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Wizards vs. Trail Blazers: Washington sets season high in points in pulling off second straight road win

Michael Lee — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:11:42 EST

PORTLAND —Nick Young was whirling, fading, off-balance and probably had no business pulling up for a three-pointer during a critical late-game possession for the Washington Wizards. The Portland Trail Blazers were trying to stage one final rally, but Young wasn’t prepared to give any quarter.

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JaVale McGee playing better after getting new asthma medicine

Michael Lee — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:06:00 EST

JaVale McGee could feel that the task of running up and down the court and competing at a high level was getting more and more difficult. Breathing was a challenge, he was having a hard time staying on the floor, and his production had taken a noticeable dive.

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Wizards vs. Knicks: Jeremy Lin and Tyson Chandler outduel John Wall and Washington

Michael Lee — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:15:00 EST

John Wall hunkered down into his defensive stance, looking over his shoulder for New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler. Trying to anticipate a screen, the Washington Wizards point guard jumped back as Knicks counterpart Jeremy Lin did a crossover dribble. And before Wall could turn his head, Lin was already blowing past him toward a wide-open lane.

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Wizards vs. Raptors: Washington blows big lead, survives in OT to end four-game skid, 111-108

Gene Wang — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:29:00 EST

Three nights removed from a lopsided loss to Toronto, the Washington Wizards gained a measure of redemption against their Canadian opponent by clinging to a 111-108 overtime victory on Monday despite relinquishing a comfortable lead in the second half before 14,687 at Verizon Center.

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Wizards vs. Clippers: Blake Griffin and Los Angeles dominate Washington

Gene Wang — Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:06:20 EST

The Washington Wizards were well on their way to an error-filled 107-81 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Verizon Center on Saturday when early in the second half, Rashard Lewis and John Wall were exchanging passes during a two-on-one fast break. Clippers guard Chris Paul was doing his best to stay between them, but it appeared two points were in the offing.

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Wizards vs. Raptors: Washington is flat in blowout loss

Michael Lee — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:30:12 EST

TORONTO — He could excuse the errors of aggressiveness and forgive fatigue-fueled lapses, because if Coach Randy Wittman could count on anything from the Washington Wizards during his honeymoon period since replacing Flip Saunders, it was that they were going to give him an honest effort on both ends of the floor.

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Wizards should follow Clippers’ path from NBA’s abyss

Jason Reid — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST

If the Washington Wizards and their fans want a reason for hope amid this bleak winter, they can look no further than Saturday night’s opponent. Head-scratching front-office decisions, warped organizational culture and awful win-loss records — that’s how the Los Angeles Clippers used to roll. For a long time, the Wizards and Clippers appeared to be twins living on opposite coasts.

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Randy Wittman’s message of accountability coming across to Wizards

Michael Lee — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:05:26 EST

TORONTO — Nick Young was dribbling above the three-point line, near the Washington Wizards’ bench, when Kevin Seraphin moved up to set a pick to free him up. Young moved around the screen but continued to dribble, seemingly without a purpose, until Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard knocked the ball away.

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Wizards vs. Magic: Washington battles, but comes up short in Orlando, 109-103

Michael Lee — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:02:00 EST

ORLANDO — John Wall rested his head on a towel on an equipment bag, his back on the parquet floor, flustered with his performance as he couldn’t hit a shot or draw a foul. JaVale McGee angrily shook his head as he had his usual struggles trying to contend with Orlando Magic all-star center Dwight Howard. And Nick Young spent most of the game saddled on the bench in foul trouble.

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Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld not losing sight of the plan

Michael Lee — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:10:36 EST

The Washington Wizards are nearly one-third through a lockout-shortened season that has been filled with more misery than comfort as it relates to their rebuilding plans.

Through 21 games, the Wizards have fired coach Flip Saunders, lost two of their most experienced players to serious injury, dealt with chemistry problems and bad body language and are losing at a pace that has them on course to set a new franchise record for worst winning percentage.

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Wizards vs. Bulls: Derrick Rose leads Chicago past John Wall and Washington, 98-88

Michael Lee — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:47:00 EST

John Wall squared up against the player whose career he would most like to duplicate and did his best to trade him acrobatic layup for head-scratching layup. And for a half, Wall held his own against Derrick Rose, the reigning league’s most valuable player, unwilling to get upstaged on his home turf.

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