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Season of National Basketball Association team the Washington Wizards
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2014–15 Washington Wizards season was the 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 42nd in the Washington, D.C. area.[ 1] The Wizards recorded their best regular season record since 1978–79 and secured a place in the NBA playoffs, but despite sweeping the Toronto Raptors in their first round playoff series, they were eliminated in a 2–4 loss in the Eastern Conference semifinals by the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks .
Preseason
Draft picks
Regular season
Standings
Game log
Preseason
Regular season
2014–15 game log Total: 46–36 (home: 29–12; road: 17–24)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
November
: 9–4 (home: 6–2; road: 3–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 1
Milwaukee
W 108–97
Nenê (22)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 17,992
2–1
4
November 4
@ New York
W 98–83
Pierce & Temple (17)
Nenê , Gortat & Porter (7)
John Wall (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–1
5
November 5
Indiana
W 96–94 (OT)
John Wall (31)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 15,268
4–1
6
November 7
@ Toronto
L 84–103
Otto Porter (13)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
4–2
7
November 8
@ Indiana
W 97–90
John Wall (18)
Kris Humphries (9)
Nenê (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,302
5–2
8
November 12
Detroit
W 107–103
John Wall (27)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 14,708
6–2
9
November 15
Orlando
W 98–93
Nenê & Humphries (16)
Marcin Gortat (7)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 19,110
7–2
10
November 19
Dallas
L 102–105
Bradley Beal (21)
Gortat , Wall & Humphries (6)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 16,374
7–3
11
November 21
Cleveland
W 91–78
John Wall (28)
Nenê (7)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 20,356
8–3
12
November 22
@ Milwaukee
W 111–100
Paul Pierce (25)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (9)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,254
9–3
13
November 25
Atlanta
L 102–106
John Wall (21)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (13)
Verizon Center 15,440
9–4
14
November 26
@ Cleveland
L 87–113
Rasual Butler (23)
John Wall (4)
John Wall (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
9–5
15
November 29
New Orleans
W 83–80
Marcin Gortat (24)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 17,581
10–5
December
: 12–4 (home: 8–2; road: 4–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
16
December 1
Miami
W 107–86
Rasual Butler (23)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (13)
Verizon Center 15,150
11–5
17
December 3
L.A. Lakers
W 111–95
Bradley Beal (21)
Kris Humphries (20)
John Wall (15)
Verizon Center 18,490
12–5
18
December 5
Denver
W 119–89
Kris Humphries (20)
Wall & Nenê (8)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 19,451
13–5
19
December 7
@ Boston
L 93–101
Rasual Butler (22)
Kris Humphries (14)
John Wall (14)
TD Garden 16,716
13–6
20
December 8
Boston
W 133–132 (2OT)
Paul Pierce (28)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (17)
Verizon Center 14,828
14–6
21
December 10
@ Orlando
W 91–89
John Wall (21)
Pierce , Wall & Nenê (6)
John Wall (11)
Amway Center 16,081
15–6
22
December 12
L.A. Clippers
W 104–96
Bradley Beal (29)
Kris Humphries (8)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 17,437
16–6
23
December 14
Utah
W 93–84
Bradley Beal (22)
Gortat & Beal (7)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 15,220
17–6
24
December 16
Minnesota
W 109–95
Rasual Butler (23)
Kris Humphries (10)
John Wall (17)
Verizon Center 15,823
18–6
25
December 19
@ Miami
W 105–103
Wall & Nenê (20)
Gortat & Beal (7)
John Wall (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
19–6
26
December 21
Phoenix
L 92–104
Rasual Butler (17)
Gortat & Beal (7)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 18,207
19–7
27
December 23
Chicago
L 91–99
John Wall (18)
Gortat (11)
John Wall (9)
Verizon Center 20,356
19–8
28
December 25
@ New York
W 102–91
John Wall (24)
Gortat (9)
John Wall (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
20–8
29
December 27
Boston
W 101–88
Paul Pierce (17)
Gortat (10)
Wall & Miller (7)
Verizon Center 20,356
21–8
30
December 29
@ Houston
W 104–103
Bradley Beal (33)
Marcin Gortat (7)
John Wall (12)
Toyota Center 18,322
22–8
31
December 30
@ Dallas
L 87–114
John Wall (11)
Kris Humphries (7)
John Wall (8)
American Airlines Center 20,397
22–9
January
: 9–8 (home: 4–3; road: 5–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
32
January 2
@ Oklahoma City
L 102–109
Bradley Beal (21)
Bradley Beal (10)
John Wall (12)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
22–10
33
January 3
@ San Antonio
L 92–101
Beal & Wall (15)
Kris Humphries (8)
John Wall (8)
AT&T Center 18,581
22–11
34
January 5
@ New Orleans
W 92–85
John Wall (15)
Nenê & Porter (7)
John Wall (12)
Smoothie King Center 16,182
23–11
35
January 7
New York
W 101–91
Nenê (20)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 16,902
24–11
36
January 9
Chicago
