Wizards are champions again!

[Phil89]

It's funny how the Clippers look like the big winner out of that trade, isn't it? Parker has replaced CP3 nicely, and is in MVP form. Plus they have a really nice roster:

Jordan - Griffin - Butler - Ginobili - Parker

Crawford, Hill, Bledsoe, Odom, Mozgov, Casspi etc.

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I think my position this season shows how weak the eastern conference is as well. To go from fourteenth to third is pretty crazy. There's still a fair way to go though.

Oh, and the Raptors have caught up to Dallas in the race for top pick. Which is funny because I have Toronto's pick and the Timberwolves have Dallas'. Orlando will probably snatch it though, like last season.

[Phil89]

1/1/14

Washington Wizards [18-10] vs New Orleans Hornets [15-16]

Wizards bounce back in spectacular style against Hornets



WAS - 28 30 28 20 106
NOH - 23 16 17 16 72

Player of the Game: John Wall
(25pts, 4reb, 12ast, 5stl, 1blk)
(10-15 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5-8 FT)


Top Scorers
John Wall - 25
Nerlens Noel - 17
Derrick Favors - 17
Austin Rivers - 15
Beno Udrih - 12
DeMar DeRozan - 11
Bradley Beal - 10
DJ Augustin - 10

Rebounds
Derrick Favors - 9
Nerlens Noel - 8
Al-Farouq Aminu - 8
CJ Leslie - 7
DeMar DeRozan - 7

Assists
John Wall - 12
Jarrett Jack - 5

Steals
John Wall - 5
Austin Rivers - 4
Al-Farouq Aminu - 2
Ryan Anderson - 2
Bradley Beal - 2

Blocks
Derrick Favors - 3
Earl Clark - 2

[Mark.]

Nice win. Favors seems to be finding a rhythm too.

[SuperHueyNewton]

Nice blowout

No racial buh, who is that white guy?

[Phil89]

Nice win. Favors seems to be finding a rhythm too.

He's been slowly improving, but he'll need to start doing more if he wants a big payday at the end of the season.

Nice blowout

No racial buh, who is that white guy?

In the last screenshot? That's old man Pau Gasol somehow getting off the ground.

[Phil89]

2/1/14

Chicago Bulls [13-19] vs Washington Wizards [19-10]

Wall breaks assist record in Wizards' blowout win over Bulls



CHI - 22 20 26 21 89
WAS - 26 28 30 26 110

Player of the Game: John Wall
(6pts, 3reb, 31ast, 1stl, 2blk)
(3-4 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-2 FT)


Top Scorers
Derrick Rose - 32
Bradley Beal - 32
DeMar DeRozan - 27
Derrick Favors - 11
Jermaine O'Neal - 11
Delonte West - 10
Daequan Cook - 10
Nerlens Noel - 10

Rebounds
Bradley Beal - 8
Derrick Favors - 7
Joakim Noah - 7

Assists
John Wall - 31
Jarrett Jack - 6
Richard Hamilton - 6

Steals
Joakim Noah - 3
Richard Hamilton - 3
Nerlens Noel - 2
DeMar DeRozan - 2
Delonte West - 2
Derrick Rose - 2
Stephen Jackson - 2

Blocks
John Wall - 2

I noticed that Wall had 25 assists with a few minutes left to play and figured why not go for the record.

[Mark.]

Nice, it was coming, we could all feel it Would have been cooler if you did it against the Scott Skiles led Bucks (Assuming he is still the coach in your dynasty?)

