Monday, February 3, 2014

Trail Blazers-Wizards Preview

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD
Posted Feb 03 2014 12:17AM

A change in shoes appeared to help John Wall turn things around and lead the Washington Wizards back to .500 with a victory over the NBA's hottest team.

He may want to stick with the lucky pair as he tries to help the Wizards overcome an obstacle that has stood in their way all season.

Wall and the Wizards look to move above .500 for the first time in four years while dealing the Portland Trail Blazers their fourth straight road loss Monday night.

After struggling in the first half against Oklahoma City on Saturday, Wall switched footwear before putting up 15 of his 17 points in the final 24 minutes of an 96-81 victory that snapped the Thunder's 10-game winning streak.

The first-time All-Star went 7 for 11 from the field in the second half after missing all seven of his first-half shots. He also finished with 16 assists - his second-highest total of the season - to go with six steals.

"I didn't like how I played on the road trip in my white shoes, so I tried the red ones," said Wall, who averaged 16.3 points on 40.4 percent shooting in that four-game swing. "They didn't work in the first half, so I got rid of them and went back to my old white ones, and they kind of helped me out. I'm kind of superstitious."

Trevor Ariza had 18 points, Nene scored 17 and Marcin Gortat added 14 points and 14 rebounds to help Washington (23-23) win for the fourth time in six home games.

Wall has averaged 23.5 points over that stretch, and he'll try to continue that trend as the Wizards attempt to post a winning record for the eighth time this season. They haven't been above .500 since October 2009.

"We've got to not even worry about that," guard Garrett Temple said. "We've got a tough team coming here on Monday night."

Wall totaled 54 points while shooting 19 for 33 from the field in two meetings with Portland in 2011-12, but was slowed by a stress injury in his left kneecap last season. He sat out an 84-82 victory over the visiting Blazers on Nov. 28 before managing six points off the bench in a 98-95 win in Portland on Jan. 21.

After scoring a combined 169 points on 34.1 percent shooting in consecutive losses, the Blazers (34-13) - averaging a league-best 108.3 points - bounced back with a 46.1 field-goal percentage in a 106-103 win over visiting Toronto on Saturday.

LaMarcus Aldridge led the way with 27 points and 15 rebounds, while Damian Lillard and Wesley Matthews scored 21 apiece. Lillard, an All-Star for the first time, hit a go-ahead free throw with 11.8 seconds left as the Blazers recovered after blowing a 19-point lead.

"This was a must-win game, and that was the sense of urgency we took into shootaround and the urgency we start the game with," Matthews said.

Lillard and Matthews, though, have struggled against the Wizards. Lillard made just 34.2 percent from the field in last season's series, while Matthews has averaged 4.5 points and missed 14 of 16 from 3-point range in four trips to the nation's capital.

The Blazers will try to end a season-worst three-game road skid while recording their fourth victory in 10 visits to Washington. The Wizards had dropped five in a row at home versus West opponents before Saturday's win.

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Wizards top Trail Blazers 100-90 to get over .500

By JOSEPH WHITE
Posted Feb 03 2014 11:08PM

WASHINGTON (AP) No, confetti didn't fall from the rafters, and there's no parade scheduled for Pennsylvania Avenue.

But John Wall pumped his right arm and smiled broadly as he dribbled out the clock, and the first word out of Bradley Beal's mouth when he addressed the crowd said it all: "Finally."

The Washington Wizards celebrated what they hope is the end of mediocrity Monday night, moving above .500 for the first time in more than four years with a 100-90 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

"It's only one game over, but, yeah, it's a big relief," said Wall, who has endured more than his share of Wizards frustration since his selection as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 draft. "But the main thing is we've got bigger goals to try to keep winning games and try to keep getting better and try not to go back down - so we won't have to have this talk again."

Wall scored 22 points, and Trevor Ariza added 20 and had another solid defensive game for the Wizards, who hadn't had a winning record since beating the New Jersey Nets to improve to 2-1 on Halloween in 2009. Washington committed six turnovers while forcing 16 from Portland, and Wall and Co. didn't look back after Kevin Seraphin led a 12-0 run that put the Wizards up by 17 early in the fourth quarter.

