John Wall scored a season-low nine points. Hampered by the absences of Bradley Beal and Nene, Washington struggled on all fronts. Love how they cheered Singler on as soon as he got to the line and did something positive.
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A perturbed Wittman went as far as to call his team “soft” and lamented his team’s unwillingness to “get dirty”. Green will serve the final game of that suspension Thursday when Miami plays host to Utah and is expected back on the practice floor on Saturday.
Thunder coach Billy Donovan said he doesn’t believe the injury “is too serious” and it’s only considered a strain right now. “I might as well stick 4 guards and a center out there”.
From the very beginning, the Wizards defensive effectiveness was lacking. Like almost all of the Wizards opponents this year, the Thunder had no trouble scoring against the Wizards porous defense.
Jeremy Lin’s 19 points led the Charlotte Hornets in a 104-95 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Demar DeRozan had a terrific game for the Raptors as he dropped 29 points and pulled down five rebounds. “Hamstrings are really tricky and we want this guy to be back for the long haul”, Fisher told the NY Post. Although the Wizards only committed two turnovers in the first half, Oklahoma City was an unconscious 8 of 8 from beyond the arc to start the game and won the rebounding battler 30 to 19.
The Wizards were particularly absent on the glass, where the Thunder outrebounded the Wizards by 15 in the first three quarters.
“They’re trying to get a lot of guys here surrounding James”, shared Durant, referring to the rumors that the Houston Rockets intend to add him to their roster, according to Houston Chronicle.
Washington center Marcin Gortat was the one whose specific stats Wittman mocked: 27 minutes, one defensive rebound. On consecutive possessions in that period, Westbrook threw down a soaring, one-handed dunk, then moments later hit a 3-pointer and wagged three fingers before pounding his chest.
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Asked whether he heard the fans booing, Durant laughed. We give into the all the little excuses, and there should be none. The Knicks aren’t a complete pushover this season, but Toronto simply can’t drop home games to teams with inferior talent if it intends to be taken seriously in the East. This did not stop Dion Waiters from going off. The former first-team rookie player was one of the many Thunder players to have a great shooting night by dropping 25 on 10 shots including four from beyond the arc.
