NBA

Regular Season Round 35: Washington W. - Denver N. 119-89

Date: December 5, 2014
Forward Kris Humphries paced six double-figure scorers with 20 points and the Washington Wizards punctuated a perfect homestand with a dominant 119-89 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Guard John Wall nearly recorded a triple-double with 12 assists, nine points and eight rebounds despite not playing in the fourth quarter for the pass-happy Wizards (13-5). Washington easily scored its most points this season and outpointed outscored Denver 35-18 in the second quarter. The Wizards led by as many as 34 points in the fourth quarter. The Wizards have won four straight, all at home and the last three by an average of 21.7 points. Taking a cue from Wall, the Wizards recorded 35 assists on 45 baskets and shot 53 percent from the field. Center Kevin Seraphin and forward Rasual Butler each scored 16 points and center Marcin Gortat had 15. At 9-2, Washington matched its best home record since 1984-85. Forward Wilson Chandler scored 20 points and guard Ty Lawson had 14 points and 10 assists for the Nuggets (9-10). Denver opened its three-game road swing through the Eastern Conference by shooting 38 percent from the field, getting outrebounded 52-36 and trailing 65-46 at halftime. The Nuggets have lost two straight after winning seven of eight. After taking an early six-point lead, the Denver's shooting touch disappeared as did any defensive prowess. Lawson didn't make a basket in the first half and the D.C. area native finished 3 of 10 from the field before the crowd of 19,451. Denver's other starting guard, Arron Afflalo, missed all five of his 3-point attempts. The Nuggets finished 5 of 22 from beyond the arc. Washington is 10-0 when holding opponents under 100 points. Wall is averaging 14.7 points, 13.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds over his last three games. Starting his sixth straight game for Nene, Humphries made 7 of 11 shots one game after he grabbed 20 rebounds. In his first game since Nov. 21 after suffering a right foot injury, Nene had eight points in 18 minutes. Guard Bradley Beal added 14 points with 3-pointers for the Wizards. Wall passed on shooting much himself and instead found one open teammate after another, including Beal on three straight first-quarter possessions for 3-pointers from the left corner. The All-Star dunked in his lone field-goal attempt before halftime off a perfect lob pass from Beal. Courtesy of: wptz.com
  DENVER N. (coach: David Adelman)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 +/-
4 viTsIj, wF 40 4-2 (49.0%) 5-8 (5%) 2-2 (655%) 5 3 3 65 8 5 4 5 5 6 63 86 5
65 SfflilI, SQQIj 81 8-3 (05%) 5-0 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 3 -0 5
86 ChijdlRQ, WalsIj 80 4-65 (45%) 4-3 (90%) 0-0 (655%) 8 4 0 5 0 5 5 6 5 6 85 68 5
80 bIJDIL, waBIfRF 86 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 0 1 5 4 5 6 8 5 5 1 7 5
9 HaZVsIj, z.z. 85 4-7 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 4 4 1 6 4 5 6 6 5 8 2 0 5
63 HiQQas, GiQF 67 5-8 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 8 5 6 5 5 6 5 -0 5
40 yiQaRd, KRjjRUh 62 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 8 4 6 6 5 8 5 5 0 7 9 5
2 GillajiQa, gijalI 61 8-4 (11.9%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 4 5
5 SQUhuQ, giQQRll 60 6-4 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 8 4 5 5 6 5 3 8 -8 5
6 GRR, SlIjJI 68 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 4-1 (05%) 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 1 5
43 bZGRR, ziLilR 68 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 8 5 6 8 6 5
0 eIMajsIj, XiUR 66 6-8 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 1 6 5
66 GQRRj, qQaZV 7 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 3 4 5
wIUil   81-15 (34.4%) 0-88 (88.9%) 88-45 (94.4%) 65 81 41 61 88 5 2 9 5 67 27 01  


  WASHINGTON W. (coach: Brian Keefe)119
  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 muUlRQ, eisuil 82 0-9 (96.3%) 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 8 8 5 4 8 5 5 61 62 5
8 Will, zIhj 82 8-3 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 2 2 68 4 5 6 8 5 3 7 86 5
34 HuBphQaRs, KQas 81 9-66 (14.1%) 5-5 (5%) 1-2 (90%) 4 6 3 5 8 5 6 6 5 6 85 69 5
3 GIQUiU, biQZaj 81 0-7 (00.1%) 5-5 (5%) 0-0 (655%) 4 8 0 8 4 5 5 6 5 8 60 63 5
4 mRil, mQidlRF 80 6-3 (80%) 3-1 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 3 6 5 6 5 5 8 63 64 5
64 ARQiphaj, KRLaj 84 2-68 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 6 3 6 3 5 5 8 5 8 61 64 5
88 OIQURQ, PUUI 84 6-8 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 9 9 3 5 5 6 8 5 6 3 63 5
43 OaRQZR, Oiul 85 3-9 (09.6%) 5-4 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 8 3 1 5 8 5 8 5 5 6 66 7 5
38 HaliQaI, XRjR 62 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 3-1 (11.9%) 4 0 2 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 2 60 5
83 ballRQ, SjdQR 61 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 3 66 5
30 mliaQ, gRzuij 3 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
69 wRBplR, GiQQRUU 3 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 4 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 8 5
wIUil   42-10 (02.0%) 9-85 (40.5%) 88-89 (26.0%) 63 42 08 40 85 5 68 66 5 60 667 637  



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)