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The Wizards pulled out a come-from-behind 115-110 victory Sunday over the Charlotte Hornets, storming back in the fourth quarter to secure the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Washington will now play the seventh-seeded Boston Celtics in the NBA’s play-in tournament on Tuesday.  Beal scored a game-high 25 points, while co-star Russell Westbrook put up a 23-point, 15-rebound and 10-assist triple-double. Reserve guard Ish Smith (14 points, seven assists) and center Robin Lopez (18 points...

Cavaliers: Collin Sexton (26), Jarrett Allen (18), Isaac Okoro (17) SUMMARY The Wizards defeated the Cavaliers 120-105 on Friday night in D.C., clinching a spot in the Play-In Tournament that begins next week. Russell Westbrook led the way for the Wizards with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 17 assists. The Wizards swept the season series against Cleveland and have now won three straight home games heading into Sunday’s pivotal regular season finale Sunday at Capital One Arena. Cleveland led by...

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Russell Westbrook, Anthony Gill and The Centers™ were enough for the Wizards to coast to a 15-point victory over a bad Cleveland Cavaliers, and secure a spot in the NBA’s play-in tournament. The Wizards could get as high as the 8th seed if they win Sunday night and other stuff happens. Westbrook continued his torrid play with 21 points, 12 rebounds, 17 assists, 3 steals and just 1 turnover. His shooting for the game was a subpar .417 effective field goal ...

Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images Missing All-Star guard Bradley Beal for a second night, the Wizards lost to the Atlanta Hawks again despite another outstanding performance from Russell Westbrook. In their last matchup with Atlanta, the Wizards fell behind by as much as 19 before rallying to lose by one. Last night, they held a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t hang on for the win. The Hawks didn’t take the lead in the second half until John Collins hit a wi...

The weird, wild and entertaining Russell Westbrook, part II Share this story Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images With Russell Westbrook becoming the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles, it’s fitting that he deserves top billing in this updated statistical evaluation. The Wizards went 5-3 since the last one with wins against the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers (x2), and losses to the Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. As you’l...

Westbrook’s triple-double and the Wizards bench mob are almost enough against the Hawks Share this story Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images With 28 points, 13 rebounds and 21 assists in the Wizards 125-124 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Russell Westbrook is officially the king of the triple-double. With Bradley Beal sidelined because of a hamstring injury, the Wizards needed Westbrook to be great to have a chance, and they nearly pulled off what would have been a surprising victory. Westbrook got ...

Russell Westbrook, Wizards continue play-in push vs. Hawks Field Level Media 12 May 2021, 06:19 GMT+10 With individual history having been etched in the record book, the Washington Wizards can focus on authoring a new team chapter when they get a rematch with the host Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Russell Westbrook grabbed the crown of the NBAs all-time triple-double king from Oscar Robertsonin Mondays 125-124 loss to the Hawks, recording 28 points, 13 rebounds and 21 assists for the 182nd ...

Hawks: Trae Young (36), John Collins (28), Bogdan Bogdanovic (25) SUMMARY On the night when Russell Westbrook became the NBA’s all-time triple-double leader, a Wizards’ comeback against the Hawks came up just short. Washington fell 125-124 in Atlanta on Monday night, despite 28 points, 13 rebounds and 21 assists from Westbrook and 59 points from the Wizards’ bench. Trae Young led the way for Atlanta with 36 points, six rebounds and nine assists. As has been the case for last few games,...

Wizards vs. Hawks NBA Prediction The Wizards have won seven of their last 10 games but are a 7.5-point road underdog in Atlanta on Monday night when they take on the Hawks at 7:30 p.m. ET. Will the Wizards cover or is there a better play tonight? Game Snapshot 7:30 p.m. ET, Monday, May 10, 2021 Venue: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA TV: NBATV Washington Wizards DFS Spin Bradley Beal (mild left hamstring strain) wont play vs. the Hawks on Monday. Beal tweaked his hamstring at the end of Saturdays ...

Westbrook, Robertson will share forever a link across basketball eras Follow Us Question of the Day Now that we know the military is investigating Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UFOs), what do you think they might be? Question of the Day Russell Westbrook remembers how he couldn’t contain his own smile. Back in 2017, the then-league MVP met Oscar Robertson for the first time shortly after Westbrook became the first player since Robertson to average a triple-double over the course of the sea...