Sunday, March 23, 2014

Wizards-Nuggets Preview

By JOHN KOSIK
Posted Mar 22 2014 6:30PM

The Washington Wizards are chasing their first playoff berth in six years as one of just six teams in the Eastern Conference with a winning record.

Put them in the West and they'd be 4 1/2 games back of the postseason cutoff.

The Wizards will try to salvage a split of their four-game western trip against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.

Washington (36-33), in sixth place in the East, dropped the first two on its current swing against Sacramento and Portland before beating the Los Angeles Lakers 117-107 on Friday night.

John Wall had 28 points and 14 assists for the Wizards, who are 11-17 against the West - 4-10 on the road - and would be sitting in 10th place in that conference.

"I'm glad I'm in the East," Wall said. "But we still haven't solidified a playoff spot, so we knew we had to get back on the right track - pushing the ball and playing team defense. When we get stagnant, we don't play great and lose a lot of games like that. So it was great to get to come back tonight and get back on the winning track."

Since failing to score in double figures in back-to-back games for the only time this season from March 5-8, Wall has averaged 23.8 points and hit 19 of 34 3-point attempts over his previous six.

"He's a competitor that comes every night," coach Randy Wittman said. "He's obviously a big part that gets our engine running. So I want him to understand how important he is in continuing that."

Bradley Beal added 18 points for Washington, which was without center Nene for a 13th straight game because of a sprained left knee. Marcin Gortat returned with 13 points and 13 rebounds after missing his first game of the season at Portland due to lower back pain.

The Wizards are 11-5 since a three-game losing streak Feb. 11-18 and have already won seven more games than they did last season.

"The difference this year is just trusting each other," Wall said. "This is a group that enjoys playing with each other, and we know the one thing we can do is play hard for 48 minutes and trust any guy down the stretch."

Denver (31-38) is 11th in the West and virtually out of the playoff race but would be right in the thick of it in the East. The streaky Nuggets have won four of six, including victories over Miami and the Los Angeles Clippers.

They failed to win three straight for the first time in over two months with a 122-106 loss in Dallas on Friday night.

"We made a lot of mistakes, and we don't have much margin for error," coach Brian Shaw said.

The Nuggets suffered a bigger blow with the loss of J.J. Hickson, who tore his ACL and is done for the season.

Denver lost its 10th in the last 13 road games, but has won four straight at home.

The Nuggets (103.9 points per game) and Wizards (101.0) put on a surprising defensive display in the first meeting Dec. 9. Denver scored a season low and held Washington to its third-lowest point total in a 75-74 victory.

The Wizards were held without a field goal over the final 4:04.

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Faried helps Nuggets to 105-102 win

By PAT GRAHAM
Posted Mar 23 2014 9:20PM

DENVER (AP) Randy Wittman was livid with his team's rather lackadaisical play, especially this close to the postseason and against an injury depleted Denver Nuggets squad.

"We've given games away. You can't do that," the Washington Wizards coach said.

The Nuggets took advantage of Washington's season-high 24 turnovers - including eight by point guard John Wall - as they held on for a 105-102 win on Sunday night.

The Wizards return home 1-3 after a four-game road swing - not exactly what they were hoping for in the thick of a playoff chase.

"We thought we were going to show up and just win the game versus showing up and taking the game," Drew Gooden said.

But Denver stuck around even with all the team's ailments and in a season that's gone sideways. Kenneth Faried had 20 points and Aaron Brooks hit four straight free throws in the final 12 seconds, helping the Nuggets hang on for their fifth straight home win.

Randy Foye added 17 for a Nuggets team that was missing J.J. Hickson, who suffered torn ligament in his right knee on Friday. Wilson Chandler also didn't play (strained left hip) and Jan Vesely didn't return after bruising his rib cage late in the third quarter.

"You step up," Evan Fournier said. "When you have an opportunity, you have to take it."

Plus, there's always this incentive to play all out - a new deal.

