Pre-Game Post

Opening Statements: Wizards at Cavaliers, Game 14

►Kyle Weidie | Nov 26, 2014

Somewhere caught between the odor of carelessness and the stank of G-Wiz the mascot is where the Wizards were against Atlanta on Tuesday night. Every NBA team, bad and good, deals...
Opening Statements: Wizards vs Hawks, Game 13

►John Converse Townsend | Nov 25, 2014

Wizards, Hawks. Hawks, Wizards. Atlanta leads the all-time series 145-137, but the last time they won in D.C. was on December 18, 2012, in overtime. Jordan Crawford messed around and got a...
Opening Statements: Wizards at Bucks, Game 12

►Kyle Weidie | Nov 22, 2014

Teams: Wizards at Bucks Time: 8:30 p.m. ET Venue: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI Television: CSN+ Radio: WFED-AM 1500/WTEM-FM 99.1 Spread: Wizards favored by 3.5 points. It should come as no surprise that the Milwaukee Bucks...
Opening Statements: Wizards vs Cavaliers, Game 11

►Sean Fagan | Nov 21, 2014

The circus has come to town, as LeBron James and the Cavaliers have ventured out of the cold desolation of Northern Ohio and bring their daily drama to the District for...
Opening Statements: Wizards vs Mavericks, Game 10

►Kyle Weidie | Nov 19, 2014

The mighty Mavericks roll into D.C. tonight to take on the Wizards. Well, as mighty as a team can be in an early-season NBA that’s still wide, wide open. Even...
Opening Statements: Wizards vs Magic, Game 9

►Sean Fagan | Nov 15, 2014

Tonight the Magic visit the District and engage the Wizards in a battle of mystical forces that may rend the 5th dimension asunder. There has been a rumor that the outcome...
Opening Statements: Wizards vs Pistons, Game 8

►John Converse Townsend | Nov 12, 2014

The Motor City boys are in the capital city tonight. Brandon Jennings, Josh Smith and Greg Monroe are getting revved up to drive circles around John Wall, Paul Pierce and Marcin...
Opening Statements: Wizards at Raptors, Game 6

►Conor Dirks | Nov 7, 2014

This can only be conceived of as a battle for sole possession of the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Forget that it’s just the sixth game of the season...
Opening Statements: Wizards vs Pacers, Game 5

►Rashad Mobley | Nov 5, 2014

It has almost been six months since the Pacers defeated the Wizards in Game 6 of the 2014 Eastern Conference Playoffs. After Bradley Beal’s 3-pointer gave the Wizards a 74-73 lead, the Pacers—led by David...
Opening Statements: Wizards at Knicks, Game 4

►Conor Dirks | Nov 4, 2014

The last time the Wizards were an over .500 team this early in the season was in 2009, when Washington started 2-1 after beating Dallas, losing to Atlanta, and then beating...
Opening Statements: Wizards vs Bucks, Game 3

►Kyle Weidie | Nov 1, 2014

No, the Wizards probably won’t top LeBron and Cleveland with their home opening night pomp and circumstance. But I bet there will be face painting. The Washington franchise is ever-looking to...
D.C. Council Opening Statements: Wizards at Magic, Game 2

►Kyle Weidie | Oct 30, 2014

The Wizards swept the Magic last season, 4-0, for the first time in just about forever. When Washington won in the Amway Center last March 14, it was their first win...
D.C. Council Opening Statements: Wizards at Heat, Game 1

►Kyle Weidie | Oct 29, 2014

Looking like a season. How u So it all starts tonight, the 2014-15 NBA season. Are you ready? I can’t say that I am. Maybe I should be. Maybe it will...
Opening Statements: Wizards vs Pacers, Playoff Game 6–Emails & Vines from the Abyss

►Adam Rubin | May 15, 2014

Some news: PlayoffStatus.com gives the Wizards a 49 percent of winning Game 6 on their home court and a 15 percent chance of winning the series. Meanwhile, the L.A. Clippers,...
Opening Statements: Wizards at Pacers, Playoff Game 5–Pixels & Emails from the Abyss

►John Converse Townsend | May 13, 2014

Bad news: Only 3.7 percent of NBA teams that have gone down 3-1 have come back to win a best-of-seven playoff series. The good news: TAI’s Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) and John...