GT #74: Rockets (49-23) @ Wizards (41-32) 12:30 PM (ABC/99.1 FM) [3/29/15]

[FAH1223]

YOUR Washington Bullets are 41-32 AND 10-17 in their last 27 games. 26-11 at home, 15-21 on the road. With the win last night, we officially clinched a playoff spot.



The Wiz are coming a tiring double overtime victory vs. the Hornets. Drew Gooden played out of his mind and you'll probably never see anything like that again. Wall took 30 shots in the mold of Westbrook and made a couple clutch shots down the stretch to get the W.

The Rockets have MVP Candidate James Harden and he is just about unstoppable, right? The Wiz did do a decent job vs. him in the first game in Houston which saw the Wizards eek out a narrow victory and Bradley Beal having a big game.

The Rockets love to shoot 3s and get in the paint and free throw line. Look at this shot distribution.



Dwight Howard may or may not play... McHale is not playing him in back to backs and may keep him out so he can be ready for the Raptors. The Rockets are banged up. Terrence Jones, Donatas Motiejunas, and Patrick Beverly are OUT. Trevor Ariza makes his first return to DC since bolting for Houston after the 2014 Playoffs.

I'm expecting a blowout since this is a Sunday afternoon game and the Wizards never win these. Plus, one W doesn't mean anything. This is still a subpar team that will lose in 5 in the 1st round. The gap will be televised for all the country to see on ABC.



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Last game:
Hornets vs. Wizards (W) 107-110 (in OT)
Timberwolves vs. Rockets (W) 110-120


Lineups:











Bench:

[TGW]

This is disturbing.

And this is going to be a blowout. Houston is -2—I would take those odds.

[FAH1223]

:banghead:



This is disturbing.

And this is going to be a blowout. Houston is -2—I would take those odds.

Analytics !!

[MikeTheKid]

Good ole Joey Crawford the lead official today

[Tyrone Messby]

This is the worst basketball I've seen in a long time. Is Houston drunk? Where is Harden?

[miller31time]

I'm always shocked that Nene shoots over 50% from the line because, for the life of me, I can't remember the last time he hit 2 straight free throws.

[miller31time]

Lol. Webster 1st man off the bench again.

Randy is intentially trying to get himself fired.

[nuposse04]

Oh good, more Webster. Go throw yourself into the Potomac Randy.

[krii]

Poor shooting by Gortat and Wall

[hands11]

I'm always shocked that Nene shoots over 50% from the line because, for the life of me, I can't remember the last time he hit 2 straight free throws.

He is horrible from the line.

That said.. he did go 4-4 not all that long ago. I was like

[miller31time]

We are a train wreck of a team right now.

[hands11]

Looked like a charge to me.

[hands11]

Weeeeebter

Did Randy really play Nene the entire first quarter ?

[nuposse04]

Webster turns it over, hits a 3 and then plays terrible D on Harden. Why do we play this fool anymore?

[miller31time]

I wonder how many more years he has to play before Otto is "veteran" enough to get unquestioned play time regardless of past or present performance.

[hands11]

man. That offense has structure.

Our offense is dog poop.

[Illmatic12]

I'm laughing hysterically at this lineup.. Wittman doesn't want to have a job anymore, does he?

[miller31time]

"We don't have a problem with our offense"

- Wittless

[hands11]

I wonder how many more years he has to play before Otto is "veteran" enough to get unquestioned play time regardless of past or present performance.

Pretty sure Randy gets canned so hopefully we don't need to answer that question.

[nuposse04]

Webster gets D'd up by Johnson, is useless on D, then misses an open layup put back. No competent individual could actually believe in this piece of crap of a player anymore.