in the 4th Round of the FA cup scoring 2 Goals in Extra Time to win 4-2.

Lost 1-0 to rival Leeds United in the 5th Round of the FA cup.

Sacha Kljestan injured in early March. Was out for the rest of the season.

David Addy was benched midway through the season, his starting position was given to Danny Wilson.

« Previous12 Next »

Deadeye15

Create Your Card Flip Card Over