"It's great to finally get this team over the hump," Beal said.

No one on the current Wizards roster was on the team when it was last above .500. They had lost this season at 0-0, 9-9, 14-14, 19-19, 20-20, 21-21 and 22-22, and the hurdle became such a bugaboo that players starting declaring the subject taboo when reporters asked about it. Coach Randy Wittman at one point cautioned against thoughts that "all of a sudden fairy dust is going to fall on us if we get over .500."

Sticking with that theme, Wittman wasn't about to consider having slightly more "Ws" than "Ls" as much of an accomplishment.

"It ain't out of the way. How many more games have we got to play?" Wittman said. "You act like that was the last daggum game. ... If we're going to learn to be a good basketball team, we have to do this every night, no matter who you're playing."

The Wizards are 120-236 since that Oct. 31 victory 51 months ago, a .336 winning percentage better than only Minnesota and Sacramento over that span. The streak of futility fell just a few days shy of spanning an entire Winter Olympiad.

"It's great that we're 24-23 now, but I don't want them to focus on a number," Wittman said. "I want them to focus on the act of why you're 24-23. That's where you keep it going. I want this team to get on a run. They haven't ever been on a run."

Another way to put the quest to move above mediocrity in perspective: The Trail Blazers would have to lose their next 20 in a row just to fall back to .500.

But the Wizards have now topped two of the West's top teams in back-to-back games, having taken care of Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. Washington's first playoff berth since 2008 is well within reach, especially in the watered-down East.

The Trail Blazers arrived averaging a league-best 108.3 points and shot 61 percent in the first half, but Portland was 6 for 17 from the field with seven turnovers in the decisive third quarter as Washington's defense again held its own against a more celebrated lineup.

Seraphin went 7 for 10 from the field and scored a season-high 19 points, making his mark by scoring the last four points of the third quarter and the first four points of the fourth. He followed a turnaround hook shot with a jumper to put the Wizards ahead 86-69.

The Trail Blazers cut the deficit to six on a layup by LaMarcus Aldridge with 1:12 remaining, but Nene answered with a jumper to give the Wizards a 98-90 lead.

Damian Lillard scored 25 points, and Aldridge had 20 to lead the Trail Blazers, who have lost four straight road games. They could care less about Washington's over-.500 benchmark, but they know one thing for certain: The Wizards are a better team these days.

"Give Washington credit," Portland coach Terry Stotts said. "They are playing well, they've beaten some good teams, and they are playing with a lot of confidence."

Notes: G Garrett Temple committed three of Washington's six turnovers. ... Wizards F Trevor Booker missed the game due to personal reasons.

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Notebook: Wizards 100, Trail Blazers 90

Rich Dubroff, for NBA.com
Posted Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:05 PM - Updated Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:05 PM

THE FACT: The Washington Wizards are over .500 for the first time since Oct. 31, 2009 when they were 2-1.

THE LEAD: John Wall had 22 points, Trevor Ariza scored 20 and Kevin Seraphin added a season-high 19 to lead the Washington Wizards over the Portland Trail Blazers 100-90 on Monday night.

Washington moved over .500 at 24-23, and Portland lost its fourth straight road game.

Wall's two free throws just before halftime gave Washington a 56-55 lead and they boosted the advantage to 13 after three.

Damian Lillard scored 25 points and had eight assists and six rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 with 10 rebounds and six assists for the Trail Blazers.

QUOTABLE: "It's only one game over, but yeah it's a big relief. We've got bigger goals to try to keep winning games and try to not to go back down so we won't have to have this talk again."
-- Wall on finally getting over .500 for the first time in his career

THE STAT: The Wizards had just six turnovers. "We aren't a team that forces a lot of turnovers to begin with," Lillard said. "If they're going to have six turnovers, we can't turn it over as many times as we did." Portland had 16 turnovers.

TURNING POINT: Washington scored 11 straight points to end the second quarter and begin the third. When it was over, the Wizards led 58-55 and never surrendered the lead.

