Wizards
Washington
Eastern Conference
Southeast
10
14
24
2799
3664
18
5
28
87
45
52
17
14
82
29
12
41
3
27
15
14
18
109
4
44
01
2
2222
129
6
24
24
100
510
13
523
00
75
42
32
2623
6060
82
40
49
2419
159
7
56
44
79
59
62
121
21
114
54
36
3822
6060
4
0
0
22
12
55
2
2
100
5
1
6
0
7
4
3
26
60
4
1
25
22
9
41
4
4
100
10
3
13
0
5
2
2
23
60
8
4
50
24
15
62
5
4
80
5
6
11
2
11
5
3
38
60
2
0
0
19
9
47
6
4
67
9
2
11
1
4
4
6
22
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kelly
Oubre
Kelly Oubre
True
40
7
12
58
1
4
25
0
1
0
0
4
4
1
2
0
1
2
15
2
none
Bradley
Beal
Bradley Beal
True
37
6
16
38
3
7
43
5
6
83
0
4
4
9
0
0
1
4
20
9
none
Otto
Porter
Otto Porter
True
36
5
9
56
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
2
1
2
0
3
10
0
none
John
Wall
John Wall
True
36
9
19
47
0
2
0
7
8
88
2
4
6
10
6
0
8
2
25
4
double
Marcin
Gortat
Marcin Gortat
True
36
8
11
73
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
9
14
1
3
1
1
3
16
11
double
Jason
Smith
Jason Smith
False
18
5
9
56
0
0
0
2
2
100
3
3
6
2
3
0
2
1
12
-2
none
Trey
Burke
Trey Burke
False
17
3
4
75
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
6
-2
none
Marcus
Thornton
Marcus Thornton
False
13
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
5
-7
none
Andrew
Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson
False
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Markieff
Morris
Markieff Morris
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
16
December
2016
Friday
Verizon Center
Washington
Pistons
Detroit
True
Hornets
Charlotte
Eastern Conference
Southeast
14
12
26
3212
2635
33
14
42
74
38
51
21
16
76
28
5
33
8
25
7
18
18
106
4
69
24
35
1820
129
7
42
42
100
79
01
80
23
84
20
43
3024
6060
711
44
6
1620
89
5
411
37
9
48
22
70
03
67
05
74
2329
6060
6
2
33
18
12
67
4
4
100
7
0
7
2
8
2
4
30
60
9
4
44
20
9
45
2
2
100
9
1
10
3
4
0
3
24
60
7
4
57
16
8
50
4
3
75
4
2
6
0
6
0
7
23
60
11
4
36
20
9
45
11
7
64
8
2
10
3
7
5
4
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
36
7
14
50
3
8
38
3
3
100
0
5
5
8
2
1
3
3
20
-8
none
Kemba
Walker
Kemba Walker
True
35
7
15
47
3
8
38
0
0
0
1
5
6
9
0
0
3
3
17
-1
none
Cody
Zeller
Cody Zeller
True
29
6
7
86
0
0
0
6
8
75
1
1
2
1
0
1
3
5
18
-4
none
Michael
Kidd-Gilchrist
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
True
26
5
7
71
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
3
4
0
1
2
2
2
11
-5
none
Marvin
Williams
Marvin Williams
True
26
2
6
33
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
4
1
none
Frank
Kaminsky
Frank Kaminsky
False
21
3
9
33
3
6
50
1
2
50
0
4
4
1
0
1
3
0
10
-4
none
Marco
Belinelli
Marco Belinelli
False
21
6
10
60
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
16
2
none
Roy
Hibbert
Roy Hibbert
False
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
100
2
4
6
2
1
3
0
3
4
1
none
Ramon
Sessions
Ramon Sessions
False
12
1
3
33
1
1
100
1
2
50
0
1
1
1
3
0
1
1
4
-2
none
Jeremy
Lamb
Jeremy Lamb
False
11
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
5
none
Treveon
Graham
Treveon Graham
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Spencer
Hawes
Spencer Hawes
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brian
Roberts
Brian Roberts
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
16
December
2016
Friday
TD Garden
Boston
Celtics
Boston
False
The Washington Wizards defeated the Charlotte Hornets , 109 - 106 , at Verizon Center on Wednesday . The back - and - forth tussle between two relatively evenly - matched teams was undecided until the closing seconds , as both teams made respective strong pushes in the second half . The Hornets ( 14 - 12 ) had built a 54 - 49 lead by halftime , but the Wizards ( 10 - 14 ) stormed back in the third , winning the period by a 38 - 23 margin . Charlotte had their own resurgence in the final quarter , outscoring their hosts by 29 - 22 but still falling short , with a John Wall free throw in the waning seconds providing the final margin of victory . Both clubs saw their starting fives post very productive nights , with each team shooting over 51 percent overall . The Hornets were led by Nicolas Batum , who tallied 20 points , eight assists , five rebounds , two steals and a block . Cody Zeller enjoyed a strong night at center , collecting 18 points , two rebounds , an assist and a pair of blocks . Kemba Walker came within a shade of a double - double with 17 points , nine assists and