Pro Basketball Hoops Land: Rasual Butler scores 23: Point guard John Wall and Center Marcin Gortat add double-doubles to lead Wizards to win over Heat

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Rasual Butler scores 23: Point guard John Wall and Center Marcin Gortat add double-doubles to lead Wizards to win over Heat

The Washington Wizards are one of the most exciting teams in the Eastern Conference this season. They are rising and have risen since last year when they made the playoffs. Last night the Washington Wizards took on the Miami Heat at the Verizon Center in Washington DC. The Washington Wizards improved to 11-5 by beating the Miami Heat 107-86. Rasual Butler lead the way with 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting. John Wall and Marcin Gortat added doubles-double to help out with the win. Here are the stats for each team

Washington Wizards Top 5 Scorers

Rasual Butler- 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 8/14 FG, 4/5 FT, 3/5 3PTFG
John Wall- 18 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 6/10 FG, 4/5 FT, 2/4 3PTFG
Marcin Gortat- 15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, 6/9 FG, 3/4 FT
Drew Gooden- 10 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4/6 FG, 2/3 3PTFG
Bradley Beal- 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3/7 FG, 2/3 3PTFG

Washington Wizards Team Statistics

Wizards Team Field Goal Percentage- 54%
Wizards Three Point Percentage- 52%
Wizards Free Throw Percentage- 79%
Wizards Team Rebounds- 42 ( 35 Defensive and 7 Offensive)
Wizards Assists- 29
Wizards Steals- 7
Wizards Turnovers- 12
Wizards Blocks- 3

Miami Heat Top 5 Scorers

Chris Bosh- 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 9/14 FG, 2/5 FT, 1/3 3PTFG
Dwyane Wade- 20 points, 3 rebounds, 9/13 FG, 2/5 FT
Mario Chalmers- 11 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 4/11 FG, 3/4 FT, 0/4 3PTFG
Luol Deng- 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2/7 FG, 5/7 FT, 0/2 3PTFG
Josh McRoberts- 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2/4 FG, 4/5 FT, 0/1 3PTFG

Miami Heat Team Statistics

Heat Team Field Goal Percentage- 45%
Heat Three Point Percentage- 9% (2-22)
Heat Free Throw Percentage- 60%
Heat Team Rebounds- 33 (26 Defensive and 7 Offensive)
Heat Assists- 12
Heat Steals- 5
Heat Turnovers- 11
Heat Blocks- 2

At 11-5, the Washington Wizards are second in the Eastern Conference, and 1 and a half game back of top seeded Atlantic Division Eastern Conference Team Toronto Raptors. The Wizards are 7-3 in their last ten games. What are your thoughts on this win? How far do you think the Wizards will go in the Playoffs? Send me your comments. Thank you for reading Pro Basketball Hoops Land. The place where you can read articles, send comments and on the left side of my blog purchase Washington Wizards merchandise. You can also purchase Wizards merchandise sometimes below some of my articles too.

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