QUOTABLE II: ''It ain't out of the way. How many more games we got to play? You act like that was the last doggone game."
-- Washington coach Randy Wittman on the .500 mark

HOT: Seraphin was 7-for-10 going against Nicolas Batum, against whom he played in France. "Every time I play against the French guy, I always try to be the best. When I try to dunk and he fouled me, he said, 'You know you can't dunk.' I said, 'You're lucky,' that's all," Seraphin said.

NOT: Portland's bench contributed just six points. Joel Freeland, CJ McCollum, Mo Williams and Thomas Robinson combined to shoot 3-for-14 from the field.

GOOD MOVE: Wittman putting faith in Seraphin, who didn't get off the bench as recently as four games ago.

BAD MOVE: When Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts went to the bench, they failed him.

NOTABLE: Washington finally moved over .500 in its eighth attempt at the milestone this season.

IN THE ARENA: Just two days after their second sellout of the season against Oklahoma City, the Wizards drew 13,259, the second smallest home crowd of the season.

UP NEXT: For the Trail Blazers: Wednesday @ New York, Friday @ Indiana, Saturday @ Minnesota. For the Wizards: Wednesday vs. San Antonio, Friday vs. Cleveland, Sunday vs. Sacramento.

• Trail Blazers: Claver, Crabbe
• Wizards: Booker, Harrington

• Trail Blazers: Lillard
• Wizards: --

• Lead Changes: 3
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: Verizon Center, Washington, DC
• Officials: #23 Jason Phillips, #26 Pat Fraher, #66 Haywoode Workman
• Attendance: 13259
• Duration: 2:03

