NBA
Regular Season Round 100: Washington W. - Brooklyn N. 89-74
Date: February 8, 2013
When the Wizards’ John Wall stepped in front of C. J. Watson near midcourt early in the second quarter to swipe a loose ball and take it the other way, the play seemed harmless enough. Turnovers happen in basketball games, and Watson watched as Wall raced in for a two-handed dunk. What made this mistake so disastrous for the Nets was that it was merely one of many, all of them in succession, each missed shot and errant pass compounding the damage like the interest on a credit-card balance. The Wizards routed the Nets, 89-74, at the Verizon Center on Friday night as Billy King, the Nets’ general manager, watched from a courtside tunnel. It was a lackluster performance that did little to assuage concerns that the Nets, as currently constructed, are flawed in some fundamental ways. “I’m very concerned,” said Coach P. J. Carlesimo, whose team has lost five of its last eight games. Carlesimo was sharply critical of his reserves, who combined to shoot 4 of 21 from the field and provided little resistance in the pivotal second quarter. “Maybe we have to substitute differently, or maybe we can’t put guys in the game together, or maybe we can’t continue to give people chances of hurting us defensively or by not putting the ball in the basketball,” said Carlesimo, who did not cite any players by name. “We just have to look at it. It seems it’s been a recurring problem. We can’t dig that big of a hole.” The Nets (29-21) shot 32.9 percent from the field, committed 15 turnovers and did little to contain Wall, a turbocharged point guard who collected 15 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. It was the third straight win for the Wizards (14-35), a much-improved team since Wall’s return from injury last month. “I feel like we could be in a playoff spot right now,” Wall said. “You don’t give up on a season this early.” The Nets, meantime, appear to be confronting another identity crisis in a season that has been full of them. Deron Williams scored 20 points to lead the team, but he shot just 7 of 20 over all. Joe Johnson had 14 points, and Brook Lopez finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds. “There’s no reason why we should be talking about how the effort wasn’t there, the energy wasn’t there,” Williams said. “Especially in some of these big games. Maybe this wasn’t a ‘big game’ for us. But it should have been.” The second quarter was a mess for the Nets, who missed their first 12 field-goal attempts. The stretch of ineptitude lasted more than eight minute. At times, it looked as if the Nets were heaving a bowling ball, or shooting into gale-force winds, or simply blindfolded. For the quarter, the Nets shot 4 of 22 over all, including 0 of 7 from 3-point range, and were outscored, 30-11. The Wizards built a 51-31 lead by halftime, and the game was effectively over. “During that second quarter, I don’t know what happened,” Johnson said. Late in the third, the Nets mounted a 14-0 run that was keyed by Williams. They still trailed by 12. “When you can’t make free throws, when you can’t make 3-point shots and when you can’t make shots in the paint, it’s very hard to win,” Carlesimo said. The Nets were in no position take the Wizards lightly, not after losing at home to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday and barely squeezing past the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. On Jan. 4, the Nets needed two overtimes to take a 115-113 victory over the Wizards — and it should have been marked with an asterisk, since the Wizards were still a week away from getting Wall back. Wall missed the first 33 games of the season with a left knee injury, and the Wizards labored to a 5-28 record without him. Since making his season debut Jan. 12, Wall has been nothing short of a transformative presence. The Wizards entered Friday’s game riding the good feelings generated by back-to-back wins over the Los Angeles Clippers and the Knicks, and they kept their momentum going against the Nets. “It’s not working right now,” Carlesimo said of his rotation. “We have to look at everything.” Courtesy of: nytimes.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 100: Washington W. - Brooklyn N. 89-74
Date: February 8, 2013
When the Wizards’ John Wall stepped in front of C. J. Watson near midcourt early in the second quarter to swipe a loose ball and take it the other way, the play seemed harmless enough. Turnovers happen in basketball games, and Watson watched as Wall raced in for a two-handed dunk. What made this mistake so disastrous for the Nets was that it was merely one of many, all of them in succession, each missed shot and errant pass compounding the damage like the interest on a credit-card balance. The Wizards routed the Nets, 89-74, at the Verizon Center on Friday night as Billy King, the Nets’ general manager, watched from a courtside tunnel. It was a lackluster performance that did little to assuage concerns that the Nets, as currently constructed, are flawed in some fundamental ways. “I’m very concerned,” said Coach P. J. Carlesimo, whose team has lost five of its last eight games. Carlesimo was sharply critical of his reserves, who combined to shoot 4 of 21 from the field and provided little resistance in the pivotal second quarter. “Maybe we have to substitute differently, or maybe we can’t put guys in the game together, or maybe we can’t continue to give people chances of hurting us defensively or by not putting the ball in the basketball,” said Carlesimo, who did not cite any players by name. “We just have to look at it. It seems it’s been a recurring problem. We can’t dig that big of a hole.” The