NBA
Regular Season Round 84: Washington W. - Boston C. 111-113 OT
Date: January 22, 2014
Gerald Wallace made a driving layup with 2.5 seconds remaining in overtime and the undermanned Boston Celtics broke a 10-game road losing streak Wednesday night with a 113-111 win over the Washington Wizards, who wilted yet again in their long and laborious quest to get above .500. Jeff Green scored a season-high 39 points, including career-highs in 3-pointers attempted (8) and made (16), and rookie Phil Pressey added a career-high 20 points for Boston. The Celtics played without Rajon Rando, Avery Bradley and Jerryd Bayless and blew a 19-point first-half lead before winning for only the second time in 14 games. John Wall had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his second career triple-double for the Wizards, who haven't won a game to move above .500 since Halloween 2009. They have failed to win this season at 0-0, 9-9, 14-14, 19-19 and 20-20, and the milestone has become such a psychological hurdle that coach Randy Wittman this week had to caution against thoughts that "all of a sudden fairy dust is going to fall on us if we get over .500." Wall went 9 for 29 from the field and he missed a potential game-winning, contested 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime. With Rondo sitting out the second half of a back-to-back in his return from major knee surgery and Bradley for two weeks after spraining his right ankle against the Miami Heat the night before, Boston coach Brad Stevens started a lineup consisting of a backup point guard — undrafted rookie Pressey — and four forwards. In addition, recently acquired guard Bayless missed his second consecutive game with a sprained left big toe and is day to day. Chris Johnson and Vander Blue, both playing on 10-day contracts, played together as the Celtics' backcourt tandem for a stretch in the second quarter. It was the NBA debut for Blue, who was signed earlier in the day. Johnson finished with nine points. The Wizards again came out like a team that can't handle mediocrity, or, even worse, one that will always falter at the thought of actually becoming a winning team. They played the first half as if in slow motion, falling behind by 13 points in the first quarter while giving up open 3-pointers. More Wizards malaise: A needless foul by Trevor Booker 90 feet from the basket allowed Kris Humphries to make a pair of free throws with 7 seconds remaining in the second quarter to give Boston a 61-43 halftime lead. But the Celtics looked like their patchwork selves in the third quarter, committing a pair of offensive fouls during an 11-0 Wizards run. Martell Webster gave the Wizards their first lead of the game with a four-point play that made the score 88-87 with 6:37 to play in regulation, but the Celtics answered with five straight points. The score was then tied at 92, 94, 96 and 99, and neither team could make a clutch shot in the final minute of regulation. Pressey had made only 6 of 38 3-pointers all season, but he went 5 for 6 from 3-point range against the Wizards. His 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime gave the Celtics a 111-108 lead. He fouled out with 13.9 seconds remaining. The Wizards tied the game when Marcin Gortat made 1 of 2 free throws with 13.9 seconds left in the extra period, but Wallace came back with the winning basket. Courtesy of: heraldmailmedia.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 84: Washington W. - Boston C. 111-113 OT
Date: January 22, 2014
Gerald Wallace made a driving layup with 2.5 seconds remaining in overtime and the undermanned Boston Celtics broke a 10-game road losing streak Wednesday night with a 113-111 win over the Washington Wizards, who wilted yet again in their long and laborious quest to get above .500. Jeff Green scored a season-high 39 points, including career-highs in 3-pointers attempted (8) and made (16), and rookie Phil Pressey added a career-high 20 points for Boston. The Celtics played without Rajon Rando, Avery Bradley and Jerryd Bayless and blew a 19-point first-half lead before winning for only the second time in 14 games. John Wall had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his second career triple-double for the Wizards, who haven't won a game to move above .500 since Halloween 2009. They have failed to win this season at 0-0, 9-9, 14-14, 19-19 and 20-20, and the milestone has become such a psychological hurdle that coach Randy Wittman this week had to caution against thoughts that "all of a sudden fairy dust is going to fall on us if we get over .500." Wall went 9 for 29 from the field and he missed a potential game-winning, contested 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime. With Rondo sitting out the second half of a back-to-back in his return from major knee surgery and Bradley for two weeks after spraining