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Washington Wizards – Desperation Brings Out the Best
On the verge of elimination from the playoffs, the Washington Wizards brought out their best basketball to humiliate the Indiana Pacers on their own home court, making it a 2-3 series thanks to a 102-79 win that wasn’t even that close, beginning with the dominance of Marcin Gortat and backed up by John Wall Finally showing up when he’s needed the most.
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Wizards Over Pacers – That Was Embarrassing
Back and forth we go in the weird playoffs the Indiana Pacers are having. Losing at home by 23 points (102-79) to the Washington Wizards seems to be something of a low point. Marcin Gortat destroyed anyone, including Roy Hibbert, standing in his path, helping his team staying alive with a game 5 win to make it a 2-3 series, taking it back to D.C.
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Indiana Pacers – The Center They Need
The flowchart of these playoffs have turned Roy Hibbert into one of the most talked about players in the nation, mostly negative things. In game of the conference semifinals, he put all the criticisms and problems behind him to have a huge night, helping out the Indiana Pacers even things with the Washington Wizards after two games, winning 86-82.
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Washington Wizards – Not Used to This Kind of Success
It’s been quite a long time since the Washington Wizards have won a playoff series, but they’ve upset the Chicago Bulls, winning their first round series in five games, clinching it with a 75-69 victory, pulled through by John Wall and Nene and should be considered as very serious contenders to win the East, no matter who they face in the next round.
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Washington Wizards – Upset Almost Complete
The Washington Wizards are one of two lower seeds to reach three wins in the 2014 NBA Playoffs so far, beating the Chicago Bulls 98-89 in game 4 behind a very strong game from Trevor Ariza and an impressive performance from John Wall to make everything come together.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Damian Lillard Does More Than Score
The Portland Trail Blazers are incomplete as long as LaMarcus Aldridge remains injured, but they’re close to their best when Damian Lillard changes his game a bit to become more of a passing point guard, as it seemed to make quite the difference in a 116-103 win over the Washington Wizards.
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Brooklyn Nets – John Wall Too Much For Them Every Time
It’s been tough for the Brooklyn Nets against the Washington Wizards every time this season, and a third was no different. John Wall had a huge game, leading his team back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit en route to a season swepp over the old and unpredictable, coming away with the 101-94 win.
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Wizards vs Raptors – A Playoff Series We’d Love to Have
It won’t be too much of a surprise if the Washington Wizards and the Toronto Raptors play each other in the first round of the NBA playoffs, and by the looks of their most recent encounter, it’ll be one hell of a series. However, finding a way to stop John Wall is going to be necessary to make it a fair fight.
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John Wall Wins a Dunk Contest That’s Becoming Redundant
It’s hard to believe someone thought making the Dunk Contest about an East and West thing was a good idea, and yet they still went through with it. The East won, John Wall came out as the big winner from what used to be the biggest part of All-Star Saturday and now is just some awkward sequence with very few moments that get the crowd engaged.
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Washington Wizards – John Wall New to the Winning Business
It’s been a very long time since the Washington Wizards were holding a winning record, longer than any other NBA team. So long that John Wall is playing on a winning side for the first time in his short NBA career.