2013-2014 Washington Wizards Midseason Update 4 - Deadeye15's Blog

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2013-2014 Washington Wizards Midseason Update 4

Posted on June 4, 2011 at 03:32 PM.

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: