2023-11-13 17:10:05
Record: 2-7
OffRtg: 110.2 (19) DefRtg: 117.5 (26) NetRtg: -7.3 (28) Pace: 105.4 (1)
The Wizards looked like they were going to go 2-0 once morest the Hornets (and 1-1 in the In-Season Tournament), but blew an 11-point, fourth-quarter lead at home on Friday. They showed some fight in coming back from an early, 17-point hole in Brooklyn on Sunday followingnoon, but mightn’t finish the job (committing three straight turnovers down the stretch) and have lost six of their last seven games.
Three takeaways
The Wizards were destroyed on the glass in their losses to Charlotte and Brooklyn over the weekend. They allowed an amazing 48 offensive rebounds and 53 second-chance points over the two games. Their defensive rebounding percentage on Friday (46.9%) was the second lowest for any team in any game in the last eight seasons.
With that, they’ve seen, by far, the biggest drop in defensive rebounding percentage from last season, when they ranked 13th. They’ve been playing small (with Danilo Gallinari at the five) when they’ve gone to the bench, but their defensive rebounding percentage has been lower with starting center Daniel Gafford on the floor (62.1%) than it’s been with him off the floor (66.2%).
These last two games were the Wizards’ first two games that were within five points in the last five minutes. They scored nine points on 17 clutch possessions, while their opponents scored 28 on 18.
The Nets scored less than a point per possession on Sunday, but that was more regarding their 3-point shooting (12-for-49, 24%) than what the Wizards did defensively. And Washington’s defense will suffer with Delon Wright out with an MCL sprain.
In their first rest-advantage game of the season, the Wizards got a comfortable win over Memphis. Their second rest-advantage game is Wednesday once morest the Mavs, who will be in New Orleans the night before.
Dunk of the Night ????
Landry Shamet takes flight for a huge dunk and gets the Wiz bench hyped ????????#NBAAfrica #NBA pic.twitter.com/J0Atdq8Vmo
— NBA Africa (@NBA_Africa) November 9, 2023
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