Wizards are champions again!

[Phil89]

Typical game from J-Wall. Can't believe that you guys have a better record than Lebron and the Heat.

It's even funnier when you think that I'm not even top of the conference. The way the 76ers are going I'm not going to be able to catch them before the end of the season.

Almost got the triple-double, just shy though, good game for Wall.

Very happy to have him back in my team

[Phil89]

20/3/14

Los Angeles Lakers [35-33] vs Washington Wizards [49-17]

Stunning opening sets up win number 50 for Wizards



LAL - 12 22 17 25 76
WAS - 33 31 15 23 102

Player of the Game: Bradley Beal
(21pts, 11reb, 11ast, 1stl, 2blk)
(8-18 FG, 5-12 3PT, 0-0 FT)


Top Scorers
Nerlens Noel - 22
Bradley Beal - 21
DeMarcus Cousins - 16
DeMar DeRozan - 14
Kobe Bryant - 14
John Wall - 13
Lorenzo Brown - 12

Rebounds
Bradley Beal - 11
DeMarcus Cousins - 10
Nerlens Noel - 8
Kevin Love - 8
Greivis Vasquez - 6
Andrei Kirilenko - 6
Samuel Dalembert - 5
Jordan Hill - 5
Steve Blake - 5

Assists
John Wall - 15
Bradley Beal - 11
Jose Calderon - 9

Steals
Metta World Peace - 2
Andrei Kirilenko - 2

Blocks
Nerlens Noel - 2
Bradley Beal - 2


Beal highlights


Wall highlights

I somehow started the game on a 21-2 run and never looked back. This is Beal's first career triple-double. What a season he is having.

[hova-]

Nice triple double by Beal. You definitely raped LA.

[SuperHueyNewton]

30-12 start would have me throwing my controller across the room. Then a rage quit. Great game man

[Phil89]

22/3/14

Golden State Warriors [24-45] vs Washington Wizards [50-17]

Wizards grab narrowest of wins in Oakland



GSW - 29 17 19 34 99
WAS - 24 24 23 29 100

Player of the Game: Bradley Beal
(33pts, 5reb, 4ast, 1blk)
(14-19 FG, 3-7 3PT, 2-2 FT)


Top Scorers
Bradley Beal - 33
Klay Thompson - 25
Dorell Wright - 23
Nerlens Noel - 23
Stephen Curry - 16
Harrison Barnes - 13
DeMarcus Cousins - 12
John Wall - 11

Rebounds
Nerlens Noel - 13
DeMarcus Cousins - 10
Stephen Curry - 9
JaJuan Johnson - 5
Harrison Barnes - 5
DeMar DeRozan - 5
Bradley Beal - 5

Assists
Stephen Curry - 13
John Wall - 13
Greivis Vasquez - 6

Steals
JaJuan Johnson - 3
Darius Morris - 2
Klay Thompson - 2

Blocks
DeAndre Jordan - 2


Beal highlights


Noel highlights

[Phil89]

Nice triple double by Beal. You definitely raped LA.

Somehow it was more satisfying than all of his 50+ point games.

30-12 start would have me throwing my controller across the room. Then a rage quit. Great game man

I've certainly been there ^

[SuperHueyNewton]

Wow, actually surprised you held down Curry, some guards are pretty hard to stop in 2k nowadays.

[Phil89]

23/3/14

Phoenix Suns [38-32] vs Washington Wizards [51-17]

Wizards shut down the Suns late on to steal win



PHX - 25 26 30 14 95
WAS - 24 25 25 25 99

Player of the Game: Bradley Beal
(30pts, 4reb, 1ast)
(12-18 FG, 6-8 3PT, 0-0 FT)


Top Scorers
Bradley Beal - 30
Shannon Brown - 24
Michael Beasley - 20
John Wall - 16
DeMarcus Cousins - 15
Nerlens Noel - 14
Luis Scola - 12
Jared Dudley - 11
DeMar DeRozan - 10

Rebounds
Luis Scola - 9
DeMarcus Cousins - 8
DeMar DeRozan - 6
Nerlens Noel - 5
Kendall Marshall - 5

