Wizards
Washington
Eastern Conference
Southeast
17
18
35
3091
2521
22
12
55
79
46
58
9
8
89
28
5
33
7
31
3
13
18
112
4
67
43
64
2020
139
7
23
23
100
69
03
72
23
79
21
23
3224
6060
54
32
59
1920
1014
53
22
12
55
58
20
78
11
510
00
62
2432
6060
6
4
67
20
13
65
2
2
100
6
0
6
2
7
2
2
32
60
7
3
43
20
9
45
3
3
100
9
3
12
3
9
1
3
24
60
5
3
60
19
10
53
2
1
50
5
2
7
1
5
0
6
24
60
4
2
50
20
14
70
2
2
100
8
0
8
1
10
0
2
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
John
Wall
John Wall
True
40
8
16
50
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
18
2
0
3
2
18
16
double
Markieff
Morris
Markieff Morris
True
35
6
13
46
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
6
6
1
0
0
1
4
15
7
none
Otto
Porter
Otto Porter
True
34
7
12
58
3
6
50
0
0
0
1
5
6
2
1
2
2
2
17
8
none
Bradley
Beal
Bradley Beal
True
34
7
12
58
5
7
71
3
3
100
0
3
3
3
0
0
1
0
22
13
none
Marcin
Gortat
Marcin Gortat
True
32
9
9
100
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
8
10
1
0
3
5
3
19
10
double
Jason
Smith
Jason Smith
False
22
5
8
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
2
0
0
10
-1
none
Kelly
Oubre
Kelly Oubre
False
13
2
4
50
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
4
6
-1
none
Sheldon
Mac
Sheldon Mac
False
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Trey
Burke
Trey Burke
False
10
1
2
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
-13
none
Andrew
Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson
False
4
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
-2
none
Daniel
Ochefu
Daniel Ochefu
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tomáš
Satoranský
Tomáš Satoranský
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Marcus
Thornton
Marcus Thornton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
January
2017
Sunday
BMO Harris Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Bucks
Milwaukee
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
11
25
36
2480
3545
18
7
39
88
42
48
17
14
82
26
12
38
2
22
6
10
15
105
4
42
02
5
2220
118
5
72
71
99
78
32
110
01
66
11
33
2919
6060
66
41
62
2323
158
7
35
33
94
65
34
99
01
73
40
22
3720
6060
4
0
0
22
11
50
7
7
100
7
3
10
0
6
1
3
29
60
2
2
100
20
8
40
2
1
50
8
2
10
1
6
1
3
19
60
6
4
67
23
15
65
3
3
100
6
3
9
0
7
4
2
37
60
6
1
17
23
8
35
5
3
60
5
4
9
1
3
0
2
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
39
6
12
50
1
1
100
2
2
100
3
8
11
2
2
0
1
1
15
0
double
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
39
16
30
53
1
3
33
8
10
80
1
0
1
2
2
0
2
2
41
-4
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
37
7
17
41
0
2
0
4
5
80
4
6
10
5
1
1
3
3
18
-3
double
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
37
3
14
21
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
5
5
3
0
0
1
3
8
-18
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
34
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
7
1
0
3
3
4
-3
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
19
4
4
100
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
10
8
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
13
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
-4
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
10
2
5
40
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
-6
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
7
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
-5
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
John
Lucas III
John Lucas III
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
January
2017
Saturday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Jazz
Utah
True
Five double - digit scoring efforts from the Wizards ' first unit overcame a game - high 41 points from Andrew Wiggins . Washington managed a stellar 58 percent success rate from the field , and a 55 percent mark from three - point range . Bradley Beal 's 22 points led the Wizards . Marcin Gortat and John Wall each turned in double - doubles , with the former posting 19 points and 14 boards , and the latter contributing an 18 - point , 18 - assist tally . Otto Porter supplied 17 points , while Markieff Morris rounded out matters with 15 points . Jason Smith led the bench with 10 points , and also had a highlight - worthy stuff of Karl-Anthony Towns . Karl-Anthony Towns compiled an 18 - point , 10 - rebound double - double , while Gorgui Dieng went for 15 points and 11 boards . Zach LaVine shot 3 - of - 14 , leading to an eight - point effort . Brandon Rush led the bench with 10 points . The Washington Wizards defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves , 112 - 105 , at Verizon Center on Friday . The Wizards ( 17 - 18 ) came in to the contest with a superb 13 - 6 home mark , while the Timberwolves ( 11 - 25 ) had only mustered five wins in 17 tries on the road . This alone gave Washington a built - in edge going in , but Andrew Wiggins did his best to try and buck the odds Friday . The standout forward scored a game - high 41 points , which he supplemented with two assists , two steals and a rebound . However , the hosts countered with a balanced attack , as all five members of the first unit scored in double digits . Those efforts led to a stellar 58 percent success rate from the field , and a 55 percent mark from three - point range . A 32 - 20 edge in the fourth quarter propelled the Wizards to victory , after they 'd entered the period facing an 85 - 82 deficit . Karl-Anthony Towns was a distant second on the Timberwolves with an 18 - point , 10 - rebound double - double that also included five assists , a steal and a block . Gorgui Dieng also accomplished the feat , posting 15 points , 11 rebounds , two assists and two steals . Zach LaVine endured a difficult shooting night as his 3 - for - 14 tally led to an eight - point effort . He also hauled in five boards and dished out three assists . Brandon Rush paced the bench with 10 points . Bradley Beal led the way for the Wizards with 22 points , three assists and two rebounds . Marcin Gortat turned in a customary stat line of 19 points , 10 boards , an assist and three blocks . John Wall turned in a 18 - point , 18 - assist double - double that also included two rebounds and two steals . Otto Porter supplied 17 points , six boards , two assists , two blocks and a steal . Markieff Morris rounded out matters for the starting five with 15 points , six rebounds and an assist . Jason Smith had a productive night off the bench , totaling 10 points , three rebounds , two assists and a pair of blocks , one of those a highlight - worthy stuff of Karl-Anthony Towns . The Timberwolves head back home for a Saturday night showdown with the Utah Jazz , while the Wizards visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon .
Five double - digit scoring efforts from the Wizards' first unit overcame a game - high 41 points from Andrew Wiggins. Washington managed a stellar 58 percent success rate from the field, and a 55 percent mark from three - point range. Bradley Beal's 22 points led the Wizards. Marcin Gortat and John Wall each turned in double - doubles, with the former posting 19 points and 14 boards, and the latter contributing an 18 - point, 18 - assist tally. Otto Porter supplied 17 points, while Markieff Morris rounded out matters with 15 points. Jason Smith led the bench with 10 points, and also had a highlight - worthy stuff of Karl-Anthony Towns. Karl-Anthony Towns compiled an 18 - point, 10 - rebound double - double, while Gorgui Dieng went for 15 points and 11 boards. Zach LaVine shot 3 - of - 14, leading to an eight - point effort. Brandon Rush led the bench with 10 points.
Five double - digit scoring efforts from the Wizards' first unit overcame a game - high 41 points from Andrew Wiggins. Washington managed a stellar 58 percent success rate from the field, and a 55 percent mark from three - point range. Bradley Beal's 22 points led the Wizards. Marcin Gortat and John Wall each turned in double - doubles, with the former posting 19 points and 14 boards, and the latter contributing an 18 - point, 18 - assist tally. Otto Porter supplied 17 points, while Markieff Morris rounded out matters with 15 points. Jason Smith led the bench with 10 points, and also had a highlight - worthy stuff of Karl-Anthony Towns. Karl-Anthony Towns compiled an 18 - point, 10 - rebound double - double, while Gorgui Dieng went for 15 points and 11 boards. Zach LaVine shot 3 - of - 14, leading to an eight - point effort. Brandon Rush led the bench with 10 points. The Washington Wizards defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 112 - 105, at Verizon Center on Friday. The Wizards (17 - 18) came in to the contest with a superb 13 - 6 home mark, while the Timberwolves (11 - 25) had only mustered five wins in 17 tries on the road. This alone gave Washington a built - in edge going in, but Andrew Wiggins did his best to try and buck the odds Friday. The standout forward scored a game - high 41 points, which he supplemented with two assists, two steals and a rebound. However, the hosts countered with a balanced attack, as all five members of the first unit scored in double digits. Those efforts led to a stellar 58 percent success rate from the field, and a 55 percent mark from three - point range. A 32 - 20 edge in the fourth quarter propelled the Wizards to victory, after they'd entered the period facing an 85 - 82 deficit. Karl-Anthony Towns was a distant second on the Timberwolves with an 18 - point, 10 - rebound double - double that also included five assists, a steal and a block. Gorgui Dieng also accomplished the feat, posting 15 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals. Zach LaVine endured a difficult shooting night as his 3 - for - 14 tally led to an eight - point effort. He also hauled in five boards and dished out three assists. Brandon Rush paced the bench with 10 points. Bradley Beal led the way for the Wizards with 22 points, three assists and two rebounds. Marcin Gortat turned in a customary stat line of 19 points, 10 boards, an assist and three blocks. John Wall turned in a 18 - point, 18 - assist double - double that also included two rebounds and two steals. Otto Porter supplied 17 points, six boards, two assists, two blocks and a steal. Markieff Morris rounded out matters for the starting five with 15 points, six rebounds and an assist. Jason Smith had a productive night off the bench, totaling 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and a pair of blocks, one of those a highlight - worthy stuff of Karl-Anthony Towns. The Timberwolves head back home for a Saturday night showdown with the Utah Jazz, while the Wizards visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon.
<GAME> <DATE> 6 January 2017 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Verizon Center <CITY> Washington <HOME> <TEAM> Wizards <CITY> Washington <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 112 <WINS-LOSSES> 17 18 <QTRS> 32 24 24 32 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 46 <TEAM-FT> 8 <TEAM-REB> 33 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 8 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> BMO Harris Bradley Center <NEXT-CITY> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Bucks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 105 <WINS-LOSSES> 11 25 <QTRS> 29 19 37 20 <TEAM-AST> 22 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 38 <TEAM-TO> 10 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 7 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Utah <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Jazz <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Bradley Beal <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 22 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 5 7 71 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcin Gortat <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 19 <FG> 9 9 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 10 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> John Wall <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 18 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Otto Porter <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markieff Morris <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Smith <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Oubre <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trey Burke <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Nicholson <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Thornton <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tomáš Satoranský <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Daniel Ochefu <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sheldon Mac <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 41 <FG> 16 30 53 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 8 10 80 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 10 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 11 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 14 21 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> John Lucas III <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none