Portland Trail Blazers (34-14)		Washington Wizards (24-23)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Gortat vs Lopez (Wall gains possession)
	11:45	Nene Jump Shot: Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:44
Lopez Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Batum (1 AST)	11:25 [POR 2-0]
	11:09	Beal Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:09
Lillard Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)	10:54 [POR 4-0]
	10:42	Gortat Jump Shot: Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:42
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	10:25
	10:24	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:09 [WAS 2-4]	Nene Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wall (1 AST)
Batum 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lillard (1 AST)	09:55 [POR 7-2]
	09:29	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:28
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	09:19
Batum Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:18
Batum Layup Shot: Missed	09:14
	09:13	Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:06	Nene Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	09:06
Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nene (1 ST)	08:52
	08:48 [WAS 4-7]	Nene Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:39	Beal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:30 [WAS 7-7]	Wall 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Beal (1 AST)
Lopez Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lillard (2 AST)	08:14 [POR 9-7]
	08:03	Nene Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:02
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	07:50
	07:49	Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:37	Nene Jump Shot: Missed
	07:36	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Lillard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	07:34
	07:34 [WAS 8-9]	Beal Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:34 [WAS 9-9]	Beal Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	07:15	Gortat Foul: Shooting Block (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Batum Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:15 [POR 10-9]
Batum Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:15 [POR 11-9]
	07:00	Nene Jump Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (2 BLK)
Lillard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:58
Lillard Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:52 [POR 13-9]
	06:33 [WAS 11-13]	Nene Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Beal (2 AST)
Lopez Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Matthews (2 AST)	06:12 [POR 15-11]
	05:56	Beal Jump Shot: Missed
Batum Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:55
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	05:39
	05:38	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:32	Wall Jump Shot: Missed
Lillard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:30
Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed	05:23
	05:22	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:13	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:58 [WAS 14-15]	Beal 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)
Lopez Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Batum (2 AST)	04:40 [POR 17-14]
	04:26	Beal 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:25
Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wall (1 ST)	04:16
	04:12 [WAS 16-17]	Wall Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:51 [POR 19-16]
	03:35 [WAS 18-19]	Gortat Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beal (3 AST)
Aldridge Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:16 [POR 21-18]
	02:58 [WAS 21-21]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gortat (1 AST)
Lillard Layup Shot: Missed	02:43
	02:42	Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:36 [WAS 24-21]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wall (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
	02:33	Beal Substitution replaced by Webster
Lopez Substitution replaced by Freeland	02:33
Matthews Substitution replaced by Williams	02:33
Lillard Substitution replaced by McCollum	02:33
	02:33	Nene Substitution replaced by Seraphin
	02:23	Seraphin Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Freeland Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)	02:10 [POR 23-24]
	01:47 [WAS 26-23]	Wall Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Batum Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:28 [POR 25-26]
	01:09 [WAS 28-25]	Webster Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gortat (2 AST)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	00:58.4
	00:58.4	Wall Substitution replaced by Temple
	00:45.9 [WAS 30-25]	Temple Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gortat (3 AST)
	00:32.9	Temple Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Batum Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (2 AST)	00:28.9 [POR 27-30]
	00:07.9 [WAS 32-27]	Seraphin Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Aldridge Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	00:00.6 [POR 29-32]
End of 1st Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (34-14)		Washington Wizards (24-23)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
McCollum 3pt Shot: Missed	11:45
Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:44
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	11:22
	11:21	Temple Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:08 [WAS 34-29]	Seraphin Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	10:56 [POR 32-34]
	10:41 [WAS 36-32]	Webster Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ariza (3 AST)
McCollum Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	10:41
	10:41	Gortat Substitution replaced by Vesely
	10:41 [WAS 37-32]	Webster Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Temple (1 ST)	10:23
	10:15	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Freeland Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:14
Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Vesely (1 ST)	10:06
	09:54	Vesely Layup Shot: Missed Block: Robinson (1 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:52
McCollum Jump Shot: Missed	09:41
Freeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:40
Freeland Layup Shot: Missed	09:39
	09:38	Vesely Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:23	Vesely Layup Shot: Missed Block: Freeland (1 BLK)
McCollum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:22
McCollum Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Temple (2 ST)	09:14
Williams Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:14
	09:14	Ariza Substitution replaced by Beal
	09:00	Beal Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:59
Matthews Fadeaway Bank shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:47 [POR 34-37]
Williams Foul: Personal (2 PF)	08:38
	08:38
	08:29 [WAS 39-34]	Beal Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Vesely (1 AST)
Matthews Step Back Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:07 [POR 36-39]
	07:45 [WAS 41-36]	Seraphin Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Beal (4 AST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	07:26
	07:25	Beal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:11	Beal Jump Shot: Missed
	07:10	Team Rebound
McCollum Substitution replaced by Lillard	07:08
Freeland Substitution replaced by Lopez	07:08
	06:54 [WAS 43-36]	Seraphin Running Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Lillard Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	06:43 [POR 38-43]
	06:31	Seraphin Jump Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:30