Assists
John Wall - 12
Greivis Vasquez - 8

Steals
Luis Scola - 2
Michael Beasley - 2

Blocks
Jared Dudley - 2


Beal highlights

[SuperHueyNewton]

If it weren't for that final quarter, the game wouldn't have been anywhere as close

[Phil89]

25/3/14

Washington Wizards [52-17] vs Memphis Grizzlies [33-36]

Wizards show no mercy to Grizzlies in blowout



WAS - 25 27 19 40 111
MEM - 24 12 27 14 77

Player of the Game: Bradley Beal
(27pts, 8reb, 12ast, 2stl, 1blk)
(12-18 FG, 3-7 3PT, 0-0 FT)


Top Scorers
DeMar DeRozan - 30
Bradley Beal - 27
Nerlens Noel - 26
Marreese Speights - 17
Mike Conley - 12
DeMarcus Cousins - 12
John Wall - 11

Rebounds
Marreese Speights - 9
DeMarcus Cousins - 8
Bradley Beal - 8
Nerlens Noel - 7
DeMar DeRozan - 7
Pau Gasol - 7
Samardo Samuels - 5
MarShon Brooks - 5
Kris Humphries - 5

Assists
John Wall - 18
Bradley Beal - 12
Mike Conley - 8

Steals
Marc Gasol - 4
Mike Conley - 2
Bradley Beal - 2

Blocks
Nerlens Noel - 3
John Wall - 2


Beal highlights


Wall highlights


DeRozan highlights

[SuperHueyNewton]

Ah Pau with the dunk

[Phil89]

27/3/14

Denver Nuggets [43-28] vs Washington Wizards [53-17]

Wall dominates in Denver as Wizards keep rolling along



DEN - 23 19 27 25 94
WAS - 22 30 34 18 104

Player of the Game: John Wall
(16pts, 11reb, 15ast, 3stl)
(7-18 FG, 0-3 3PT, 2-4 FT)


Top Scorers
Bradley Beal - 22
DeMar DeRozan - 19
JR Smith - 19
John Wall - 16
Ty Lawson - 14
Kenneth Faried - 12
Wilson Chandler - 12
DeMarcus Cousins - 12
Nerlens Noel - 12
Ben McLemore - 11

Rebounds
John Wall - 11
Nerlens Noel - 9
Wilson Chandler - 9
Kenneth Faried - 8
DeMarcus Cousins - 8
JR Smith - 5

Assists
John Wall - 15
Ty Lawson - 8
DeMar DeRozan - 6

Steals
John Wall - 3
Wilson Chandler - 2
JR Smith - 2
Ty Lawson - 2


Wall highlights

[Vespasian92]

Wow, impressive play from Wall and Beal this season. I'm curious if you're gonna need to sacrifice somebody when it's time to start paying Wall, Beal, and Cousins. How long does Beal have until he needs to be extended?

[Phil89]

Wall and Cousins are due for big money at the end of this season and at this stage I'm certainly hoping to keep them. Not sure how much they will be wanting, but it will probably be a fair amount as Cousins is like a top 5 center on this game and Wall could well end up winning the MVP this season if he keeps up his awesome form.

Beal has two years left of team options after this season. If he keeps improving he'll definitely be a bargain with his current wages.

DeRozan will be probably be the unlucky one to get traded at some point when I need the money to spend on Beal and Noel. Plus there is whoever I end up picking in the upcoming draft. I could be needing to pay Andrew Wiggins in a few years too.

I guess that's a challenge for me to deal with. Unlike my previous dynasty games I'm aiming to stick with the young players I've got and develop them instead of signing established stars in free agency.

