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| All Games | 43-38 | -11.9 | 41-38 | 41-40 | 100.4 | 50.8 | 45.8% | 50.1 | 99.4 | 50.3 | 45.8% | 50.5 | | Road Games | 21-19 | +7.5 | 25-15 | 23-17 | 100.5 | 50.3 | 45.2% | 51.0 | 100.4 | 50.3 | 45.8% | 51.6 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | -0.5 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 96.0 | 47.4 | 46.6% | 50.2 | 92.0 | 51.4 | 42.9% | 50.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 100.4 | 50.8 | 39-84 | 45.8% | 8-21 | 38.0% | 15-21 | 73.1% | 50 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.9 | 50.5 | 38-83 | 45.5% | 8-22 | 36.2% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 100.5 | 50.3 | 39-85 | 45.2% | 9-22 | 39.8% | 15-21 | 70.8% | 51 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 99.4 | 50.3 | 37-81 | 45.8% | 7-21 | 34.9% | 18-23 | 76.5% | 51 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.3 | 50.2 | 37-83 | 45.2% | 8-21 | 35.7% | 18-24 | 75.5% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 100.4 | 50.3 | 37-81 | 45.8% | 7-21 | 35.0% | 19-25 | 76.0% | 52 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
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| All Games | 25-56 | -29.1 | 39-42 | 38-43 | 96.2 | 49.4 | 43.5% | 50.9 | 100.5 | 50.4 | 46.3% | 50.6 | | Home Games | 16-24 | -13.7 | 17-23 | 19-21 | 96.4 | 49.8 | 44.1% | 51.2 | 98.5 | 48.2 | 45.0% | 50.2 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | +1.4 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 106.6 | 56.6 | 47.3% | 48.0 | 107.0 | 55.0 | 49.1% | 50.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 96.2 | 49.4 | 37-84 | 43.5% | 7-21 | 33.4% | 16-21 | 77.7% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.8 | 50.5 | 38-83 | 45.4% | 8-22 | 36.2% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 96.4 | 49.8 | 37-83 | 44.1% | 7-22 | 33.3% | 16-20 | 77.9% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.5 | 50.4 | 38-81 | 46.3% | 7-19 | 34.7% | 19-24 | 76.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.4 | 50.1 | 37-83 | 45.3% | 8-21 | 35.9% | 18-23 | 75.4% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 98.5 | 48.2 | 37-82 | 45.0% | 7-19 | 34.4% | 18-24 | 77.0% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
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| 3/8/2014 | @ MILWAUKEE | 114-107 | W | -8 | L | 203.5 | O | 43-80 | 53.7% | 48 | 16 | 39-87 | 44.8% | 50 | 14 | | 3/10/2014 | @ MIAMI | 90-99 | L | 8 | L | 205 | U | 36-89 | 40.4% | 59 | 18 | 40-80 | 50.0% | 37 | 10 | | 3/12/2014 | CHARLOTTE | 85-98 | L | -6 | L | 199 | U | 35-82 | 42.7% | 43 | 14 | 38-78 | 48.7% | 52 | 10 | | 3/14/2014 | @ ORLANDO | 105-101 | W | -5 | L | 200.5 | O | 36-90 | 40.0% | 59 | 11 | 43-97 | 44.3% | 57 | 14 | | 3/15/2014 | BROOKLYN | 101-94 | W | 2.5 | W | 196.5 | U | 36-77 | 46.8% | 46 | 13 | 34-71 | 47.9% | 43 | 13 | | 3/18/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 111-117 | L | -1.5 | L | 201 | O | 40-91 | 44.0% | 52 | 15 | 40-87 | 46.0% | 65 | 20 | | 3/20/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 103-116 | L | 5.5 | L | 205.5 | O | 38-90 | 42.2% | 49 | 11 | 41-81 | 50.6% | 50 | 9 | | 3/21/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | 117-107 | W | -5 | W | 218.5 | O | 42-87 | 48.3% | 54 | 19 | 43-91 | 47.3% | 54 | 21 | | 3/23/2014 | @ DENVER | 102-105 | L | 0 | L | 213.5 | U | 41-85 | 48.2% | 57 | 24 | 40-91 | 44.0% | 45 | 15 | | 3/26/2014 | PHOENIX | 93-99 | L | 1.5 | L | 209.5 | U | 37-81 | 45.7% | 47 | 14 | 37-75 | 49.3% | 44 | 19 | | 3/28/2014 | INDIANA | 91-78 | W | 1.5 | W | 186.5 | U | 34-87 | 39.1% | 51 | 8 | 28-79 | 35.4% | 59 | 17 | | 3/29/2014 | ATLANTA | 101-97 | W | -6 | L | 198.5 | U | 39-79 | 49.4% | 50 | 13 | 34-80 | 42.5% | 52 | 12 | | 3/31/2014 | @ CHARLOTTE | 94-100 | L | 3 | L | 194.5 | U | 38-79 | 48.1% | 41 | 14 | 34-78 | 43.6% | 53 | 10 | | 4/2/2014 | BOSTON | 118-92 | W | -8 | W | 200 | O | 45-72 | 62.5% | 47 | 21 | 32-81 | 39.5% | 37 | 14 | | 4/4/2014 | @ NEW YORK | 90-89 | W | 5.5 | W | 195.5 | U | 38-78 | 48.7% | 49 | 15 | 34-76 | 44.7% | 40 | 16 | | 4/5/2014 | CHICAGO | 78-96 | L | -2 | L | 183.5 | U | 34-86 | 39.5% | 48 | 11 | 35-79 | 44.3% | 57 | 10 | | 4/9/2014 | CHARLOTTE | 88-94 | L | -5.5 | L | 190 | U | 37-82 | 45.1% | 53 | 12 | 35-92 | 38.0% | 58 | 12 | | 4/11/2014 | @ ORLANDO | 96-86 | W | -7 | W | 194 | U | 35-82 | 42.7% | 57 | 12 | 32-77 | 41.6% | 50 | 16 | | 4/12/2014 | MILWAUKEE | 104-91 | W | -11 | W | 204 | U | 40-84 | 47.6% | 44 | 9 | 32-68 | 47.1% | 51 | 20 | | 4/14/2014 | MIAMI | 114-93 | W | -5.5 | W | 190 | O | 46-78 | 59.0% | 49 | 17 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 36 | 12 | | 4/16/2014 | @ BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 3/7/2014 | BROOKLYN | 91-84 | W | 5 | W | 200 | U | 31-70 | 44.3% | 62 | 25 | 29-80 | 36.2% | 37 | 14 | | 3/9/2014 | DETROIT | 118-111 | W | 1 | W | 205.5 | O | 47-97 | 48.5% | 49 | 5 | 40-86 | 46.5% | 66 | 16 | | 3/11/2014 | @ INDIANA | 83-94 | L | 12 | W | 191.5 | U | 32-91 | 35.2% | 49 | 10 | 40-73 | 54.8% | 49 | 16 | | 3/12/2014 | NEW YORK | 92-116 | L | 4 | L | 200 | O | 34-81 | 42.0% | 41 | 11 | 42-80 | 52.5% | 54 | 8 | | 3/14/2014 | PHOENIX | 80-87 | L | 4.5 | L | 208 | U | 29-94 | 30.9% | 64 | 14 | 34-80 | 42.5% | 55 | 16 | | 3/16/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 120-121 | L | 5.5 | W | 195 | O | 45-97 | 46.4% | 57 | 16 | 47-94 | 50.0% | 51 | 12 | | 3/17/2014 | @ DALLAS | 89-94 | L | 12 | W | 203 | U | 34-93 | 36.6% | 63 | 16 | 33-78 | 42.3% | 45 | 13 | | 3/19/2014 | MIAMI | 101-96 | W | 4.5 | W | 195 | O | 39-77 | 50.6% | 42 | 13 | 40-81 | 49.4% | 42 | 12 | | 3/21/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | 98-114 | L | 8.5 | L | 197 | O | 35-83 | 42.2% | 44 | 11 | 44-78 | 56.4% | 49 | 11 | | 3/26/2014 | TORONTO | 90-99 | L | 3.5 | L | 196 | U | 32-79 | 40.5% | 42 | 9 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 56 | 16 | | 3/28/2014 | @ TORONTO | 103-105 | L | 9.5 | W | 195 | O | 40-76 | 52.6% | 44 | 16 | 40-86 | 46.5% | 43 | 10 | | 3/30/2014 | CHICAGO | 102-107 | L | 4.5 | L | 180.5 | O | 40-87 | 46.0% | 47 | 15 | 37-70 | 52.9% | 43 | 15 | | 3/31/2014 | @ CHICAGO | 80-94 | L | 9.5 | L | 184.5 | U | 31-77 | 40.3% | 45 | 16 | 38-80 | 47.5% | 48 | 13 | | 4/2/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 92-118 | L | 8 | L | 200 | O | 32-81 | 39.5% | 37 | 14 | 45-72 | 62.5% | 47 | 21 | | 4/4/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 102-111 | L | -9 | L | 209.5 | O | 38-87 | 43.7% | 57 | 22 | 39-77 | 50.6% | 44 | 12 | | 4/5/2014 | @ DETROIT | 111-115 | L | 6.5 | W | 206.5 | O | 42-88 | 47.7% | 46 | 11 | 38-79 | 48.1% | 50 | 13 | | 4/9/2014 | @ ATLANTA | 97-105 | L | 7 | L | 204.5 | U | 37-84 | 44.0% | 46 | 14 | 40-76 | 52.6% | 46 | 14 | | 4/11/2014 | CHARLOTTE | 106-103 | W | 5 | W | 192 | O | 41-79 | 51.9% | 44 | 20 | 44-87 | 50.6% | 41 | 12 | | 4/12/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 111-99 | W | 9 | W | 206 | O | 42-90 | 46.7% | 54 | 9 | 37-90 | 41.1% | 60 | 11 | | 4/14/2014 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 108-113 | L | -3 | L | 212.5 | O | 40-86 | 46.5% | 50 | 17 | 43-79 | 54.4% | 53 | 