Four Games + Four Wins = No More Raptors
Wiz sweep Raptors! Good for Paul Pierce … "No more going through customs"…. YAY WIZARDS!!! #Wizards #WizRaptors pic.twitter.com/75ib7g2L7F — Aly Lewnes (@alewnes7) April 27, 2015 The Wizards swept the...
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Why One Guy Wrote-In Paul Pierce for President of Poland
[Paul Pierce, via instagram.com/truthaboutit] Due to the lack of better candidates, I voted @paulpierce34 for the President of Poland today. pic.twitter.com/r58AYi0j6B — Bartosz Bielecki (@bart__92)...
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Playoffs?? Playoffs?? Yes, We’re Talking About the Wizards and the Playoffs
NOBODY EXPECTED THE 2015-16 Washington Wizards to be in 10th place in the Eastern Conference on March 1. This season was supposed to send a direct message to Kevin Durant that Washington has arrived...
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This Isn’t The First Wizards Ride on the Must-Win Rodeo
GAME DAY. Win and we're in! At home tonight for a @FanDuel Friday against the @WashWizards at 7:30 p.m. pic.twitter.com/qVgzvUPMyG — Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) April 8, 2016 Bulls would also...
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Who Blocked It Better? Bradley Beal vs. Gilbert Arenas
Late in the fourth quarter of Washington’s 116-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Bradley Beal executed a brilliant chase down block against D’Angelo Russell. Washington was clinging to a five-point...
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6 Reasons Why The Wizards Did Not Peak Too Early
With only 12 games remaining in the regular season, fans have become increasingly concerned about the Wizards’ playoff prospects. The luster of Washington’s 28-11 mid-season run has been replaced by...
View ArticleWhere, Oh Where, Have The Tough Wizards Gone?
The Wizards have lost four of five games and since the All-Star break they are a measly 8-6. Remember that 2-8 start now? Still, this is a different team, even if it shares some of the same 2016...
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TAI Roundtable: Wizards vs Hawks — Playoff Preview
[Photo via NBA.com] Washington’s strange and eventful 2016-17 season lived four distinct lives within the roughly six months between late October and mid April. There was the harrowing 2-8 start —...
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The Unveiling Of “Playoff Markieff”
[John Wall and Markieff Morris share the podium after Game 1. Photo – A. Rubin] After practice on Saturday afternoon, Scott Brooks was asked about Markieff Morris’ excitement level entering his first...
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Dwight Howard is the New Carlos Boozer, and Other Wizards-Hawks Observations
[Dwight Howard makes himself small before getting blocked by Marcin Gortat in first quarter of Game 2. Photo – screenshot from nba.com] Three years ago, the Washington Wizards easily dispatched the...
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The Wizards’ Shooting Woes Allow Hawks Back Into the Series
[Photo via AP] With the Hawks’ season on the brink, Paul Millsap led his team to a decisive 116-98 win over the Wizards. Everyone afterward flashed back to Millsap’s comments about the series being...
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If You Think John Wall Arrived Friday Night, You Haven’t Been Watching
The media has dubbed the 2017 Playoffs as Wall’s coming out party. For those who have watched him play for years — particularly this season — this notion is a bit perplexing. Sure, Wall has improved...
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TAI Roundtable: Wizards vs. Celtics — Round 2 Playoff Series Preview
Despite all the last-minute jockeying between Cleveland and Boston for the No. 1 seed, it feels like the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards were always destined to play each other in the 2017...
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7 Reasons To Be Optimistic About the Washington Wizards
[Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports] Ok, I get it. 0-2 is not an ideal start to a series. But there are still plenty of reasons to be optimistic heading into Game 3. In fact, there’s...
View ArticleGame 4: Wizards Win, Isaiah Thomas Complains
How, John Wall?! (➡️ @SIMPLEMobile) pic.twitter.com/3RQ0txpRIT — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 7, 2017 The common reaction from Wizards fans after the team’s 121-102 win over Boston in Game 4...
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Two Things Wizards Must Do To Win Game 7
[John Wall celebrates with the crowd after winning Game 6. Photo Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.] Washington just won the franchise’s biggest game of the last 35 years on the biggest shot of that same time...
View ArticleConfessions of a Blogger on the Brink of Wizards-Celtics Game 7
During and after John Wall’s spectacular 3-point shot which propelled the Washington Wizards to a Game 6 victory, I got a big kick out of the reactions from members of the media. In case you did not...
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Making Sense of the Eastern Conference Playoff Standings
If you are a Washington Wizards fan, you have probably stared at the Eastern Conference standings for so long it makes your head hurt. Seemingly every night the seeds change, and with them...
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Hot Take: These Wizards Losses Don’t Matter
The Washington Wizards lost to a Chicago Bulls team that didn’t even want to win. And I don’t care. The Wizards didn’t play with any sense of urgency. I still don’t care. Scott Brooks called the...
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Game 1 Rapid Reaction: It Was Raining 3s and the Wizards Drowned
Rapid reaction from TAI’s Rashad Mobley to Washington’s 114-106 loss to Toronto in Game 1 of the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs Wizards drop Game 1. Biggest reason: the Raptors set a...
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