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Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Even in blowouts, the losing team has someone that plays well. It might be some end-of-bench kid who goes 2-3 from the floor and grabs a couple rebounds in 8 minutes of garbage time. Maybe it’s a starter who has a good scoring night while the rest of the team blows chunks. Not the Wizards, though. Not last night in their loss to the New York Knicks. Nope, last night, the Wizards earned the dubious distinction of having everyone suck at the same time. Look at the ...

On Monday, the Wizards earned their third win in their last six games, topping the Bulls 105-101 in a game that came down to the final seconds.

The Wizards host the Raptors on Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. at Capital One Arena in their first home game in over a week.

Wizards: Russell Westbrook OUT (rest) Pelicans: N/A What to Watch For … Bulls: Zach LaVine has a big-time opportunity in front of him. While an All-Star nod feels just as hard as ever to achieve despite LaVine’s improvements, this week could change things. With Lauri Markkanen joining Wendell Carter Jr. on the injury report – all while going up against several potential All-Stars – the team will truly be on LaVine’s shoulders. That said, we saw the Bulls star step up against the Orlan...

The Wizards rode an excellent all-around game from Bradley Beal and a good game from Alex Len to beat the depleted Chicago Bulls and push their record to 6-15. Beal didn’t shoot the ball well but...

Heat: Kendrick Nunn (25), Bam Adebayo (21), Tyler Hero (17), Kelly Olynyk (17) SUMMARY The Wizards were defeated by the Heat 122-95 on Friday night in Miami. Washington had won two of their last three games, but came out cold from the opening tip and couldn’t keep up with an efficient Heat offense. The 27-point loss was the Wizards’ largest margin of defeat this season. Alex Len led the way for Washington with a season-high 18 points while Kendrick Nunn scored a game-high 25 for Miami. D...

A fierce fourth quarter rally led by Alex Len, who may be the physical embodiment of the Slavic god Rod, fell just short and the Wizards lost to the Miami Heat 122-95. It was a nail-biter to the...

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Last night’s win over the Miami Heat was among their better defensive performances, and it was also surprisingly normal. So far this season, the Wizards have the league’s best defensive shot profile — fewest attempts from the analytically preferred areas (at-rim and threes), and the most attempts from less efficient spots (two-point jumpers). Against the Heat, the Wizards protected the rim, contested 24 of Miami’s 35 three-point attempts, and forced lots ...

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports One of the biggest coaching conundrums was at work in the Wizards’ loss to the Portland Trail Blazers last night. Davis Bertans was having a bad night, no question. Bricking threes while getting roasted on defense. For the night, he was 2-10 from the floor (all three-point attempts) and contributed almost nothing else — 1 rebound, 1 turnovers, 4 fouls in 30 minutes. NBA tracking had Portland shooting 8-16 when he was defending, including 3-4 from three-point rang...

Washington goes toe-to-toe with title favorites, comes out on top with back-to-back three pointers by Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook in the closing seconds.