Did Kobe Bryant really drop 42 points against Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards back in 2003? Yep, and here’s the footage to prove it. Bryant mentioned this scoring binge while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. In case you missed it, Kobe was reminiscing about the time he and MJ exchanged a little trash talk. Basically, Jordan said he wouldn’t let Kobe drop 81 points on him, which...
WASHINGTON -- Paul George had his best game of the series with 23 points and eight rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers held the Washington Wizards to a franchise-low playoff total Friday night in an 85-63 victory for a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Roy Hibbert was again a factor for Indiana with 14 points, five rebounds and three blocks. Washington made only 24 field goals, another...
Game 3 of the second round series between the Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards will get underway on Friday evening. The Pacers evened the series up at 1-1 in Game 2 after Roy Hibbert finally showed some offensive signs this post season. Now the Pacers and Wizards will face off in Game 3 with the idea of taking control of this series. Coverage of Game 3 between the Indiana Pacers and Washington...
Eastern Conference Second Round – Game 2 – Series 1-1 Pacers 86 – Wizards 82 May 7, 2014 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Hero-ball Hell The Wizards youth struggled to simmer their strong inclinations for heroism in Indy last night. Their horny lust for national impressions left them hapless with blue balls and a ton […] The post Game 2 Recap: Wizards 82, Pacers 86 – No need to worry just...
The Washington Wizards were unable to take Game 2 in Indiana last night, and a lot of that had to do with the poor play of point guard John Wall. Wall was able to lead the Wizards in their Game 1 win and get his teammates involved, while also scoring the basketball, but that wasn’t the case on Wednesday night. Indiana Pacers’ point guard George Hill stepped up his game on both sides of the court, and...
ST. LOUIS -- As the NBA Playoffs march on, the basketball world seems to be learning what has been known in St. Louis for quite some time. Bradley Beal can play. After Beal led the Washington Wizards to victory over Indiana in the opening game of their second-round series, Pacers All-Star Paul George called Beal "a superstar in this league." "He is poised. He's a great shot-maker, a great playmaker,...
With the Washington Wizards looking to go up 2-0 in the series over the Indiana Pacers, they’re getting some very good production from Marcin Gortat, who delivered two huge dunks so far in Game 2. The first-above-was on Ian Mahinmi). The second one was right over the 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert: [@GIFdsports] The post Marcin Gortat Throws Down Two Posterizing Slams In Game 2 appeared first on Diehardsport....
Game 2 of the second round series between the Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers will take place on Wednesday May 7, 2014. After the Pacers narrowly avoided an opening series loss the No. 8 seed Atlanta they find themselves down 1-0 to the Wizards after the start of the second round. Coverage of Game 2 between the Wizards and the Pacers will take place on TNT at 7:00 pm ET from Bankers Field House...
The Indiana Pacers lost game one of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at home to the Washington Wizards on Monday, and tonight as they get ready for game two the entire organization is looking for ways to get the much needed victory. Someone working for the Pacers wrote on the media dining room whiteboard a message of fantasy related doom, predicting a dominant Indiana victory for tonight’s matchup:...
Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat or also known as the Polish Hammer is not a player you want to mess with. Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi learned this the hard way tonight during game two of the Wizards/Pacers series when Gortat threw down a huge slam right in his face: *** GORTAT WITH A FOREIGN FACIAL [Tyler Lashbrook] Gortat image courtesy of Getty Images...
Game 2 of the Washington Wizards-Indiana Pacers series belonged to Roy Hibbert. Hibbert led Indiana to the 86-82 win with 28 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. By comparison, he had zero points and rebounds in the Game 1 loss. This is a welcome sign for the Pacers, who’ve been calling for their big man to be more aggressive. Check out the game’s highlight. photo by: RMTip21 The post Washington Wizards...
John Wall rewards Marcin Gortat for a strong high pick-and-roll play which leads to a thunderous one-hand jam on top of Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi. Gortat recorded a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds on Wednesday night, however, the Washington Wizards lost Game 2, 86-82. The Wizards look to bounce back in Game 3 at the nation’s capital on Friday. The post Marcin Gortat Dunks on Ian...
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Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman promised his team that he would dunk if they beat the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. The Wizards beat the Bulls in five games and are up 1-0 on the Indiana Pacers, but Wittman has yet to go above the rim. “Witt got to be a man of his word,” Bradley Beal said, per CSNWashinton.com. “He was supposed to do it last round. He had up until the first...
Game 1: Wizards vs. PacersJohn Wall and Trevor Ariza were electric in the first quarter coming off a five day rest allowing Washington to take a 28-15 lead in their game 1 semi-final game against the Pacers.In the quarter Wall had six points, five assists and two very impressive blocked shots.Ariza had 12 points on 4-5 shooting and also held Paul George to 2-7 from the field. This match-up should be...
Chris Webber has a message for the NBA. The former player and current TNT analyst had something to get off his chest during the closing stages of Game 1 between the Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers after watching Marcin Gortat fall awkwardly under the hoop late in the fourth quarter (Gortat language warning at 0:12): Wizards swingman Trevor Ariza also took a tumble into a cameraman earlier in...
Eastern Conference Second Round – Game 1 – Wizards lead series 1-0 Wizards 102 – Pacers 96 May 5, 2014 Banker’s Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Bradley Beal, fearless Panda. Well. Everyone called it, but it was one of those things you just had to see yourself to make sure. For the better part of tonight’s […] The post Game 1 Recap: Wizards 102, Pacers 96 appeared first on Hoop District....
When the Wizards struggled through a late stretch in the season – losing six of nine games, floundering against inferior teams, unable to break those damn Bobcats – we all got worrisome that the players were just becoming complacent with the mere achievement of earning a playoff spot. After all, it wouldn’t be a shocker […] The post #WittmanLove: Credit Randy for Wizards confidence and composure appeared...
Coming in to the 2014 NBA season John Wall was known more for dancing than actually contributing on the basketball floor. Although after starting last years season with a knee injury only to bounce back and show signs of how good he could actually be. Many of the NBA talking heads discounted the Washington Wizards as ever being a contender for the playoffs, mainly for lack of surrounded Wall with the...
The Washington Wizards grabbed the first game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Indiana Pacers on Monday thanks to a 102-96 victory at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Wizards beat the Pacers pretty comfortably on the glass with a 53 to 36 rebound margin. Among those to see court time for Indiana and not […]...