"I'm getting an extension next year so I'm playing for myself and my family, playing for my teammates because I want (us) to get at least over .500, that's the least we can do," Faried said. "We know we're not going to make the playoffs, but we're going to keep fighting."

Bradley Beal wound up with 21 points for Washington and Trevor Ariza scored 18, but only three after the first quarter.

About that first quarter: That's when things really began to unravel for the Wizards. They were up 14 late in the period before taking the foot off the gas pedal.

That allowed the Nuggets to creep back in.

"Feel like we could've won this game (if) we opened it up," said Wall, whose eight turnovers were a season high. "But we turned the ball over too much."

Precisely Wittman's feelings, too.

"We aren't going to beat anybody with 24 turnovers. Doesn't matter who you're playing or who's playing or who's not playing or where you're playing," Wittman said. "We've got to somehow handle the success that we have in a game better than we do."

Fournier's floating jumper with 7:36 remaining ignited a 7-0 run that gave the Nuggets a 91-84 lead, which they wouldn't relinquish, thanks to Brooks hitting four free throws to close it out with the game still tight.

Hickson was the latest player to be lost by the Nuggets. They were already without Danilo Gallinari (left ACL), JaVale McGee (broken tibia) and Nate Robinson (left ACL), who all have undergone season-ending operations.

Vesely was having one of his best games of the season, before leaving the late in the third quarter with a bruised rib cage. He had 10 points in 15 minutes.

Andre Miller made his return to the Pepsi Center for the first time since New Year's Day, when he got into an on-court confrontation with former coach Brian Shaw.

Miller, now a backup guard with the Wizards, was originally suspended by the Nuggets, but it was later rescinded. Miller stayed away from the squad until he was dealt to the Wizards on Feb. 20.

Both Miller and Shaw said before the game they've moved on from the incident. To show it, they shook hands when Miller entered the game to start the second quarter.

"(Shaw) said a couple of things, good luck, good luck, that's it," Miller said.

Shaw has no hard feelings, either.

"I'm sure both of us didn't take this personal," Shaw said. "It's unfortunate that it had to happen and neither one of us wanted that to happen but I don't have a problem with him. I have the most respect for Andre Miller."

NOTES: Asked about being fined $15,000 by the NBA for attempting to throw the Lakers' Nick Young to the floor on Friday, Gooden simply said, "no comment." ... Denver's bench scored 52 points. Darrell Arthur led the way with 15. ... Shaw said of the mounting injuries his team has suffered this season: "I hope it's karma in reverse and that all of the bad stuff is out of the way this year and everything will be uphill from here on out."

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Notebook: Nuggets 105, Wizards 102

Michael Kelly, for NBA.com
Posted Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:26 PM - Updated Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:26 PM

THE FACT: Nuggets forward Darrell Arthur matched his career high with three 3-pointers Sunday, giving him 15 on the season. He made five shots from beyond the arc in his first four seasons combined.

THE LEAD: Kenneth Faried had 20 points, eight rebounds and three blocks as the Denver Nuggets extended their home winning streak to five games with a 105-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday at Pepsi Center.

Randy Foye scored 17 for the Nuggets (32-38), who were missing J.J. Hickson and Wilson Chandler. Hickson suffered a torn ligament in his right knee at Dallas on Friday. Chandler missed the game with a sore left hip that required an injection last week.

Bradley Beal scored 21 points for the Wizards (36-34), who finished 1-3 on their four-game road trip. Trevor Ariza scored 15 of his 18 points in the first quarter and John Wall added 15, but also had eight turnovers.

QUOTABLE: "We just have to turn to each other; we can't turn against each other. We have to play hard every game like we did tonight, and no matter how many points we're down just keep fighting, clawing and find a way to win."
-- Darrell Arthur

THE STAT: Nuggets guard Randy Foye recorded two blocked shots, including one on 6-foot-11 Washington center Marcin Gortat. Foye now has 24 career games with two-plus blocks, including five this season.

TURNING POINT: Trailing by a point with 8:40 to play, the Nuggets went on a 9-1 run capped by Arthur's 3-pointer from the right wing. Denver was able to protect the lead by hitting seven of eight free throws in the game's final minute.

QUOTABLE II: "We aren't going to beat anybody with 24 turnovers. It doesn't matter who you're playing, who's playing or not playing, or where you're playing. In the first quarter we came out and played through our system, moving the ball and guys in the right spots. All of the sudden we're up 14 and from there it just stopped."
-- Wizards coach Randy Wittman

HOT: Ariza scored 15 points in the first quarter and capped an impressive first half with a buzzer-beating jumper to give Washington a 49-47 lead at the break. His 17 points at halftime exceeded his total from six of the previous seven games.

NOT: After going 8-for-11 in the first half, Ariza missed both of his attempts in the second half. His only point after halftime came when he split a pair of free throws in the third quarter.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Drew Gooden continues to provide scoring production off the bench for Washington. Gooden, who was signed for the remainder of the season on Tuesday, has scored in double figures in each of his past five games.

QUOTABLE III: "I tried to put my best on the court. I had motivation today. I think I did good. ... It feels perfect. I'm really happy."
-- Nuggets forward Jan Vesely, on getting a win against his former team

GOOD MOVE: Wizards point guard Andre Miller and Nuggets coach Brian Shaw exchanged a handshake and some friendly words in the first quarter. The two had a falling out on Jan. 1 when Miller was with the Nuggets. He was placed on personal leave until being traded to Washington on Feb. 20.

BAD MOVE: Vesely suffered a bruised rib cage after jumping on a pump fake against Gooden in the third quarter. He did not return and is questionable for Monday's game at Oklahoma City. It was another blow to a team already riddled with injuries. Hickson, Nate Robinson and Danilo Gallinari are out for the season with torn knee ligaments and guard Ty Lawson has been battling injuries and illness for a month.

NOTABLE: The Nuggets trailed by as many as 14 points in the first quarter before rallying for their second-largest comeback of the season. ... The Wizards went winless on the road against Northwest Division teams this season and have now lost eight straight to NW opponents away from home.

UP NEXT: For the Wizards, Wednesday vs. Phoenix, Friday vs. Indiana, Saturday vs. Atlanta. For the Nuggets, Monday @ Oklahoma City, Wednesday @ San Antonio, Friday vs. San Antonio.

• Wizards: Nene, Rice
• Nuggets: Gallinari, McGee

• Wizards: --
• Nuggets: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 14

• Arena: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
• Officials: #28 Zach Zarba, #47 Bennie Adams, #74 Curtis Blair
• Attendance: 18324
• Duration: 2:17