[SuperHueyNewton]

I remember having the same feeling in 2k13. Last few minutes I thought, "eh, why not?" Got 31 assists too lol

[Phil89]

4/1/14

Washington Wizards [20-10] vs Boston Celtics [16-16]

Wizards fall short in comeback attempt against Celtics



WAS - 19 29 26 21 95
BOS - 32 23 20 28 103

Player of the Game: Rajon Rondo
(16pts, 5reb, 9ast, 2stl)
(8-17 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-2 FT)


Top Scorers
John Wall - 22
Paul Pierce - 22
Bradley Beal - 19
DeMar DeRozan - 17
Avery Bradley - 16
Rajon Rondo - 16
Jared Sullinger - 13
Kevin Garnett - 12
Nerlens Noel - 10

Rebounds
Bradley Beal - 7
Jared Sullinger - 7
Paul Pierce - 6
Nerlens Noel - 6
Pau Gasol - 5
Brandon Bass - 5
Rajon Rondo - 5

Assists
John Wall - 11
Rajon Rondo - 9
DeMar DeRozan - 5

Steals
Avery Bradley - 4
John Wall - 3
Courtney Lee - 2
Brandon Bass - 2
Rajon Rondo - 2
Nerlens Noel - 2

[Durant35]

Tough tough game! And a typical defensive output from the Celts might've been the reason you lost.

[hova-]

Tough loss but still a quite solid season you're putting up after the poor effort last year.

[Mark.]

Wall still keeping his great run of form alive. Tough loss, but seems like one of those grind it out games that the Celtics do so well in.

[Phil89]

Been busy recently, hence the lack of updates. Probably won't change for a couple of weeks as I'm going away for like 10 days soon.

I'll pick this up when I get back though.

[Phil89]

5/1/14

Philadelphia cement championship credentials with trade




Eastern conference leaders Philadelphia made a big statement of intent today by acquiring all-star forward David Lee in a trade with Golden State.
Otto Porter and Draymond Green join also the 76ers, whilst Dorell Wright, James McAdoo, Spencer Hawes and a future first round pick go to the Warriors.

Golden State management took the decision to dump Lee's contract after their poor form made it apparent that their season was all but over already.
They recently re-signed Australian center Andrew Bogut and apparently felt that having Lee as well wasn't viable due to how the team is playing currently.
It seems that they now intend to go with a youth policy and adding McAdoo to a core of Curry, Thompson and Barnes gives them a really exciting future.
Wright and Hawes should provide them with solid role players off the bench. The draft pick could end up being handy as well depending on the draft class.
The Warriors are sitting second-bottom in the western conference at the moment with a 10-20 record. They'll hope that next season pans out much better.

Philadelphia add a potentially vital piece for their championship push with this trade. A scoring big man next to Bynum makes them a formidable team.
They now should prove a tough match-up for the likes of Miami and New York now. It also makes them compete with the bigger west teams now as well.
Combined with a backcourt that consists of talented young stars Stephen Curry and Evan Turner, this new-look frontcourt creates a formidable roster.
The 76ers currently lead the eastern conference with a 24-7 record. They finished second last season, but were dumped out in the first round by Boston.

Golden State receive
Dorell Wright - 28 - SF - $10.15m - 3 years (75)
James McAdoo - 21 - SF - $1.77m - 2 years (74)
Spencer Hawes - 25 - C - $6.50m - 1 year (74)
76ers' 2014 first round pick

Projected line-up:
Andrew Bogut - Spencer Hawes - Harrison Barnes - Klay Tompson - Stephen Curry
Bench:
Brandon Rush, Dorell Wright, James McAdoo, Trevor Mbakwe, Darius Morris, Luke Babbitt, Andris Biedrins

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Philadelphia receive
David Lee - 30 - PF - $44.38m - 3 years (81)
Otto Porter - 21 - SF - $745k - 1 year (71)
Draymond Green - 23 - SF - $789k - 1 year (65)

Projected line-up:
Andrew Bynum - David Lee - Thadeus Young - Evan Turner - Jrue Holiday
Bench:
Otto Porter, Maalik Wayns, Arnett Moultrie, Lavoy Allen, Draymond Green, Kevin Parrom, Jason Richardson

Wizards sign two veterans as they look to playoffs



Washington have today announced the signing of veteran duo Chris Andersen and Earl Watson for the remainder of the season.
The pair will both receive the veteran's minimum wage and be used as injury cover as the team looks set to make a deep playoff assault.
In other news, they also signed recently acquired defensive specialist Thabo Sefolosha for two more years. The deal will earn him $1.50m

Washington depth chart

C - Noel, Hickson, Andersen
PF - Favors, Gasol
SF - DeRozan, Clark
SG - Beal, Cook, Sefolosha
PG - Wall, Jack

Inj./Res. - Liggins, Diaw, Watson

[hova-]

Good job getting some veterans in there. Philly won that deal.

