Wizards
Washington
Eastern Conference
Southeast
41
33
74
1226
1228
15
4
27
75
29
39
37
29
78
32
11
43
5
17
14
17
22
91
4
43
11
26
2419
79
3
79
57
72
67
51
118
00
55
63
52
2026
6060
26
02
8
1616
76
5
912
710
78
136
23
159
32
34
23
55
2124
6060
4
1
25
24
7
29
7
5
71
6
5
11
0
5
6
5
20
60
3
1
33
19
9
47
9
7
78
7
1
8
0
5
3
2
26
60
2
0
0
16
7
44
9
7
78
13
2
15
3
3
2
5
21
60
6
2
33
16
6
38
12
10
83
6
3
9
2
4
3
5
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
John
Wall
John Wall
True
42
7
17
41
0
1
0
11
12
92
2
6
8
12
4
1
7
4
25
-3
double
Bradley
Beal
Bradley Beal
True
37
4
11
36
1
4
25
6
7
86
0
4
4
0
1
1
3
3
15
-3
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
True
33
4
8
50
0
0
0
2
5
40
0
7
7
1
3
0
2
1
10
-10
none
Marcin
Gortat
Marcin Gortat
True
28
3
10
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
10
0
1
2
0
5
6
-4
none
Paul
Pierce
Paul Pierce
True
22
1
6
17
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
-10
none
Drew
Gooden
Drew Gooden
False
18
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
2
4
-6
none
Otto
Porter
Otto Porter
False
17
4
7
57
2
2
100
5
7
71
3
3
6
0
1
0
1
1
15
6
none
Rasual
Butler
Rasual Butler
False
13
0
3
0
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
-3
none
Ramon
Sessions
Ramon Sessions
False
8
2
3
67
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
6
-3
none
Martell
Webster
Martell Webster
False
8
1
2
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
-6
none
Kevin
Séraphin
Kevin Séraphin
False
7
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
none
DeJuan
Blair
DeJuan Blair
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Will
Bynum
Will Bynum
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
1
April
2015
Wednesday
Verizon Center
Washington
76ers
Philadelphia
True
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
50
23
73
939
900
29
9
31
80
34
42
33
22
67
37
16
53
6
18
12
19
25
99
4
67
33
49
1724
1014
59
62
50
81
1310
24
1334
11
76
51
84
2831
6060
97
12
12
2316
55
2
916
611
67
95
37
132
22
32
33
25
1723
6060
6
3
50
17
10
59
6
5
83
13
2
15
1
7
5
8
28
60
7
3
43
24
14
58
2
0
0
10
4
14
1
6
1
4
31
60
9
1
11
23
5
22
9
6
67
9
3
12
2
3
3
2
17
60
7
2
29
16
5
31
16
11
69
5
7
12
2
2
3
5
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
37
7
20
35
1
6
17
9
10
90
0
3
3
6
2
1
3
3
24
1
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
37
3
9
33
2
8
25
5
5
100
1
7
8
2
2
0
4
1
13
-2
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
True
36
6
13
46
2
4
50
0
0
0
4
6
10
3
1
2
4
2
14
4
double
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
True
19
2
4
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
5
3
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
18
3
6
50
0
0
0
5
8
62
3
7
10
0
0
0
2
4
11
-3
double
Pablo
Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
False
28
3
7
43
2
5
40
2
2
100
2
4
6
3
3
0
1
4
10
9
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
23
3
4
75
0
0
0
1
4
25
1
7
8
0
3
0
0
4
7
9
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
22
7
14
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
4
1
5
2
1
2
3
3
15
14
none
Nick
Johnson
Nick Johnson
False
16
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
5
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
30
March
2015
Monday
Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Raptors
Toronto
False
The Houston Rockets ( 50 - 23 ) defeated the Washington Wizards ( 41 - 32 ) , 99 - 91 , on Sunday at the Verizon Center . Sunday 's earliest game got off to a sluggish start , especially for the Wizards . For much of the game , Washington 's John Wall appeared to be the only Wizard that was playing at full speed . Houston started to let its lead slip away during the fourth quarter when Washington 's Otto Porter canned a three to cut it to four . The Rockets answered with consecutive three pointers to extend the lead back to double digits . Every time the Wizards would start to embark on a comeback , the Rockets had an answer . The `` Hack a Howard `` strategy backfired for the Wizards as Dwight Howard hit five of his eight free throw attempts . Bradley Beal had a chance to cut Houston 's lead to three late in the game , but had his shot rejected by James Harden , which all but sealed it for Houston . Houston has now won four in a row , three of which have come on the road . The Rockets are the third - best road team in the league , behind only the Hawks and Warriors with a 23 - 13 mark away from the Toyota Center . Sunday 's win temporarily puts Houston in a tie with Memphis for the second sweed in the West . The Grizzlies could fall behind the Rockets if they are unable to notch a victory in San Antonio later in the day Sunday . James Harden led the team in scoring with 24 points on 7 - of - 20 shooting . The Rockets will play the second part of a back - to - back set Monday at the Raptors . Washington snapped its four - game losing streak Friday with an overtime win against Charlotte , but was unable to notch its second straight win Sunday . John Wall barely missed out on a triple - double , finishing with 25 points , 12 assists , and eight rebounds . The Wizards are looking more and more cemented in the fifth spot in the East as they now trail the Raptors by two games . Washington is off until Wednesday when it hosts Philadelphia .