14 | | 4/16/2014 | WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | WASHINGTON: GUARDS: Late last year, JOHN WALL finally started to fulfill his promising talent. He got wherever he wanted on the court, and the Wizards were very tough to guard with all the shooters surrounding him . . . BRADLEY BEAL and Wall should mesh beautifully. Beal is a potentially elite shooter, and he rebounds very well for a guard . . . ERIC MAYNOR is fully healthy again after tearing his ACL two seasons ago. He can play some alongside Wall, but mostly he'll be the league's best back-up point guard again . . . GLEN RICE JR. doesn't shoot it nearly as well as his father, but he's an athlete who could break into the rotation down the line . . . GARRETT TEMPLE is insurance in case Wall or Maynor goes down. FORWARDS: The Wizards need NENÊ’S low post offense. It seems inevitable that they'll have to cap his minutes . . . OTTO PORTER is likely to step into the starting lineup early on. They need his defense, as he can guard twos through fours . . . MARTELL WEBSTER will platoon with Porter, providing another outstanding shooter for Wall to feed . . . TREVOR ARIZA is playing out the string on an untradeable deal . . . TREVOR BOOKER has some use as a screener and low-post banger, but not much else . . . AL HARRINGTON may be inefficient, but he can score points in a hurry and is a decent defender'JAN VESELY is still trying to figure out the NBA, though it's too early to give up on his athleticism . . . CHRIS SINGLETON can defend, but he's no more than a garbage-time player due to his atrocious offense. CENTERS: EMEKA OKAFOR may be absurdly overpaid, but he's settled in as a passable starter who helps defensively and doesn't hurt on offense. He'll also miss the beginning of the season with a herniated disc . . . With Okafor's deal expiring at the end of the year, KEVIN SERAPHIN is auditioning to be Washington's center of the future. After showing promise two seasons ago, he was a disaster last season. | | BOSTON: GUARDS: RAJON RONDO is the last man standing in Boston. Coming off a torn ACL and with a weakened supporting cast, it's going to be a long year . . . AVERY BRADLEY is the favorite to start alongside Rondo. He's still lost on offense, but his defense will be much needed . . . COURTNEY LEE continues to tease with flashes of talent, but hasn't shown consistency and is no longer 'young' . . . JORDAN CRAWFORD will hoist a lot of shots . . . MARSHON BROOKS fell out of favor in Brooklyn and is just hanging on to an NBA roster spot . . . KEITH BOGANS is in Boston because a new deal made the numbers work on the Nets trade . . . Local product PHIL PRESSEY, an undersized point guard, will try to stick as a back-up. FORWARDS: Suddenly, JEFF GREEN is Boston's first option on offense. He showed an ability to score with 20.1 PPG over 17 starts last season, but he'll be in for a whole new world of attention as the only legitimate scorer on this team . . . BRANDON BASS should continue to hold down the power forward spot, and he'll get to take more shots with the team rebuilding . . . Durability is a major issue for JARED SULLINGER, but he has a chance to play big minutes for a team in need of his offensive skill set . . . A washed-up vet with arguably the worst contract in the NBA, GERALD WALLACE is of little use to the Celtics (or any other team) . . . KRIS HUMPHRIES is also dead weight, but is a more enticing trade chip due to an expiring contract. CENTERS: Rookie KELLY OLYNYK is going to get pushed around, but he has some rare shooting and ball-handling skills for a 7-footer. Boston has little to lose by letting him learn on the job . . . VITOR FAVERANI is a tough-nosed Euro import who gives them insurance behind Olynyk. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (WASHINGTON-BOSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(UPDATES Wizards chances for No. 5 seed)
