2014–15 Washington Wizards season

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2014–15 Washington Wizards season
Head coachRandy Wittman
General managerErnie Grunfeld
OwnersMonumental Sports & Entertainment
ArenaVerizon Center
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Hawks 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
Radio106.7 The Fan
< 2013–14 2015–16 >

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[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 46 Jordan Clarkson PG  United States Missouri

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Southeast DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c-Atlanta Hawks6022.732–35‍–‍625‍–‍1612–482
x-Washington Wizards4636.56114.029‍–‍1217‍–‍2410–682
Miami Heat3745.45123.020‍–‍2117‍–‍246–1082
Charlotte Hornets3349.40227.019‍–‍2214‍–‍278–882
Orlando Magic2557.30535.013‍–‍2812‍–‍294–1282
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Atlanta Hawks *6022.732–82
2y-Cleveland Cavaliers *5329.6467.082
3x-Chicago Bulls5032.61010.082
4y-Toronto Raptors *4933.59811.082
5x-Washington Wizards4636.56114.082
6x-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50019.082
7x-Boston Celtics4042.48820.082
8x-Brooklyn Nets3844.46322.082
9Indiana Pacers3844.46322.082
10Miami Heat3745.45123.082
11Charlotte Hornets3349.40227.082
12Detroit Pistons3250.39028.082
13Orlando Magic2557.30535.082
14Philadelphia 76ers1864.22042.082
15New York Knicks1765.20743.082

Game log[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2014–15 game log
Total: 46–36 (home: 29–12; road: 17–24)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 @ Miami L 95–107 Drew Gooden
Marcin Gortat (18) 		Marcin Gortat
Garrett Temple (7) 		John Wall (11) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,744 		0–1
2 October 30 @ Orlando W 105–98 John Wall (30) Marcin Gortat (12) John Wall (12) Amway Center
18,846 		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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 1 Philadelphia W 106–93 Marcin Gortat (23) Marcin Gortat (14) John Wall (15) Verizon Center
17,501 		42–33
76 April 3 New York W 101–87 Marcin Gortat (19) Drew Gooden (13) John Wall (18) Verizon Center
19,389 		43–33
77 April 4 @ Memphis W 92–83 Bradley Beal (20) Marcin Gortat (8) John Wall (14) FedExForum
18,119 		44–33
78 April 8 @ Philadelphia W 119–90 Bradley Beal (21) Gortat & Humphries (7) Sessions & Bynum (7) Wells Fargo Center
12,611 		45–33
79 April 10 @ Brooklyn L 80–117 Bradley Beal (24) Marcin Gortat (16) John Wall (10) Barclays Center
17,732 		45–34
80 April 12 Atlanta W 108–99 John Wall (24) Nene Hilario (10) John Wall (9) Verizon Center
19,041 		46–34
81 April 14 @ Indiana L 95–99 (2OT) Beal & Gortat (19) Gooden & Gortat (10) John Wall (11) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		46–35
82 April 15 @ Cleveland L 108–113 (OT) Martell Webster (20) Kevin Seraphin (12) Will Bynum (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		46–36
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs[edit]

Game log[edit]

2015 playoff game log
Total: 6–4 (home: 3–2; road: 3–2)
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 @ Toronto W 93–86 (OT) Paul Pierce (20) Nenê (13) John Wall (8) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		1–0
2 April 21 @ Toronto W 117–106 Bradley Beal (28) Nenê & Porter (9) John Wall (17) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		2–0
3 April 24 Toronto W 106–99 Marcin Gortat (24) Marcin Gortat (13) John Wall (15) Verizon Center
20,356 		3–0
4 April 26 Toronto W 125–94 Bradley Beal (23) Marcin Gortat (11) John Wall (10) Verizon Center
20,356 		4–0
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 3 @ Atlanta W 104–98 Bradley Beal (28) Marcin Gortat (12) John Wall (13) Philips Arena
18,148 		1–0
2 May 5 @ Atlanta L 90–106 Ramon Sessions (21) Marcin Gortat (9) Bradley Beal (7) Philips Arena
18,131 		1–1
3 May 9 Atlanta W 103–101 Beal, Nene, Porter Jr. (17) Otto Porter Jr. (9) Bradley Beal (8) Verizon Center
20,356 		2–1
4 May 11 Atlanta L 101–106 Bradley Beal (34) Marcin Gortat (8) Bradley Beal (7) Verizon Center
20,356 		2–2
5 May 13 @ Atlanta L 81–82 Bradley Beal (23) Otto Porter Jr. (10) John Wall (7) Philips Arena
18,854 		2–3
6 May 15 Atlanta L 91–94 Bradley Beal (29) Nene Hilario (11) John Wall (13) Verizon Center
20,356 		2–4
2015 playoff schedule

Post-season[edit]

Player statistics[edit]

Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Summer League[edit]

Washington Wizards statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Preseason[edit]

Washington Wizards statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Regular season[edit]

Washington Wizards statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Injuries[edit]

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[edit]

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 (C) 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
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 6, 2015

Transactions[edit]

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades[edit]

February 19, 2015 To Washington Wizards
Ramon Sessions 		To Sacramento Kings
Andre Miller

Free agents[edit]

Re-signed[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Player Reason left Date New team Contract Ref.
Trevor Ariza Free Agent July 12, 2014 Houston Rockets 4 years, $32,000,000 [10]
Trevor Booker Free Agent July 21, 2014 Utah Jazz 2 years, $9,775,000 [11]
Al Harrington Free Agent Fujian Sturgeons (Chinese Basketball Association) [12]
Chris Singleton Free Agent

Awards[edit]

Player Award Date awarded Ref.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2014 NBA Draft Order". NBA. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "Wizards, center Marcin Gortat reach terms on five-year contract worth $60 million". washingtonpost.com. July 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Drew Gooden re-signs with Wizards". washingtonpost.com. July 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Reports: Wizards retaining Kevin Seraphin, Garrett Temple". cbssports.com. July 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Reports: Wizards retaining Kevin Seraphin, Garrett Temple". cbssports.com. July 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Wizards Sign Paul Pierce". nba.com. July 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "Kris Humphries, Wizards agree to $13 million contract". sbnation.com. July 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "Wizards acquire DeJuan Blair in sign-and-trade with Mavericks". washingtonpost.com. July 16, 2014.
  9. ^ "Wizards sign veteran Rasual Butler to non-guaranteed contract". washingtonpost.com. September 22, 2014.
  10. ^ "Rockets to sign Trevor Ariza". espn.com. July 12, 2014.
  11. ^ "Jazz Signs Free Agent Trevor Booker". nba.com. July 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "Fujian officially signs Al Harrington". Sportando.com. August 11, 2014.

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