Despite big nights from Wall and Gortat, sloppy play and cold shooting dooms the Wizards.
Well, that was an emotional rollercoaster of a game. The Wizards came out flat (as always seems to happen this season after a big win) and found themselves trailing by as much as 15 in the first quarter. Somewhat understandably, Randy Wittman eschewed the tiny ball lineups with Jared Dudley at center that we have come accustomed to seeing over the past few games, instead using an undersized lineup featuring Ramon Sessions, Bradley Beal, DeJuan Blair, Gary Neal and putback tip-in specialist Otto Porter cut the lead down to as little as 7.