[Phil89]

29/3/14

Orlando Magic [21-51] vs Washington Wizards [54-17]

Wizards run riot in Orlando and grab 10th straight win



ORL - 22 23 30 17 92
WAS - 39 24 33 26 122

Player of the Game: Nerlens Noel
(25pts, 18reb, 11ast, 1stl, 3blk)
(12-15 FG, 0-0 3PT, 1-2 FT)


Top Scorers
Bradley Beal - 38
Jameer Nelson - 26
Nerlens Noel - 25
DeMarcus Cousins - 23
Shabazz Muhammad - 22
DeMar DeRozan - 18
Glen Davis - 13
John Wall - 10

Rebounds
Nerlens Noel - 18
DeMar DeRozan - 15
DeMarcus Cousins - 10
Shabazz Muhammad - 10
Glen Davis - 7
Bradley Beal - 7
John Wall - 5

Assists
John Wall - 14
Nerlens Noel - 11
DeMar DeRozan - 11
DeMarcus Cousins - 5
Jameer Nelson - 5

Steals
Andrew Nicholson - 3
Jameer Nelson - 3
Hedo Turkoglu - 2
Nikola Vucevic - 2
Arron Afflalo - 2
DeMarcus Cousins - 2

Blocks
Nerlens Noel - 3


Beal highlights


Noel highlights


DeRozan highlights

The first quarter of this game was amazing. Beal had 20 points (6-8 3pt) and Noel (9pts, 5reb, 3ast, 1stl, 2blk) set up his monster game early.

You look at the game Cousins had (23pts, 10reb, 5ast, 2stl) and think he would be the best player on the court. Not in this game though.

This was my best rebounding game ever. I outdid Orlando 62-38 and had three guys grab 10+. Usually I struggle to get one.

[kennarding]

[Phil89]

31/3/14

Washington Wizards [55-17] vs Brooklyn Nets [42-30]

Wizards steamroll Nets as run continues



WAS - 26 34 32 33 125
BKN - 26 22 18 26 92

Player of the Game: Bradley Beal
(32pts, 8reb, 3ast, 1stl)
(14-21 FG, 4-9 3PT, 0-0 FT)


Top Scorers
Bradley Beal - 32
DeMarcus Cousins - 28
DeMar DeRozan - 19
Joe Johnson - 17
Nerlens Noel - 16
John Wall - 14
TyShawn Taylor - 13
Deron Williams - 12
Josh Selby - 11
Gerald Wallace - 10

Rebounds
DeMar DeRozan - 11
Nerlens Noel - 10
Bradley Beal - 8
DeMarcus Cousins - 6

Assists
John Wall - 15
Nerlens Noel - 9
DeMar DeRozan - 9
TyShawn Taylor - 6

Steals
Zach Randolph - 2
Deron Williams - 2

Blocks
Brook Lopez - 3
John Wall - 2


Beal highlights


Cousins highlights

[Phil89]

1/4/14

February 2014 Summary

Division Standings

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division


Central Division


Southeast Division


Playoff Race - East - Top Six Seeds - East


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Western Conference

Northwest Division


Pacific Division


Southwest Division


Playoff Race - West - Top Six Seeds - West

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League Leaders

Points


Rebounds


Assists


Steals


Blocks

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Player Awards

Players of the Month


Rookies of the Month


Players of the Week

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Award Race Leaders

Most Valuable Player


Rookie of the Year


Sixth Man of the Year


Defensive Player of the Year


Most Improved Player

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Transactions

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Injuries

[Phil89]

1/4/14

Wiggins a real possibility to join high-flying Wizards next season



It's fair to say that fans of the Washington Wizards are pretty happy right now. Their team this week overtook the Philadelphia 76ers and now hold the best record in the league. The exciting young team coped fairly well with the loss of MVP co-favourite John Wall for a couple of weeks recently and since his return have taken their game to another level. They are currently on an eleven game winning streak which includes wins in Miami, Los Angeles and Denver.

The turnaround in fortunes of the perennial cellar dwellers has been amazing. They only managed twenty-seven wins last season and showed no sign of improving at all. But after some good fortune on draft day, with Orlando selecting Shabazz Muhammad with the first pick instead of Nerlens Noel, and the emergence of John Wall into a genuine superstar and Bradley Beal into one of the top scoring guards in the league. Add to that trio one of the most physically dominating big men in the league DeMarcus Cousins, and the Wizards have produced some very exciting run-and-gun style basketball this season. During they current winning streak Bradley Beal has been spectacular. He has averaged thirty points, six rebounds and five assists in the eleven games.

