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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose No Longer Perfect Against John Wall
Basketball is a team sport, but the media makes it about individual head to head rivalries. John Wall, for the first time in his career, got to be the winner when Derrick Rose was on the same floor, leading the Washington Wizards to a 102-86 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
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NBA Free Agency – Golden Warriors Sign Shaun Livingston, Washington Wizards Keep Marcin Gortat
A busy first day of NBA free agency wasn’t about the superstars, but about the guys who help them out. The Golden State Warriors got the backup point guard they wanted with Shaun Livingston while the Washington Wizards re-signed and kept center Marcin Gortat. The Detroit Pistons liked Jodie Meeks enough to give him a three-year contract.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks Will Try to Sign Marcin Gortat & Trevor Ariza
Building an NBA team through free agency isn’t only about landing the biggest names and stars, and with that in mind the Dallas Mavericks are going to try and sign Trevor Ariza and Marcin Gortat of the Washington Wizards instead of just waiting around for bigger names to make up their minds.
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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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Wizards Over Bulls – Nothing Special About Game 1 Upsets
We’ve gotten used to the road win taking home court advantage in these playoffs, and the Washington Wizards beating the Chicago Bulls in the series opener was no different from the trend, taking a 102-93 win thanks to a strong finish with an excellent performance from Nene and an overall great effort on the glass.
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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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Knicks vs Wizards – John Wall Makes Things Even Worse
After reaching the conference semifinal, finding themselves with a 3-9 record just wasn’t something the New York Knicks planned. No Tyson Chandler, no Raymond Felton and a Carmelo Anthony getting more and more frustrated by the minute following a 89-98 loss to the Washington Wizards, led by John Wall with 31 points.
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NBA Players Most Likely to Be Traded in 2013-2014
Either being a misfit in the current system, too expensive to keep as teams keep shuffling to avoid the luxury tax or simply being a good player on a team that’s trying to rebuild with young and cheap newcomers, here are the 6 most likely to be traded NBA players during this season.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Will Trade Marcin Gortat This Season
When going through a rebuilding process, teams don’t want unhappy, old and expensive players on the team. Marcin Gortat is the wrong fit in the next step for the Phoenix Suns, which will surely get him traded by the end of the 2013-2014 NBA Season.