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Opening Statements: Wizards vs Raptors, Game 53
►Rashad Mobley | Feb 18, 2014
All-Star weekend, with all its pomp, circumstance, dancing and entertainment, is now a memory, and those happy feelings are replaced with the stark realities of second-half playoff runs—particularly for the Raptors and the...
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D.C. Council Opening Statements: Wizards vs Raptors, Game 30
►Adam McGinnis | Jan 3, 2014
Before the season began, progncastinators pegged Miami, Indiana, Chicago, and Brooklyn as the top four teams in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers and the Heat remain in the top two, but...
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Bradley Beal’s Bummer, Season-Ending Injury
►Kyle Weidie | Apr 3, 2013
The Wizards have announced that Bradley Beal will miss the remainder of his rookie season (8 games) with a stress injury in his right fibula. Bummer news in an overall bummer...
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The Reaction: It’s Closer North of the Border Than You Think (aka Raptors 99, Wizards 92)
►Kyle Weidie | Apr 2, 2012
Below are my reactions to Sunday evening’s Wizards-Raptors game, as also pub’d on ESPN’s Daily Dime with a variety of other NBA-related recaps. I’ve also added the two additional sections and...
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3-on-3: Wizards at Raptors: No Way Jose, Wizards Without Nene & Cook Book vs Raptors
►Kyle Weidie | Apr 1, 2012
The 12-39 Washington Wizards and the 17-35 Toronto Raptors face off for the fourth time this season, the Wizards winning two on their home court, one being their first win of...
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3-on-3: Wizards vs. Raptors: Stupor Bowl Monday
►John Converse Townsend | Feb 6, 2012
Here we go again… Tonight’s Wizards-Raptors game is the third of four meetings between the two clubs. Washington and Toronto have split the 2011-12 series thus far, each team celebrating a...
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DC Council Game 9: Wizards 93 vs. Raptors 78: Start Counting At One Win
►Kyle Weidie | Jan 11, 2012
[The DC Council -- After each Wizards game: setting the scene, rating the starters, assessing the bench, providing the analysis, and catching anything that you may have missed. Unlike the real...
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3-on-3: O Canada, the Wizards Stand “En Garde” for Thee
►John Converse Townsend | Jan 10, 2012
The Toronto Raptors (4-5) fly south to D.C. to take on the Washington Wizards (0-8). Toronto, competing in its only back-to-back-to-back this season, will be looking for a second win in...
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John Wall Is Fast (in case you forgot)
►Ryan Gracia | Mar 21, 2011
John Wall’s vision and speed are the main reasons Flip Saunders knew he would be drafted No. 1 overall by the Washington Wizards this past summer. Everybody else obviously knew it...
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ShareBullets: Building On Two
►Kyle Weidie | Jan 18, 2011
A GIF, commentary and links … Two wins in a row from the Wizards for the first time all season, albeit both at...
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From The Other Side: Jose Calderon Does The John Wall
►Rashad Mobley | Jan 16, 2011
[Editor's Note: When someone has tried to hype up the match-up between John Wall and this player or that, Wall himself before has played down the issue across the board, saying...
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Wizards vs. Raptors: Burn After Reading
►Beckley Mason | Jan 16, 2011
[Editor's Note: Beckley Mason provided Verizon Center coverage of Saturday night's 98-95 Wizards win over the Toronto Raptors for TAI. You can usually find Beckley at the TrueHoop Network general NBA...
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Wizards-Raptors Pregame Conversation: Rashard Lewis
►Beckley Mason | Jan 15, 2011
I caught up with Rashard to ask him about tonight’s matchup with the Raptors. The take away: Both teams have the same game plan. The Raptors play fast and loose with...
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What An 0-9 Road Start Looks Like: Wizards-Raptors, A Screen Shot Revue
►Kyle Weidie | Dec 2, 2010
“I feel like I’ve been blindsided by Brian Orakpo. I mean, that was just … wow.” -Wizards television commentator Steve Buckhantz after witnessing a first half of basketball in which the...
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Symbolic Red Gear & Matador D: Toronto Raptors Olé! Washington Wizards
►Adam McGinnis | Dec 2, 2010
Debating which is worse, wasting two and half hours watching that putrid Wizards defensive performance against the Toronto Raptors in a 127- 108 rout, or trying to figure out what to...
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Poor Vince Carter, and The Pop of Patrick Ewing
►Kyle Weidie | Nov 29, 2010
Poor Vince Carter. Above, he can be seen shooting a basketball before a recent meeting between his team and the Washington Wizards in the District of Columbia. He didn’t play in...
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In Between The Lines: Wizards vs. Raptors
►John Converse Townsend | Nov 17, 2010
In basketball, you’re either a winner or you’re a loser. There is no middle ground. The inviting glow of the winners’ locker room (which I had the pleasure of stepping into...
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From The Other Side: DeMar DeRozan and Fellow USC Trojan Nick Young
►Rashad Mobley | Nov 17, 2010
The first time I ever heard DeMar DeRozan was in May of 2009, when he was interviewed by Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld and others at the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp. He had...
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Wizards Claw Raptors 109-94: The Gilbert Arenas Hockey Assist
►Kyle Weidie | Nov 17, 2010
The Gilbert Arenas Hockey Assist: a screen-shot observation Gilbert Arenas dribbles the ball up the court late in the third quarter with the game conveniently in hand, Kirk Hinrich prepares to...
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Player Lock: Kirk Hinrich, a double-double delight
►Beckley Mason | Nov 17, 2010
With John Wall sitting out for the first time in his young career, Kirk Hinrich moved over to the point position and played 39 minutes of rock solid basketball against the...