six rebounds . Michael Kidd-Gilchrist contributed 11 points , three rebounds , a steal and a block . Marco Belinelli led the second unit with 16 points , a rebound and an assist , and Frank Kaminsky also contributed 10 points in a reserve role . The Wizards received a 25 - point , 10 - assist double - double from John Wall that also included six rebounds and an outstanding seven steals , although he also turned the ball over eight times himself . Backcourt mate Bradley Beal was close behind with 20 points , nine assists and four rebounds . Marcin Gortat turned in a 16 - point , 12 - rebound double - double that also featured two assists , two steals and a block . Kelly Oubre , Jr. supplied 15 points , six rebounds , an assist and two steals while drawing a start for the ailing Markieff Morris ( foot ) , while Otto Porter totaled 10 points , five rebounds , two assists , two blocks and a steal . Jason Smith came off the bench to produce 12 points , seven rebounds , two assists and three steals in just 18 minutes . The Hornets continue on the road and face the Celtics in Boston on Friday night , while the Wizards remain home and await the Detroit Pistons for a showdown on Friday evening . The Wizards erased a 54 - 49 halftime deficit with a third - quarter rally that saw them outscore their visitors by a 38 - 23 margin . Both teams exceeded the 51 - percent mark from the field , with Nicolas Batum ( 20 points ) and John Wall ( 25 points , 10 assists ) leading the way , respectively . The two clubs had trouble taking care of the ball , as evidenced by a combined 32 turnovers . For the Hornets , Kemba Walker had a near - double - double with 17 points and nine assists . Michael Kidd-Gilchrist contributed 11 points , and Marco Belinelli paced the bench with 16 points . Wall also contributed seven steals , but offset them with eight turnovers . Bradley Beal ( 20 points ) , Marcin Gortat ( 16 - point , 12 - rebound double - double ) and spot starter Kelly Oubre , Jr. ( 15 points ) were very productive . Jason Smith came off the bench to produce 12 points in 18 minutes .
The Washington Wizards defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 109 - 106, at Verizon Center on Wednesday. The back - and - forth tussle between two relatively evenly - matched teams was undecided until the closing seconds, as both teams made respective strong pushes in the second half. The Hornets (14 - 12) had built a 54 - 49 lead by halftime, but the Wizards (10 - 14) stormed back in the third, winning the period by a 38 - 23 margin. Charlotte had their own resurgence in the final quarter, outscoring their hosts by 29 - 22 but still falling short, with a John Wall free throw in the waning seconds providing the final margin of victory. Both clubs saw their starting fives post very productive nights, with each team shooting over 51 percent overall. The Hornets were led by Nicolas Batum, who tallied 20 points, eight assists, five rebounds, two steals and a block. Cody Zeller enjoyed a strong night at center, collecting 18 points, two rebounds, an assist and a pair of blocks. Kemba Walker came within a shade of a double - double with 17 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist contributed 11 points, three rebounds, a steal and a block. Marco Belinelli led the second unit with 16 points, a rebound and an assist, and Frank Kaminsky also contributed 10 points in a reserve role. The Wizards received a 25 - point, 10 - assist double - double from John Wall that also included six rebounds and an outstanding seven steals, although he also turned the ball over eight times himself. Backcourt mate Bradley Beal was close behind with 20 points, nine assists and four rebounds. Marcin Gortat turned in a 16 - point, 12 - rebound double - double that also featured two assists, two steals and a block. Kelly Oubre, Jr. supplied 15 points, six rebounds, an assist and two steals while drawing a start for the ailing Markieff Morris (foot), while Otto Porter totaled 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal. Jason Smith came off the bench to produce 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and three steals in just 18 minutes. The Hornets continue on the road and face the Celtics in Boston on Friday night, while the Wizards remain home and await the Detroit Pistons for a showdown on Friday evening.