The Houston Rockets (50 - 23) defeated the Washington Wizards (41 - 32), 99 - 91, on Sunday at the Verizon Center. Sunday's earliest game got off to a sluggish start, especially for the Wizards. For much of the game, Washington's John Wall appeared to be the only Wizard that was playing at full speed. Houston started to let its lead slip away during the fourth quarter when Washington's Otto Porter canned a three to cut it to four. The Rockets answered with consecutive three pointers to extend the lead back to double digits. Every time the Wizards would start to embark on a comeback, the Rockets had an answer. The "Hack a Howard "strategy backfired for the Wizards as Dwight Howard hit five of his eight free throw attempts. Bradley Beal had a chance to cut Houston's lead to three late in the game, but had his shot rejected by James Harden, which all but sealed it for Houston. Houston has now won four in a row, three of which have come on the road. The Rockets are the third - best road team in the league, behind only the Hawks and Warriors with a 23 - 13 mark away from the Toyota Center. Sunday's win temporarily puts Houston in a tie with Memphis for the second sweed in the West. The Grizzlies could fall behind the Rockets if they are unable to notch a victory in San Antonio later in the day Sunday. James Harden led the team in scoring with 24 points on 7 - of - 20 shooting. The Rockets will play the second part of a back - to - back set Monday at the Raptors. Washington snapped its four - game losing streak Friday with an overtime win against Charlotte, but was unable to notch its second straight win Sunday. John Wall barely missed out on a triple - double, finishing with 25 points, 12 assists, and eight rebounds. The Wizards are looking more and more cemented in the fifth spot in the East as they now trail the Raptors by two games. Washington is off until Wednesday when it hosts Philadelphia.
The Houston Rockets (50 - 23) defeated the Washington Wizards (41 - 32), 99 - 91, on Sunday at the Verizon Center. Sunday's earliest game got off to a sluggish start, especially for the Wizards. For much of the game, Washington's John Wall appeared to be the only Wizard that was playing at full speed. Houston started to let its lead slip away during the fourth quarter when Washington's Otto Porter canned a three to cut it to four. The Rockets answered with consecutive three pointers to extend the lead back to double digits. Every time the Wizards would start to embark on a comeback, the Rockets had an answer. The "Hack a Howard "strategy backfired for the Wizards as Dwight Howard hit five of his eight free throw attempts. Bradley Beal had a chance to cut Houston's lead to three late in the game, but had his shot rejected by James Harden, which all but sealed it for Houston. Houston has now won four in a row, three of which have come on the road. The Rockets are the third - best road team in the league, behind only the Hawks and Warriors with a 23 - 13 mark away from the Toyota Center. Sunday's win temporarily puts Houston in a tie with Memphis for the second sweed in the West. The Grizzlies could fall behind the Rockets if they are unable to notch a victory in San Antonio later in the day Sunday. James Harden led the team in scoring with 24 points on 7 - of - 20 shooting. The Rockets will play the second part of a back - to - back set Monday at the Raptors. Washington snapped its four - game losing streak Friday with an overtime win against Charlotte, but was unable to notch its second straight win Sunday. John Wall barely missed out on a triple - double, finishing with 25 points, 12 assists, and eight rebounds. The Wizards are looking more and more cemented in the fifth spot in the East as they now trail the Raptors by two games. Washington is off until Wednesday when it hosts Philadelphia.
<GAME> <DATE> 29 March 2015 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> Verizon Center <CITY> Washington <HOME> <TEAM> Wizards <CITY> Washington <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 91 <WINS-LOSSES> 41 33 <QTRS> 20 26 21 24 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 29 <TEAM-FT> 29 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 17 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 1 April 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Verizon Center <NEXT-CITY> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Philadelphia <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> 76ers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 50 23 <QTRS> 28 31 17 23 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 34 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 53 <TEAM-TO> 19 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 30 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Air Canada Centre <NEXT-CITY> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> John Wall <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 25 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 11 12 92 <REB> 8 <AST> 12 <STL> 4 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 7 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Otto Porter <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bradley Beal <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 5 40 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ramon Sessions <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcin Gortat <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Drew Gooden <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Séraphin <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Martell Webster <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rasual Butler <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Pierce <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Bynum <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> DeJuan Blair <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> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 24 <FG> 7 20 35 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 9 10 90 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 4 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 13 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 8 62 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Pablo Prigioni <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Terrence Jones <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Nick Johnson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 4 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none