Matthews Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	06:16 [POR 40-43]
	06:08	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:07
	06:07	Seraphin Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:07
	06:07	Temple Substitution replaced by Wall
Matthews Substitution replaced by Batum	06:07
Robinson Substitution replaced by Aldridge	06:07
Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (3 AST)	05:49 [POR 42-43]
	05:34	Seraphin Jump Shot: Missed
Lillard Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:33
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lillard (3 AST)	05:21 [POR 44-43]
	05:05	Wall Jump Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:04
Aldridge Step Back Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:46 [POR 46-43]
	04:30	Wall Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Batum (1 ST)
Lillard Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Batum (3 AST)	04:24 [POR 48-43]
	04:18	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:18	Vesely Substitution replaced by Nene
	04:07	Nene Jump Shot: Missed
Lillard Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:06
	03:51	Nene Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	03:51	Seraphin Substitution replaced by Gortat
	03:51	Webster Substitution replaced by Ariza
Lillard Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wall (2 ST)	03:47
	03:43 [WAS 45-48]	Ariza Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lillard (4 AST)	03:31 [POR 50-45]
	03:12 [WAS 47-50]	Beal Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Batum 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (4 AST)	02:59 [POR 53-47]
	02:36	Beal Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:35
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lillard (5 AST)	02:23 [POR 55-47]
Lopez Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:10
	02:10 [WAS 48-55]	Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Williams Substitution replaced by Matthews	02:10
	02:10 [WAS 49-55]	Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Lillard Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	01:56
	01:56	Beal Substitution replaced by Webster
	01:43 [WAS 52-55]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Wall (3 AST)
Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	01:20
	01:10 [WAS 54-55]	Wall Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	00:50.9
	00:50.4	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:37.9	Wall Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:36.6
Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:27.9	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Aldridge Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:24.2
	00:24.2 [WAS 55-55]	Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:24.2 [WAS 56-55]	Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:24.2
Lopez Substitution replaced by Williams	00:24.2
	00:08.4	Wall Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)
Lillard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wall (1 BLK)	00:01.9
	00:00.5	Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 2nd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (34-14)		Washington Wizards (24-23)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	11:50
	11:49	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	11:36	Beal Jump Shot: Missed
	11:35	Beal Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:30 [WAS 58-55]	Ariza Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Beal (5 AST)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	11:13
Team Rebound	11:12
	11:12	Gortat Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Batum Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (5 AST)	11:01 [POR 57-58]
	10:39	Beal Jump Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:38
Lillard Jump Shot: Missed Block: Nene (1 BLK)	10:22
	10:19	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:09 [WAS 61-57]	Wall 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Gortat (4 AST)
Aldridge Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	09:50 [POR 59-61]
	09:39	Nene Jump Shot: Missed
	09:38	Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:21 [WAS 63-59]	Ariza Floating Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)
Matthews Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	09:21
	09:21 [WAS 64-59]	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
Lillard Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	09:02
	08:47	Nene Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (3 BLK)
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:44
Batum Layup Shot: Missed	08:31
Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:29
Lopez Running Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)	08:27 [POR 61-64]
	08:16	Wall Jump Shot: Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:15
Matthews Jump Shot: Missed	08:06
	08:05	Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:59 [WAS 67-61]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Wall (4 AST)
	07:43	Wall Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:43 [POR 62-67]
Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:43 [POR 63-67]
Lopez Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	07:27
	07:27	Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:27	Team Rebound
	07:27 [WAS 68-63]	Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Matthews Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	07:11
Lopez Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	06:51
	06:51 [WAS 69-63]	Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	06:51 [WAS 70-63]	Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	06:29
	06:28	Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:28	Wall Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)
Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Nene (2 ST)	06:22
	06:09	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:08
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Lillard (6 AST)	05:53 [POR 65-70]
	05:32	Nene Jump Shot: Missed
	05:31	Gortat Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	05:28 [WAS 72-65]	Gortat Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	05:10
	05:10	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:49	Wall 3pt Shot: Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:48
Lillard Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:40 [POR 67-72]
	04:34 [WAS 74-67]	Beal Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Wall (5 AST)
Lopez Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)	04:34
Lopez Substitution replaced by Freeland	04:34
Matthews Substitution replaced by Williams	04:34
	04:34	Beal Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Batum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:33
Batum Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (6 AST)	04:16 [POR 69-74]
	03:50	Gortat Jump Shot: Missed Block: Aldridge (1 BLK)
	03:48	Gortat Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	03:47 [WAS 76-69]	Gortat Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	03:30
	03:29	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:17	Gortat Jump Shot: Missed
Freeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:16
	03:06	Gortat Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	03:06	Beal Substitution replaced by Webster
	03:06	Nene Substitution replaced by Seraphin
Team Timeout : Regular	03:06
Lillard Substitution replaced by McCollum	03:06
Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Wall (3 ST)	03:00
	02:57 [WAS 78-69]	Wall Driving Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Gortat (5 AST)
McCollum Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Gortat (1 ST)	02:30
