Category: Wizards Basketball

Changes coming for the Wizards

On wednesday January 17, the wizards gave up the most points all season, losing 133-109 on the road to the Hornets. The wizards lose another game to a poor team, making their record

After the huge loss coach Scott Brooks told the media, “We have to change some things. We’ve gotta find guys that will compete.”

Bradley Beal also confirmed this by saying, “He was beyond furious after the game. He’s going to make changes for sure.”

This could could mean an upcoming trade, or more likely a change in the lineup. With the trade deadline still far away, they’re not likely to rush anything.

For lineup changes, Wall and Beal are probably going to stay. Brooks could add the improving Kelly Oubre Jr. into the line up for either Porter or Markieff. When Oubre comes in for Markieff, they have had one of the most efficient lineups in the league. With Ian Mahinmi performing better they could add him in for the declining Marcin Gortat. The Wizards definitely need more defense as they allow almost 106 points per game.

 

 

Wizards vs Clippers

The wizards took a tough loss yesterday on December 9th to the Clippers. They won by one point due to a game winning deep three pointer by Lou Williams leaving 1.2 seconds left in the game. The wizards gave the ball to Marcin Gortat for the final shot, but he missed. 

John wall and Sheldon Mac were both inactive for the wizards, but Blake Griffin, Patrick Beverly, and Milos Teodosic were out for the Clippers.

Otto Porter Jr. was the Wizard’s leading scorer with 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lou Williams was the Clipper’s leading scorer with 35 points, 2 rebounds, and 8 assists coming off the bench.

This is a game that the Wizards should’ve won. They’re the better team even without their star player, John Wall. The Clippers were missing both their best player in Blake Griffin, and their starting point guard, Patrick Beverly. The wizards were able to comeback from a 14 point deficit in the 3rd quarter and take the lead, but they weren’t able to close out the game.

The wizards regress to 14-12 on the season with the 6th seed in the East while the clippers are 9-15 with the 11th seed in the west.