[Mark.]

Good to see you back mate. I like the trade for Philly, they also get Otto Porter! Cost cutting move by the Warriors, but I guess necessary.

[SuperHueyNewton]

Warriors are mad underrated. I know it sounds weird, but they've played really different this year

[Phil89]

6/1/14

Atlanta Hawks [15-16] vs Washington Wizards [20-11]

Beal inspires Wizards to hard-fought win in Atlanta



ATL - 28 27 24 17 96
WAS - 24 33 27 19 103

Player of the Game: Bradley Beal
(28pts, 7reb, 2ast)
(12-22 FG, 2-11 3PT, 2-2 FT)


Top Scorers
Bradley Beal - 28
Louis Williams - 26
Nerlens Noel - 25
DeJuan Blair - 16
DeMar DeRozan - 12
John Wall - 12
Al Horford - 10

Rebounds
DeJuan Blair - 12
Derrick Favors - 9
DeMar DeRozan - 7
Bradley Beal - 7
Pau Gasol - 5

Assists
John Wall - 19
DeMar DeRozan - 7
Louis Williams - 6

Steals
Al Horford - 5
Kawhi Leonard - 3
Louis Williams - 3
Devin Harris - 2
DeJuan Blair - 2
Jeff Green - 2

Blocks
Derrick Favors - 2
John Wall - 2

[Durant35]

Clean stats right there except for the 2-11 3PT FG. Does Beal have a bad shooting stroke?

[Phil89]

He's actually a very good perimeter shooter, I just got a bit carried away in that game.

That was the first game I've played in like a month. Pretty happy that I wasn't too rusty.

[Mark.]

Man big game from Beal and Noel, bet Noel is on the end of a lot of Wall lobs and feeds

[Phil89]

For sure. I'm actually surprised that Noel has been much better offensively than Favors this season. Maybe it's just to do with their positions.

I wonder if I switched them would Favors become more dominant? Something to test in the future perhaps..

[SuperHueyNewton]

Not a single Wizard was on the steal stat lol

[Phil89]

^ Some of my guys got steals. I just only add them to the game summaries if they get 2+ though.

[Phil89]

7/1/14

Washington Wizards [21-11] vs Denver Nuggets [21-12]

Wizards survive big scare to beat Nuggets



WAS - 27 29 12 24 92
DEN - 21 15 26 23 85

Player of the Game: DeMar DeRozan
(23pts, 2reb, 2ast, 2stl, 2blk)
(9-12 FG, 0-2 3PT, 5-6 FT)


Top Scorers
DeMar DeRozan - 23
Bradley Beal - 19
Nerlens Noel - 16
Ty Lawson - 16
Kenneth Faried - 14
Danilo Gallinari - 13
John Wall - 11
JaVale McGee - 10
Wilson Chandler - 10

Rebounds
Nerlens Noel - 10
Kenneth Faried - 10
JaVale McGee - 7
John Wall - 7
Wilson Chandler - 6
Derrick Favors - 6
JJ Hickson - 5
Andre Miller - 5

Assists
John Wall - 14
Ty Lawson - 5

Steals
Kenneth Faried - 3
Ty Lawson - 2
DeMar DeRozan - 2

Blocks
DeMar DeRozan - 2

I led by 20 at half time but they fought back and actually had the lead once or twice late in the fourth quarter.

Not sure how DeRozan got POTG either to be honest. He was pretty anonymous for the most part, except for a little scoring flurry late in the second quarter. Something else I really noticed in this game was the amount of rebounds that I miss, and the easy baskets the opposition get as a result.