Washington Wizards (36-35)		Denver Nuggets (33-38)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Mozgov vs Gortat (Wall gains possession)
Gortat Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beal (1 AST)	11:38 [WAS 2-0]
	11:22	Mozgov 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:21
Gortat Hook Shot: Missed	11:07
	11:06	Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:00 [DEN 2-2]	Faried Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Randolph (1 AST)
Ariza Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:48 [WAS 4-2]
	10:34 [DEN 5-4]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)
Beal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Faried (1 BLK)	10:20
Team Rebound	10:19
Gortat Jump Shot: Missed	10:11
Booker Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:09
Booker Layup Shot: Missed	10:07
	10:05	Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:00	Faried Layup Shot: Missed
Booker Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:59
Ariza Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Booker (1 AST)	09:54 [WAS 6-5]
	09:38	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
	09:35	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:33	Faried Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Beal (1 ST)
Ariza Driving Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wall (1 AST)	09:29 [WAS 8-5]
	09:27	Team Timeout : Short
Gortat Violation:Kicked Ball	09:17
	09:04	Mozgov Hook Shot: Missed
Booker Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:02
Gortat Layup Shot: Missed	08:54
	08:53	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:51	Mozgov Layup Shot: Missed Block: Booker (1 BLK)
	08:50	Team Rebound
	08:39 [DEN 7-8]	Faried Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Randolph (2 AST)
Booker Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wall (2 AST)	08:20 [WAS 10-7]
Gortat Violation:Kicked Ball	08:01
	07:48 [DEN 9-10]	Faried Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)
Beal Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gortat (1 AST)	07:34 [WAS 12-9]
	07:25	Randolph 3pt Shot: Missed
Beal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:23
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	07:14
	07:12	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:08	Randolph Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Wall Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:55 [WAS 14-9]
	06:41	Mozgov Hook Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (1 BLK)
Beal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:39
Ariza Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Beal (2 AST)	06:36 [WAS 16-9]
	06:21 [DEN 11-16]	Lawson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:09
Booker Substitution replaced by Gooden	06:09
	05:53	Mozgov Hook Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:52
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Wall (3 AST)	05:40 [WAS 19-11]
	05:27	Randolph Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	05:27	Randolph Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	05:27	Team Timeout : Regular
Beal Substitution replaced by Webster	05:27
	05:15	Mozgov Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Wall Free Throw Technical Missed	05:15
Team Rebound	05:15
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	05:00
Team Rebound	05:00
	05:00	Foye Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Ariza Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:50
	04:49	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:46	Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:45
	04:38	Faried Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:38 [WAS 20-11]
	04:38	Randolph Substitution replaced by Fournier
	04:38	Mozgov Substitution replaced by Vesely
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:38 [WAS 21-11]
	04:21	Vesely Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	04:21	Vesely Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Gortat Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:05 [WAS 23-11]
	03:39	Fournier 3pt Shot: Missed
Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:38
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	03:25
	03:24	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:13	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:11
Gortat Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Faried (1 ST)	02:51
	02:44	Faried Hook Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:43
	02:43	Faried Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:43
Gortat Substitution replaced by Booker	02:43
	02:43	Faried Substitution replaced by Arthur
	02:38	Fournier Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Ariza Driving Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Webster (1 AST)	02:28 [WAS 25-11]
	02:13	Arthur Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wall (1 ST)
Wall Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Vesely (1 ST)	02:04
	01:58 [DEN 14-25]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)
Wall Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Vesely (2 ST)	01:39
	01:34 [DEN 16-25]	Vesely Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:18
	01:17	Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:09 [DEN 18-25]	Vesely Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)
Gooden Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:55.1 [WAS 27-18]
	00:47.5 [DEN 21-27]	Fournier 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Arthur (1 AST)
Ariza Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Webster (2 AST)	00:33.7 [WAS 29-21]
	00:22.9	Lawson Layup Shot: Missed
	00:21.7	Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:19.6	Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	00:19.6	Foye Substitution replaced by Q Miller
	00:19.6	Lawson Substitution replaced by Brooks
Booker Substitution replaced by Beal	00:19.6
Wall Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Vesely (3 ST)	00:04.8
	00:00.4	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Washington Wizards (36-35)		Denver Nuggets (33-38)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Fournier Jump Shot: Missed Block: A Miller (1 BLK)
	11:44	Fournier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:37 [DEN 24-29]	Arthur 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Fournier (1 AST)
Harrington Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:17 [WAS 31-24]
	10:58 [DEN 26-31]	Q Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	10:30
	10:29	Team Rebound
	10:13 [DEN 28-31]	Vesely Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Fournier (2 AST)
Beal Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:55 [WAS 33-28]
Gooden Violation:Kicked Ball	09:47
	09:40	Brooks Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:39
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	09:24
	09:23	Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:12 [DEN 30-33]	Arthur Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Fournier (3 AST)
Gooden Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:54 [WAS 35-30]
	08:46 [DEN 32-35]	Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:41
Gooden Substitution replaced by Gortat	08:41
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	08:28
Beal Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:27
A Miller Floating Jump shot: Missed	08:17
Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:16
Harrington Layup Shot: Missed	08:11
	08:10	Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:06	Fournier 3pt Shot: Missed
A Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:02
A Miller Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:55 [WAS 37-32]
	07:34	Brooks Jump Shot: Missed
Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:33
	07:25	Q Miller Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Webster Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:25 [WAS 38-32]
Webster Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:25 [WAS 39-32]
	07:11	Brooks Hook Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:10
	07:05	Fournier Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Harrington Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	06:59
Harrington Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (3 FTA)	06:39
	06:39 [DEN 33-39]	Arthur Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)
	06:39	Arthur Free Throw 2 of 3 Missed
	06:39	Team Rebound
	06:39 [DEN 34-39]	Arthur Free Throw 3 of 3 (7 PTS)
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	06:23
	06:21	Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:10	Vesely Hook Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:09
A Miller Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	05:58
	05:57	Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:49	Q Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:48
Beal Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brooks (1 ST)	05:37
	05:31 [DEN 36-39]	Fournier Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)
Beal Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gortat (2 AST)	05:13 [WAS 41-36]
	04:59	Fournier Jump Shot: Missed
Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:58
Webster Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:52 [WAS 43-36]
	04:45	Team Timeout : Regular
Webster Substitution replaced by Ariza	04:45
	04:45	Fournier Substitution replaced by Mozgov
	04:45	Vesely Substitution replaced by Faried
	04:45	Arthur Substitution replaced by Foye
	04:45	Q Miller Substitution replaced by Lawson
	04:35	Mozgov Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	04:35	Mozgov Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
A Miller Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	04:29
A Miller Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:29
A Miller Substitution replaced by Booker	04:29
Harrington Substitution replaced by Wall	04:29
	04:14 [DEN 39-43]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Ariza Layup Shot: Missed	03:54
	03:54	Team Rebound
Booker Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:54
	03:27 [DEN 41-43]	Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brooks (3 AST)
Gortat Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:09
	03:08	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:53 [DEN 43-43]	Faried Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Gortat Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	02:53
	02:53
	02:53	Faried Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:51
Beal Jump Shot: Missed	02:36
	02:34	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:18 [DEN 45-43]	Mozgov Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Beal Jump Shot: Missed	02:02
Beal Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:00
Beal Jump Shot: Missed	01:53
	01:51	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:43	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Booker Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:42
Gortat Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	01:28
Beal Substitution replaced by Webster	01:28
Webster Foul: Personal (1 PF)	01:15
	01:15	Brooks Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Wall Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:04 [WAS 45-45]
	00:49.4	Lawson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wall (1 BLK)
	00:48.4	Team Rebound
	00:39.9	Faried Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:38.7
	00:32.5	Brooks Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Wall Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:28.1 [WAS 47-45]
	00:06.0 [DEN 47-47]	Foye Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Ariza Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	00:00.0 [WAS 49-47]
End of 2nd Quarter
Washington Wizards (36-35)		Denver Nuggets (33-38)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40 [DEN 49-49]	Faried Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)
	11:24	Foye Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Gortat Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)	11:16 [WAS 51-49]
	11:02 [DEN 51-51]	Randolph Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)
Beal 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Booker (2 AST)	10:42 [WAS 54-51]
	10:18 [DEN 53-54]	Lawson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Foye (2 AST)
Wall 3pt Shot: Missed	09:56
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:55
Gortat Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:53 [WAS 56-53]
	09:41	Mozgov Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	09:41	Mozgov Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Beal 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gortat (3 AST)	09:25 [WAS 59-53]
Booker Foul: Personal (2 PF)	09:18
	09:07 [DEN 56-59]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Randolph (3 AST)
Beal Jump Shot: Missed Block: Foye (1 BLK)	08:50
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:48
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:46	Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:45	Mozgov Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Booker (1 ST)
Booker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Faried (2 BLK)	08:45
Ariza Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:45
Ariza Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (1 BLK)	08:45
Beal Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	08:43
Gortat Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	08:31
Gortat Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	08:31
	08:12 [DEN 58-59]	Lawson Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Wall Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gortat (4 AST)	07:48 [WAS 61-58]
	07:36	Faried Jump Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:35
Booker Hook Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:11	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:10	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:09	Randolph Layup Shot: Missed Block: Booker (2 BLK)
Team Rebound	07:08
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	06:52
	06:51	Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:45	Lawson Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	06:41	Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Gortat Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	06:33
	06:33 [DEN 59-61]	Mozgov Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:33	Mozgov Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:31
Beal Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	06:22
	06:05	Randolph 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:04
Beal 3pt Shot: Missed	05:57
Ariza Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	05:56
Booker Jump Shot: Missed	05:51
Booker Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:50
Booker Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Foye (1 ST)	05:46
	05:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:43	Mozgov Substitution replaced by Vesely
Booker Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	05:37
	05:37 [DEN 60-61]	Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	05:37 [DEN 61-61]	Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	05:23
	05:22	Vesely Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:15	Vesely Layup Shot: Missed
	05:14	Vesely Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:14	Vesely Tip Shot: Missed
	05:12	Vesely Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	05:12	Vesely Layup Shot: Missed
Booker Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	05:09
Booker Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wall (4 AST)	05:05 [WAS 63-61]
	04:46 [DEN 63-63]	Vesely Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lawson (6 AST)
Gortat Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:21 [WAS 65-63]
	04:09 [DEN 66-65]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Gortat Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:51 [WAS 67-66]
	03:43	Lawson Floating Jump shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:41
Wall Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Lawson (1 ST)	03:31
	03:28	Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Beal (2 ST)
Beal Jump Shot: Missed	03:22
	03:21	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	03:16	Faried Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Beal (1 BLK)
Booker Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	03:15
	03:15	Lawson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:15
Team Rebound	03:15
	03:15	Randolph Substitution replaced by Fournier
	03:15	Faried Substitution replaced by Arthur
Booker Substitution replaced by Webster	03:15
Beal Substitution replaced by Gooden	03:15
Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:15 [WAS 68-66]
	02:56	Vesely Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)
Webster Step Back Jump shot: Missed	02:40
	02:39	Vesely Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:31 [DEN 68-68]	Vesely Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Gooden Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:19 [WAS 70-68]
	02:19	Vesely Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:19
	02:19	Vesely Substitution replaced by Faried
Gooden Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	02:19 [WAS 71-68]
	02:05 [DEN 71-71]	Arthur 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lawson (7 AST)
Gooden Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Wall (5 AST)	01:50 [WAS 73-71]
	01:42	Lawson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Wall (2 ST)
Webster Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	01:26
Gortat Substitution replaced by Harrington	01:26
	01:11	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:10
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	00:55.9
	00:53.9	Fournier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:48.9	Fournier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gooden (1 ST)
Harrington Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lawson (2 ST)	00:45.9
	00:41.6 [DEN 73-73]	Faried Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lawson (8 AST)
Wall Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Lawson (3 ST)	00:26.9
Harrington Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:22.9
	00:22.9 [DEN 74-73]	Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	00:22.9	Foye Substitution replaced by Brooks
	00:22.9 [DEN 75-73]	Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	00:08.2	Brooks Foul: Personal Take (2 PF)
Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fournier (1 ST)	00:05.9
	00:02.9 [DEN 77-73]	Brooks Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Fournier (4 AST)
Wall Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Fournier (2 ST)	00:00.4
	00:00.1	Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Gooden Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	11:41 [WAS 75-77]
	11:28	Faried Hook Shot: Missed
Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:26
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	11:17
	11:15	Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:03	Q Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Beal Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	11:02
Beal Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	10:54 [WAS 77-77]
	10:39 [DEN 79-77]	Faried Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Arthur (2 AST)
	10:18	Arthur Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:18 [WAS 78-79]
	10:18	Faried Substitution replaced by Mozgov
Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:18 [WAS 79-79]
	10:06 [DEN 82-79]	Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Gooden Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: A Miller (1 AST)	09:49 [WAS 81-82]
	09:37	Fournier 3pt Shot: Missed
Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:36
Beal Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	09:26