Nets (29-21) shot 32.9 percent from the field, committed 15 turnovers and did little to contain Wall, a turbocharged point guard who collected 15 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. It was the third straight win for the Wizards (14-35), a much-improved team since Wall’s return from injury last month. “I feel like we could be in a playoff spot right now,” Wall said. “You don’t give up on a season this early.” The Nets, meantime, appear to be confronting another identity crisis in a season that has been full of them. Deron Williams scored 20 points to lead the team, but he shot just 7 of 20 over all. Joe Johnson had 14 points, and Brook Lopez finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds. “There’s no reason why we should be talking about how the effort wasn’t there, the energy wasn’t there,” Williams said. “Especially in some of these big games. Maybe this wasn’t a ‘big game’ for us. But it should have been.” The second quarter was a mess for the Nets, who missed their first 12 field-goal attempts. The stretch of ineptitude lasted more than eight minute. At times, it looked as if the Nets were heaving a bowling ball, or shooting into gale-force winds, or simply blindfolded. For the quarter, the Nets shot 4 of 22 over all, including 0 of 7 from 3-point range, and were outscored, 30-11. The Wizards built a 51-31 lead by halftime, and the game was effectively over. “During that second quarter, I don’t know what happened,” Johnson said. Late in the third, the Nets mounted a 14-0 run that was keyed by Williams. They still trailed by 12. “When you can’t make free throws, when you can’t make 3-point shots and when you can’t make shots in the paint, it’s very hard to win,” Carlesimo said. The Nets were in no position take the Wizards lightly, not after losing at home to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday and barely squeezing past the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. On Jan. 4, the Nets needed two overtimes to take a 115-113 victory over the Wizards — and it should have been marked with an asterisk, since the Wizards were still a week away from getting Wall back. Wall missed the first 33 games of the season with a left knee injury, and the Wizards labored to a 5-28 record without him. Since making his season debut Jan. 12, Wall has been nothing short of a transformative presence. The Wizards entered Friday’s game riding the good feelings generated by back-to-back wins over the Los Angeles Clippers and the Knicks, and they kept their momentum going against the Nets. “It’s not working right now,” Carlesimo said of his rotation. “We have to look at everything.” Courtesy of: nytimes.com
 BROOKLYN N. (coach: Jordi Fernandez)74 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 2 | WallaiBs, gRQIj | 35 | 3-63 (82.1%) | 4-1 (05%) | 4-3 (90%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 69 | 5 |
| 9 | zIhjsIj, zIR | 43 | 0-2 (18.0%) | 6-3 (80%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 65 | 5 |
| 45 | qLijs, eRDDaR | 44 | 4-9 (38.7%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-1 (05%) | 0 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 5 |
| 66 | vIpRJ, mQIIV | 48 | 4-66 (89.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 9-7 (99.2%) | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 64 | 5 |
| 30 | WilliZR, GRQild | 82 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 65 | mIDijs, KRaUh | 88 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | mliUZhR, SjdQiF | 61 | 8-2 (80%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-1 (61.9%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -8 | 5 |
| 7 | mQIIVs, biQshIj | 66 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 34 | HuBphQaRs, KQas | 7 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | WiUsIj, C.z. | 2 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 44 | wRlRUILaZ, baQJi | 9 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| wiFlIQ, wFshiTj | 8 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| 38 | AUiZVhIusR, zRQQF | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 85-02 (43.0%) | 0-62 (89.2%) | 67-48 (07.3%) | 65 | 49 | 39 | 69 | 63 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 93 | 07 | |||
 WASHINGTON W. (coach: Brian Keefe)89 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 38 | XRjR, HaliQaI | 43 | 7-64 (17.8%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 66 | 66 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 82 | 5 |
| 7 | WRMsURQ, biQURll | 44 | 4-3 (90%) | 4-0 (15%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 62 | 5 |
| 8 | Will, zIhj | 44 | 1-69 (40.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 63 | 5 |
| 6 | SQaJi, wQRLIQ | 45 | 4-0 (15%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 05 | PVifIQ, qBRVi | 81 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 46 | AajDlRUIj, ChQas | 84 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | mRil, mQidlRF | 62 | 5-4 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| wRBplR, GiQQRUU | 61 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
| 68 | OQaZR, S.z. | 63 | 5-8 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 64 | ARQiphaj, KRLaj | 63 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 83 | kRsRlF, zij | 6 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 60 | CQiTfIQd, zIQdij | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 40 | mIIVRQ, wQRLIQ | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 87-13 (30.4%) | 9-61 (34.2%) | 65-66 (75.7%) | 0 | 35 | 30 | 67 | 80 | 5 | 66 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 27 | 21 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