his right ankle against the Miami Heat the night before, Boston coach Brad Stevens started a lineup consisting of a backup point guard — undrafted rookie Pressey — and four forwards. In addition, recently acquired guard Bayless missed his second consecutive game with a sprained left big toe and is day to day. Chris Johnson and Vander Blue, both playing on 10-day contracts, played together as the Celtics' backcourt tandem for a stretch in the second quarter. It was the NBA debut for Blue, who was signed earlier in the day. Johnson finished with nine points. The Wizards again came out like a team that can't handle mediocrity, or, even worse, one that will always falter at the thought of actually becoming a winning team. They played the first half as if in slow motion, falling behind by 13 points in the first quarter while giving up open 3-pointers. More Wizards malaise: A needless foul by Trevor Booker 90 feet from the basket allowed Kris Humphries to make a pair of free throws with 7 seconds remaining in the second quarter to give Boston a 61-43 halftime lead. But the Celtics looked like their patchwork selves in the third quarter, committing a pair of offensive fouls during an 11-0 Wizards run. Martell Webster gave the Wizards their first lead of the game with a four-point play that made the score 88-87 with 6:37 to play in regulation, but the Celtics answered with five straight points. The score was then tied at 92, 94, 96 and 99, and neither team could make a clutch shot in the final minute of regulation. Pressey had made only 6 of 38 3-pointers all season, but he went 5 for 6 from 3-point range against the Wizards. His 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime gave the Celtics a 111-108 lead. He fouled out with 13.9 seconds remaining. The Wizards tied the game when Marcin Gortat made 1 of 2 free throws with 13.9 seconds left in the extra period, but Wallace came back with the winning basket. Courtesy of: heraldmailmedia.com
 BOSTON C. (coach: Joe Mazzulla)104 |
| 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 | GQRRj, zRff | 31 | 1-65 (15%) | 2-61 (05%) | 4-0 (15%) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 41 | 5 |
| 30 | WilliZR, GRQild | 35 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-6 (5%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 88 | 5 |
| 81 | OQRssRF, Ohal | 40 | 8-3 (05%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 64 | 5 |
| 34 | HuBphQaRs, KQas | 40 | 4-7 (44.4%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 5 |
| 9 | AullajDRQ, ziQRd | 43 | 3-2 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 4-3 (90%) | 4 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 64 | 5 |
| 45 | miss, mQijdIj | 88 | 3-65 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 36 | PlFjFV, KRllF | 60 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| SjUhIjF, zIRl | 0 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 5 | |
| mluR, kijdRQ | 3 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
| zIhjsIj, ChQas | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| 42 | yiLRQija, kaUIQ | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 83-08 (31.8%) | 63-82 (05.5%) | 63-86 (11.9%) | 0 | 40 | 35 | 85 | 85 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 653 | 72 | |||
 WASHINGTON W. (coach: Brian Keefe)111 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 8 | Will, zIhj | 33 | 7-80 (41%) | 5-3 (5%) | 65-64 (91.7%) | 6 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 62 | 5 |
| 3 | GIQUiU, biQZaj | 33 | 3-2 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-0 (15%) | 8 | 66 | 64 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 86 | 5 |
| 6 | SQaJi, wQRLIQ | 34 | 6-8 (05%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 63 | 5 |
| 38 | XRjR, HaliQaI | 43 | 9-63 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-0 (15%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 69 | 5 |
| 7 | WRMsURQ, biQURll | 44 | 5-6 (5%) | 4-2 (49.0%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | mRil, mQidlRF | 45 | 9-68 (02.4%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 7 | 5 |
| 40 | mIIVRQ, wQRLIQ | 85 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 5 |
| 69 | wRBplR, GiQQRUU | 7 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 64 | ARQiphaj, KRLaj | 9 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 88 | OIQURQ, PUUI | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 83 | kRsRlF, zij | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | biFjIQ, qQaZ | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 46 | AajDlRUIj, ChQas | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 40-98 (32.1%) | 9-88 (46.2%) | 85-89 (93.6%) | 68 | 42 | 05 | 84 | 84 | 5 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 666 | 72 | |||
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)
