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Washington Wizards 2013-2014 Midseason Update 2

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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: