One of the players who was observed during the game was the fourth-overall pick of the 2015 draft, center Kristaps Porzingis. Playoff Wittman aside, the Wizards coach often appeared to employ an antiquated style of ball dependent on the individual brilliance of Wall and Bradley Beal and regular post-ups for Nene and Marcin Gortat inside. It will be interesting to see where both of these teams go in the regular season, but for now, they still have a few work to do. The highlight was a 18-foot jumper in the final seconds before halftime, capping a four-minute stretch where Anthony hit four straight shot attempts. Naturally, they improved their record by just two wins to 46-36, moved from No. 6 to No. 5 in the East, swept the Toronto Raptors easily, and ended their season by winning two games against the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks.
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SLOWDOWN?: Washington played at a much slower pace than they did in putting up 129 points against Philadelphia on Wednesday night. He likely would slide in at shooting guard for Vujacic.
The Wizards shot 19 jumpers per game between 16 and 24 feet last season, which ranked fifth in the National Basketball Association. With swingmen Jared Dudley and Alan Anderson still on the shelf, it might be hard to gauge if Wittman is over his aversion to playing wings at power forward.
Elsewhere, the Wizards took on Gary Neal as a spot-up shooter and brought back Drew Gooden to serve as a reserve who reminds us all of our own mortality.
Back when he was with the New Jersey Nets from 2010-2012 Humphries had a couple of seasons where he averaged a double-double so he is certainly capable of being an effective starter.
Forward Otto Porter Jr. was the Wizards’ leading scorer as he had 22 points, together with five rebounds and two assists.
Two days prior, Anthony also dropped 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting in the preseason opener against a Brazilian team at the Garden.
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Bradley Beal becomes just one of the first to welcome the newest Knicks star to the league. Jerian Grant also got a lot of playing time for New York, going 2 of 9 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, scoring eight points. If he can stay healthy, he could make his first All-Star team.