*Wizards-Celtics Preview* =========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Washington (43-38) at Boston (25-56), 8:00 p.m. EDT
The Washington Wizards still aren't sure who they'll be facing in their first playoff series since 2008. The potential matchup could make a big difference between a likely first-round exit and advancing.
Washington can match its second-best record over the last 35 years with a road victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
The Wizards (43-38) are one game ahead of Charlotte for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference and one game behind Brooklyn for the fifth spot. A Nets victory in Cleveland on Wednesday would prevent Washington from passing them.
A win Wednesday for the Wizards would guarantee a finish no worse than sixth. Along with a Toronto victory at New York, they'd face the Raptors in the first round, while a Raptors loss combined with a Chicago win in Charlotte would lead to a first-round matchup with the Bulls.
But if Washington loses and Charlotte defeats Chicago, the Wizards will slide to seventh place and play Miami.
They won the season series with the Bulls 2-1, but dropped three of four against the Raptors. Washington split four games with Miami, including a 114-93 home victory Monday, though LeBron James and Chris Bosh were given the night off.
"We want to have an edge on Wednesday," coach Randy Wittman said. "... We secured a winning record on the road for this team and I want them to continue - even though there's one game left - to build and use that game as something positive going into the playoffs."
Trevor Ariza scored 25 as the Wizards shot 59.0 percent from the floor and was 14 of 29 from 3-point range. They've been one of the top 3-point shooting teams this season at 38.0 percent.
John Wall finished with just four points Monday but had 13 assists, his third game with at least 11 assists in the past four.
Looking to tie its second-highest victory total since its 54-win effort of 1978-79, Washington can take the season series from Boston for the first time in six years.
The Celtics (25-56), missing the postseason for the first time since 2006-07, fell just short of completing a big comeback at Philadelphia on Monday. Boston trailed by 19 at one point but Chris Johnson hit what appeared to be a tying 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left. Officials, though, ruled he stepped out of bounds before releasing the shot and the 76ers hit two ensuing free throws to wrap up the 113-108 victory.
Kelly Olynyk, Jeff Green and Avery Bradley combined for 78 points with Olynyk scoring a team-high 28. Rajon Rondo had 14 assists and 11 rebounds after missing two games with a strained left shin.
"We definitely got a lot to play for, and it showed tonight," said forward Brandon Bass, who scored nine and shot 3 for 11. "We could've laid down when we were down."
Boston's Jerryd Bayless, Jared Sullinger and Kris Humphries are listed as questionable for Wednesday with knee injuries. Bayless and Sullinger have missed two games in a row while Humphries has sat out four of five.
Ariza has averaged 18.3 points in his last four against the Celtics while going 14 of 26 from beyond the arc.
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