W 102–86
Marcin Gortat (21)
Marcin Gortat (13)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 20,356
25–11
37
January 11
@ Atlanta
L 86–102
John Wall (15)
Nenê & Seraphin (6)
John Wall (8)
Philips Arena 18,057
25–12
38
January 13
San Antonio
W 101–93
John Wall (25)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (8)
Verizon Center 18,116
26–12
39
January 14
@ Chicago
W 105–99
Paul Pierce (22)
Gortat & Humphries (9)
John Wall (9)
United Center 21,498
27–12
40
January 16
Brooklyn
L 80–102
John Wall (13)
Kris Humphries (8)
John Wall (6)
Verizon Center 17,788
27–13
41
January 17
@ Brooklyn
W 99–90
Nenê (20)
Marcin Gortat (16)
Bradley Beal (8)
Barclays Center 17,732
28–13
42
January 19
Philadelphia
W 111–76
Marcin Gortat (20)
Humphries & Seraphin (9)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 19,040
29–13
43
January 21
Oklahoma City
L 103–105 (OT)
Nenê (24)
Paul Pierce (12)
John Wall (13)
Verizon Center 20,356
29–14
44
January 24
@ Portland
L 96–103
John Wall (25)
Marcin Gortat (7)
John Wall (9)
Moda Center 19,775
29–15
45
January 25
@ Denver
W 117–115 (OT)
Kris Humphries (21)
Kris Humphries (14)
John Wall (16)
Pepsi Center 15,410
30–15
46
January 27
@ L.A. Lakers
W 98–92
John Wall (21)
Kris Humphries (11)
John Wall (13)
Staples Center 18,997
31–15
47
January 28
@ Phoenix
L 98–106
Gortat & Porter (14)
Kris Humphries (15)
John Wall (7)
US Airways Center 16,209
31–16
48
January 31
Toronto
L 116–120 (OT)
John Wall (28)
Kris Humphries (14)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 20,356
31–17
February
: 3–9 (home: 3–4; road: 0–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 2
Charlotte
L 88–92
Bradley Beal (18)
Bradley Beal (11)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 15,816
31–18
50
February 4
@ Atlanta
L 96–105
John Wall (24)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall (9)
Philips Arena 18,047
31–19
51
February 5
@ Charlotte
L 87–94
Paul Pierce (19)
Marcin Gortat (7)
John Wall (13)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,019
31–20
52
February 7
Brooklyn
W 114–77
John Wall (17)
Kris Humphries (11)
John Wall (7)
Verizon Center 15,816
32–20
53
February 9
Orlando
W 96–80
Rasual Butler (15)
Marcin Gortat (14)
John Wall (10)
Verizon Center 16,031
33–20
54
February 11
@ Toronto
L 93–95
John Wall (21)
Drew Gooden (12)
John Wall (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
33–21
All-Star Break
55
February 20
Cleveland
L 89–127
Wall & Nenê (18)
Gortat & Humphries (6)
John Wall (9)
Verizon Center 20,356
33–22
56
February 22
@ Detroit
L 89–106
Gortat (24)
Gortat (10)
John Wall (12)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,371
33–23
57
February 24
Golden State
L 107–114
Paul Pierce (25)
Marcin Gortat (11)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 20,356
33–24
58
February 25
Minnesota
L 77–97
Otto Porter Jr. (13)
Marcin Gortat (15)
John Wall (10)
Target Center 19,856
33–25
59
February 27
@ Philadelphia
L 81–89
John Wall (21)
Marcin Gortat (14)
John Wall (11)
Wells Fargo Center 18,089
33–26
60
February 28
Detroit
W 99–95
John Wall (22)
Marcin Gortat (17)
John Wall (6)
Verizon Center 20,356
34–26
March
: 7–7 (home: 5–2; road: 2–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
61
March 3
@ Chicago
L 92–97
John Wall (21)
Marcin Gortat (12)
John Wall (11)
United Center 21,468
34–27
62
March 6
Miami
W 99–97
Nenê (20)
Marcin Gortat (17)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 20,356
35–27
63
March 7
@ Milwaukee
L 85–91
Paul Pierce (14)
Drew Gooden (10)
John Wall (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,216
35–28
64
March 9
@ Charlotte
W 95–69
Marcin Gortat (20)
Kevin Seraphin & Marcin Gortat (7)
John Wall (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,119
36–28
65
March 12
Memphis
W 107–87
Marcin Gortat (22)
Marcin Gortat (9)
John Wall & Sessions (6)
Verizon Center 18,186
37–28
66
March 14
Sacramento
W 113–97
John Wall (31)
Drew Gooden (9)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 20,356
38–28
67
March 16
Portland
W 105–97
John Wall (21)
Gortat & Wall (9)
John Wall (11)
Verizon Center 17,324
39–28
68
March 18
@ Utah
W 88–84
John Wall (24)
Gortat & Wall (9)
John Wall (6)
Energy Solutions Arena 19,498
40–28
69
March 20
@ L.A. Clippers
L 99–113
John Wall (19)
Nene Hilario (7)
John Wall (10)
Staples Center 19,218
40–29
70
March 22
@ Sacramento
L 86–109
Bradley Beal (19)
Marcin Gortat (7)
John Wall (8)
Sleep Train Arena 17,008
40–30
71
March 23
@ Golden State
L 76–107
Beal & Seraphin & Sessions (12)
Kevin Seraphin (8)
John Wall (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
40–31
72
March 25
Indiana
L 101–103
John Wall (34)
Kevin Seraphin & Marcin Gortat (7)
John Wall (6)
Verizon Center 18,514
40–32
73
March 27
Charlotte
W 110–107 (2OT)
John Wall (32)
Drew Gooden (17)
Beal & Wall (6)
Verizon Center 18,441
41–32
74
March 29
Houston
L 91–99
John Wall (25)
Marcin Gortat (10)
John Wall (12)
Verizon Center 20,356
41–33
April
: 5–3 (home: 3–0; road: 2–3)
2014–15 season schedule
Playoffs
Game log
2015 playoff game log Total: 6–4 (home: 3–2; road: 3–2)
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
2015 playoff schedule
Post-season
Player statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.
Injuries
Player
Duration
Injury type
Games missed
Start
End
Bradley Beal
February 5, 2015
TBD
Stressed lower-right fibula; toe
TBD
Paul Pierce
February 24, 2015
TBD
Knee
TBD
Kris Humphries
February 25, 2015
TBD
Hamstring
TBD
Roster
2014–15 Washington Wizards roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SG
3
Beal, Bradley
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
1993-06-28
Florida
PF
45
Blair, DeJuan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
1989-04-22
Pittsburgh
SF
8
Butler, Rasual
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1979-05-23
La Salle
SG
1
Bynum, Will
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1983-01-04
Georgia Tech
PF
90
Gooden, Drew
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1981-09-24
Kansas
C
4
Gortat, Marcin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1984-02-17
Poland
PF
43
Humphries, Kris
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1985-02-06
Minnesota
PF
42
Nenê
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1982-09-13
Brazil
SF
34
Pierce, Paul
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1977-10-13
Kansas
SF
22
Porter, Otto
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1993-06-03
Georgetown
C
13
Séraphin, Kevin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1989-12-07
France
PG
7
Sessions, Ramon
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1986-04-11
Nevada
SG
17
Temple, Garrett
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1986-05-08
LSU
PG
2
Wall, John
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1990-09-06
Kentucky
SF
9
Webster, Martell
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1986-12-04
Seattle Preparatory (WA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 6, 2015
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Player
Signed
Contract
Ref.
Marcin Gortat
July 10, 2014
5 years, $60,000,000
[ 2]
Drew Gooden
July 18, 2014
1 year, $1,448,000
[ 3]
Garrett Temple
July 18, 2014
2 years, $2,081,686
[ 4]
Kevin Seraphin
July 18, 2014
1 year, $3,898,692
[ 5]
Additions
Player
Signed
Former team
Contract
Ref.
Paul Pierce
July 15, 2014
Brooklyn Nets
2 years, $11,000,000
[ 6]
Kris Humphries
July 15, 2014
Boston Celtics
3 years, $13,000,000
[ 7]
DeJuan Blair
July 16, 2014
Dallas Mavericks
3 years, $6,000,000
[ 8]
Rasual Butler
September 22, 2014
Indiana Pacers
1 year, $1,448,490
[ 9]
Subtractions
Awards
Player
Award
Date awarded
Ref.
References
^ "2014 NBA Draft Order" . NBA . Retrieved June 8, 2014 .
^ "Wizards, center Marcin Gortat reach terms on five-year contract worth $60 million" . washingtonpost.com . July 1, 2014.
^ "Drew Gooden re-signs with Wizards" . washingtonpost.com . July 15, 2014.
^ "Reports: Wizards retaining Kevin Seraphin, Garrett Temple" . cbssports.com . July 18, 2014.
^ "Reports: Wizards retaining Kevin Seraphin, Garrett Temple" . cbssports.com . July 18, 2014.
^ "Wizards Sign Paul Pierce" . nba.com . July 17, 2014.
^ "Kris Humphries, Wizards agree to $13 million contract" . sbnation.com . July 15, 2014.
^ "Wizards acquire DeJuan Blair in sign-and-trade with Mavericks" . washingtonpost.com . July 16, 2014.
^ "Wizards sign veteran Rasual Butler to non-guaranteed contract" . washingtonpost.com . September 22, 2014.
^ "Rockets to sign Trevor Ariza" . ESPN . July 12, 2014.
^ "Jazz Signs Free Agent Trevor Booker" . nba.com . July 21, 2014.
^ "Fujian officially signs Al Harrington" . Sportando.com . August 11, 2014.
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