	02:20	Wall Jump Shot: Missed
Freeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:19
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	02:04
	02:03	Team Rebound
Batum Substitution replaced by Matthews	02:02
	01:44 [WAS 80-69]	Seraphin Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	01:27
	01:26	Seraphin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:11	Ariza Layup Shot: Missed
McCollum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:10
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	01:06
	01:05	Seraphin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Freeland Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:51.9
	00:51.9 [WAS 81-69]	Seraphin Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:51.9	Wall Substitution replaced by Temple
	00:51.9 [WAS 82-69]	Seraphin Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Aldridge Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Temple (3 ST)	00:29.9
	00:25.9	Ariza Layup Shot: Missed
Freeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:22.9
Freeland Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.9	Gortat Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	00:00.7	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (34-14)		Washington Wizards (24-23)
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	11:40 [WAS 84-69]	Seraphin Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Lopez Jump Shot: Missed	11:23
	11:22	Seraphin Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:08 [WAS 86-69]	Seraphin Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Ariza (4 AST)
Lillard 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	10:46 [POR 72-86]
Lillard Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:30
Lillard Technical	10:30
	10:30 [WAS 87-72]	Ariza Free Throw Technical (20 PTS)
	10:20	Temple Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed	10:14
	10:13	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Matthews Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:02
	09:56	Temple Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	09:46	Seraphin Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	09:46 [POR 73-87]
Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	09:46 [POR 74-87]
	09:32	Temple Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Lopez (1 ST)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:22	Gortat Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
Williams Foul: Personal (3 PF)	09:12
	09:12	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:12	Ariza Substitution replaced by Beal
	09:02	Beal Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:01
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	08:52
	08:51	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:33	Webster Jump Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (4 BLK)
	08:33	Team Rebound
	08:29	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:28
	08:10	Seraphin Foul: Personal (4 PF)
	08:10	Temple Substitution replaced by Wall
	08:10	Gortat Substitution replaced by Nene
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	07:59
Lillard Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:58
Lillard Reverse Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	07:54 [POR 76-87]
	07:54	Webster Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Matthews Substitution replaced by Batum	07:54
Lillard Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)	07:54 [POR 77-87]
Aldridge Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	07:41
	07:41	Seraphin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:41	Team Rebound
	07:41 [WAS 88-77]	Seraphin Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Lillard Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wall (2 BLK)	07:22
	07:21	Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:15	Beal 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	07:14
Williams Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lillard (7 AST)	07:09 [POR 79-88]
	07:09	Wall Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	07:09
	07:07	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:55 [WAS 90-79]	Wall Pullup Jump shot: Made (20 PTS)
	06:38	Webster Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Batum Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	06:38 [POR 80-90]
Batum Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	06:38 [POR 81-90]
	06:21 [WAS 92-81]	Nene Driving Bank shot: Made (11 PTS)
Lillard Jump Shot: Missed	06:07
	06:06	Seraphin Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:58	Nene Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	05:56
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	05:43
	05:42	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Batum Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:34
	05:34
Williams Substitution replaced by Matthews	05:34
	05:34 [WAS 93-81]	Seraphin Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	05:34 [WAS 94-81]	Seraphin Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Lillard 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Matthews (3 AST)	05:27 [POR 84-94]
	05:13	Webster Substitution replaced by Ariza
	05:04	Nene Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	05:04	Nene Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	04:53	Jump Ball Seraphin vs Lopez (Matthews gains possession)
Lillard Jump Shot: Missed	04:45
	04:44	Seraphin Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:25	Seraphin Jump Shot: Missed
Batum Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:25
Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed	04:03
Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:01
Lopez Jump Shot: Missed	04:00
Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	03:59
Lopez Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:57 [POR 86-94]
	03:42 [WAS 96-86]	Beal Pullup Jump shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Nene (1 AST)
	03:31	Wall Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	03:31 [POR 87-96]
Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	03:31 [POR 88-96]
	03:12	Beal Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	03:10
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:54	Team Rebound
	02:54	Seraphin Substitution replaced by Gortat
Team Timeout : Regular	02:54
	02:35	Gortat Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	02:35
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	02:20
	02:19	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:03	Wall Jump Shot: Missed
Lillard Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:02
Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed	01:53
	01:52	Gortat Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	01:33	Team Timeout : Short
	01:29	Wall 3pt Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	01:28
Team Timeout : Short	01:19
Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Lillard (8 AST)	01:12 [POR 90-96]
	00:53.9 [WAS 98-90]	Nene Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Beal (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:53.4
Lopez Substitution replaced by Williams	00:53.4
	00:53.4	Gortat Substitution replaced by Temple
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	00:49.9
Team Rebound	00:48.9
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:41.8	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Lillard Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:37.1
	00:37.1 [WAS 99-90]	Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:37.1 [WAS 100-90]	Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Batum Jump Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:22.8	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
End of 4th Quarter