Kevin Broom

Despite missing their top three guards, the Memphis Grizzlies administered a thorough beatdown of the Washington Wizards. Memphis built a double-digit first quarter lead and added to it the rest of the way. They led by as much as 29 in the fourth quarter and coasted home to a comfortable 128-104 win.

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The Washington Wizards seem to have a rule this season: only two players at a time can have a good game. Last night, it was Bub Carrington and Jonas Valanciunas. Others had some good moments but were missing in action for long stretches. Others were downright awful.

By Kevin Broom @so_wizards Nov 14, 2024, 7:00am EST 0 Comments / 0 New

Stats, commentary, analysis.

Stats, analysis, commrentary.

The Wizards went into last night’s game outmatched by the defending champion Boston Celtics, even though the Celtics were missing their starting center, and his backup. They played hard, though not well, and Boston played maybe their worst game of the season, and the Celtics still left town with a 12-point win.

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After this one ended, I spent some time staring at the numbers while pondering two questions:

Against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers, the Washington Wizards never led, trailed by as much as 33, and lost by a final margin of 25. It was their sixth loss of 20 or more points so far this season. They have two other defeats of 19 points. Only one of their 15 defeats was by less than double digits. It was a 9-point loss to the San Antonio Spurs.