Wall has been amazing this season with his athletic dunking, great court vision and pinpoint passing. He and Miami's LeBron James are the leading candidates to be named most valuable player. Wall is the first player since John Stockton in the early 1990's to average over fourteen assists per game in the regular season. He is racking up fourteen points, four rebounds and over fifteen assists per game. It is perhaps just a coincidence that Wall is due to earn his first major contract at the end of the season. He's facing tough competition from the best player in the world who is going for his third straight MVP and fifth overall. LeBron is averaging twenty-four points, eight rebounds and six assists this season on a team that currently holds the third seed in the eastern conference. The final decision may come down to which individual's team finishes above the others.

Another reason for the Wizards to smile is the fact that the Toronto Raptors are having such a horrible season. They sit bottom of the eastern conference with a 20-53 record, the worst in the entire league. Washington own the Raptors' 2014 first round pick after acquiring it in the trade that sent Rudy Gay to Toronto. The ultimate irony for the Raptors is that the top prospect in the upcoming draft class is Andrew Wiggins, the Toronto native who is labelled as a once in a generation athlete. He has been lighting up the college scene with the Jayhawks this year and is the consensus number one pick amongst most media commentators.

At the time of the Gay trade there were rumours that the pick that the Raptors gave up was top one protected, just in case Wiggins was a possibility. There hasn't been any official confirmation or denial from either franchise though. The Raptors could really use the boost that Wiggins would give them, especially as Steve Nash will be retiring at the end of the season.

I'm just wondering whether I should draft Wiggins or not (If I get the chance). I feel that I'm quite stacked already in terms of young talent and will be tight with my future finances, and I'd be better off trading down in the draft if I get the top pick. There are several players in the top 15 prospects that I'd be happy to have on my team.

I also feel like everyone here would throw rotten vegetables at me if I passed on the opportunity to have Wiggins on my team.

Any opinions?

[hova-]

Well it's tough. You're team is so stacked, so I don't know if a player like Wiggins would be the right choice. I'd try to get the best out of the pick and make future 1st rounders out of it + role players you need (maybe shooters, dunno)

Your team is doing so incredibly well that it is tough to say what to do with a lottery pick in this case. Doesn't happen often.

The standings are cool, things definitely have turned around a bit in this story and i like it.

[Durant35]

I say trade down. Maybe go for the mid-late picks or future first-rounders.

[Phil89]

I've been looking into some options and I'll pick one on draft day. It will probably depend on how the lottery goes for me.

There are 9 games left and I've decided to increase the difficulty to all-star. I just feel like there has been too many blowout wins lately and I want to see if I can finally win a game on the higher difficulty, after that 23 game losing streak last season

[Phil89]

2/4/14

Washington Wizards [56-17] vs Cleveland Cavaliers [33-39]

Beal leads Wizards to win in tight encounter with Cavs



WAS - 26 21 18 31 96
CLE - 18 21 26 24 89

Player of the Game: Bradley Beal
(28pts, 5reb, 3ast, 1stl, 1blk)
(12-19 FG, 4-8 3PT, 0-0 FT)


Top Scorers
Bradley Beal - 28
Dion Waiters - 18
Kyrie Irving - 18
Nerlens Noel - 15
Greivis Vasquez - 13
JaVale McGee - 13
Tristan Thompson - 12
DeMarcus Cousins - 10

Rebounds
Kyrie Irving - 8
Danilo Gallinari - 5
DeMarcus Cousins - 5
DeMar DeRozan - 5
Bradley Beal - 5

Assists
John Wall - 11
Jyrie Irving - 6
DeMarcus Cousins - 5

Steals
Danilo Gallinari - 2
Dion Waiters - 2

Blocks
Nerlens Noel - 2


Beal highlights

[Phil89]

Just in case anyone wanted to know who the main prospects are in the next draft class:




It's interesting that there are five Kentucky players in there considering that I have Wall, Cousins and Noel already. Imagine having an all-Kentucky graduate starting five

[hova-]

Digging the upped difficulty. You were getting so good results and I think your team has not even maxed out yet with all that talent. So it's better to increase difficulty and wait until you will own again