	09:24	Fournier Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
A Miller Foul: Personal (2 PF)	09:14
	08:58	Brooks Floating Jump shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:57
Gooden Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Beal (3 AST)	08:40 [WAS 83-82]
Gooden Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:23
	08:23
	08:12	Fournier Jump Shot: Missed
	08:11	Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	08:09 [DEN 84-83]	Mozgov Putback Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	07:51	Arthur Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Webster Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:51 [WAS 84-84]
Webster Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:51
	07:50	Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:36 [DEN 86-84]	Fournier Floating Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
A Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fournier (3 ST)	07:26
A Miller Foul: Personal Block (3 PF)	07:26
	07:11 [DEN 88-84]	Fournier Driving Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Brooks (4 AST)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	06:54
	06:53	Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:42 [DEN 91-84]	Arthur 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Brooks (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:42
Gooden Substitution replaced by Wall	06:42
A Miller Substitution replaced by Gortat	06:42
Beal 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Gortat (5 AST)	06:17 [WAS 87-91]
	05:57 [DEN 94-87]	Q Miller 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brooks (6 AST)
	05:45	Mozgov Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:45 [WAS 88-94]
Webster Substitution replaced by Ariza	05:45
	05:45	Fournier Substitution replaced by Foye
	05:45	Q Miller Substitution replaced by Lawson
Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:45 [WAS 89-94]
	05:33	Brooks Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:32
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	05:20
Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	05:19
Gortat Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)	05:19 [WAS 91-94]
	05:00	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:58
Harrington Substitution replaced by Booker	04:58
	04:58	Mozgov Substitution replaced by Faried
Wall Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)	04:39
Wall Turnover : Foul (7 TO)	04:39
	04:30 [DEN 96-91]	Faried Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Brooks (7 AST)
Beal Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
	04:05	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	03:44	Lawson Jump Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	03:42
Wall Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	03:37
Wall Turnover : Foul (8 TO)	03:37
	03:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Ariza Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:23
	03:23	Team Timeout : Short
	03:17	Faried Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (2 BLK)
	03:14	Brooks Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:09	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:08	Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:04	Arthur Jump Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	03:03
Gortat Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Arthur (1 ST)	02:53
	02:43	Lawson Jump Shot: Missed
Booker Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	02:42
Booker Substitution replaced by Harrington	02:37
Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Lawson (4 ST)	02:35
	02:19 [DEN 98-91]	Brooks Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	02:18
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Faried (3 BLK)	02:12
Team Rebound	02:11
	02:05	Arthur Foul: Shooting Block (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Gortat Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	02:05 [WAS 92-98]
Gortat Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	02:05 [WAS 93-98]
	01:40	Brooks Jump Shot: Missed
Beal Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	01:39
Beal 3pt Shot: Missed	01:30
Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:29
Gortat Layup Shot: Missed Block: Foye (2 BLK)	01:23
	01:21	Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Wall Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:59.9
	00:59.9 [DEN 99-93]	Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	00:59.9	Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:57.9
Wall 3pt Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:45.8	Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:21.9	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:20.8
	00:17.3	Arthur Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Beal Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:17.3 [WAS 94-99]
Harrington Substitution replaced by Booker	00:17.3
	00:17.3	Lawson Substitution replaced by Mozgov
Beal Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:17.3 [WAS 95-99]
	00:17.3	Team Timeout : Short
Gortat Substitution replaced by Temple	00:17.3
	00:17.3	Mozgov Substitution replaced by Lawson
	00:15.8	Faried Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wall (3 ST)
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:12.6 [WAS 97-99]
Ariza Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:11.8
	00:11.8 [DEN 100-97]	Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Temple Substitution replaced by Gortat	00:11.8
	00:11.8 [DEN 101-97]	Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:11.8
Booker Substitution replaced by Harrington	00:11.8
Beal Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)	00:10.7 [WAS 99-101]
	00:10.7	Team Timeout : Regular
Gortat Substitution replaced by Temple	00:10.7
Harrington Substitution replaced by Booker	00:10.7
	00:10.7	Faried Substitution replaced by Fournier
Wall Foul: Personal Take (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:09.7
	00:09.7 [DEN 102-99]	Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
Temple Substitution replaced by Gortat	00:09.7
	00:09.7 [DEN 103-99]	Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:09.7
Booker Substitution replaced by A Miller	00:09.7
	00:09.7	Fournier Substitution replaced by Faried
Ariza Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Arthur (2 ST)	00:05.9
Gortat Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:04.9
	00:04.9 [DEN 104-99]	Arthur Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	00:04.9 [DEN 105-99]	Arthur Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Wall 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:00.0 [WAS 102-105]
End of 4th Quarter