The Washington Wizards defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 109 - 106, at Verizon Center on Wednesday. The back - and - forth tussle between two relatively evenly - matched teams was undecided until the closing seconds, as both teams made respective strong pushes in the second half. The Hornets (14 - 12) had built a 54 - 49 lead by halftime, but the Wizards (10 - 14) stormed back in the third, winning the period by a 38 - 23 margin. Charlotte had their own resurgence in the final quarter, outscoring their hosts by 29 - 22 but still falling short, with a John Wall free throw in the waning seconds providing the final margin of victory. Both clubs saw their starting fives post very productive nights, with each team shooting over 51 percent overall. The Hornets were led by Nicolas Batum, who tallied 20 points, eight assists, five rebounds, two steals and a block. Cody Zeller enjoyed a strong night at center, collecting 18 points, two rebounds, an assist and a pair of blocks. Kemba Walker came within a shade of a double - double with 17 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist contributed 11 points, three rebounds, a steal and a block. Marco Belinelli led the second unit with 16 points, a rebound and an assist, and Frank Kaminsky also contributed 10 points in a reserve role. The Wizards received a 25 - point, 10 - assist double - double from John Wall that also included six rebounds and an outstanding seven steals, although he also turned the ball over eight times himself. Backcourt mate Bradley Beal was close behind with 20 points, nine assists and four rebounds. Marcin Gortat turned in a 16 - point, 12 - rebound double - double that also featured two assists, two steals and a block. Kelly Oubre, Jr. supplied 15 points, six rebounds, an assist and two steals while drawing a start for the ailing Markieff Morris (foot), while Otto Porter totaled 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal. Jason Smith came off the bench to produce 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and three steals in just 18 minutes. The Hornets continue on the road and face the Celtics in Boston on Friday night, while the Wizards remain home and await the Detroit Pistons for a showdown on Friday evening. The Wizards erased a 54 - 49 halftime deficit with a third - quarter rally that saw them outscore their visitors by a 38 - 23 margin. Both teams exceeded the 51 - percent mark from the field, with Nicolas Batum (20 points) and John Wall (25 points, 10 assists) leading the way, respectively. The two clubs had trouble taking care of the ball, as evidenced by a combined 32 turnovers. For the Hornets, Kemba Walker had a near - double - double with 17 points and nine assists. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist contributed 11 points, and Marco Belinelli paced the bench with 16 points. Wall also contributed seven steals, but offset them with eight turnovers. Bradley Beal (20 points), Marcin Gortat (16 - point, 12 - rebound double - double) and spot starter Kelly Oubre, Jr. (15 points) were very productive. Jason Smith came off the bench to produce 12 points in 18 minutes.
<GAME> <DATE> 14 December 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Verizon Center <CITY> Washington <HOME> <TEAM> Wizards <CITY> Washington <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 14 <QTRS> 26 23 38 22 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 16 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Verizon Center <NEXT-CITY> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pistons <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Hornets <CITY> Charlotte <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 106 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 12 <QTRS> 30 24 23 29 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 33 <TEAM-TO> 18 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 16 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> TD Garden <NEXT-CITY> Boston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Boston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Celtics <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> John Wall <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 25 <FG> 9 19 47 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 6 <AST> 10 <STL> 6 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 8 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Bradley Beal <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 20 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 4 <AST> 9 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcin Gortat <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 16 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kelly Oubre <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Smith <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Otto Porter <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trey Burke <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Thornton <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <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> Markieff Morris <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> Andrew Nicholson <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 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> Nicolas Batum <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 8 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cody Zeller <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 18 <FG> 6 7 86 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kemba Walker <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 9 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marco Belinelli <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Kidd-Gilchrist <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Frank Kaminsky <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ramon Sessions <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Roy Hibbert <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 4 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marvin Williams <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeremy Lamb <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brian Roberts <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <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> Spencer Hawes <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <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> Treveon Graham <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <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