Wizards are champions again!

[Phil89]

I ordered 2k15 the other day, so I'll most likely be starting a new game.

Four seasons is the average length of my four dynasty/association games so far. I just feel like it's time to move on and start fresh with a new group of players.

Hopefully I can win another championship on the way out

[Phil89]

7/5/16

Chicago Bulls [4-3] vs Washington Wizards [6-1]

Rose wins it at the buzzer in crazy finish



CHI - 32 27 25 30 114
WAS - 30 32 24 26 112

Player of the Game: Derrick Rose
(46pts, 1reb, 9ast, 1stl, 1blk)
(17-26 FG, 2-3 3PT, 10-11 FT)


Top Scorers
Derrick Rose - 46
Kevin Durant - 37
DeMarcus Cousins - 24
John Wall - 21
Jabari Parker - 19
Perry Jones - 12
Andrea Bargnani - 11
Pau Gasol - 10

Rebounds
DeMarcus Cousins - 9
Joakim Noah - 6
Jimmy Butler - 6
Jabari Parker - 5
John Wall - 5

Assists
John Wall - 14
Derrick Rose - 9
Kevin Durant - 7
Jabari Parker - 5

Steals
Pau Gasol - 3
John Wall - 2
Joakim Noah - 2
Jabari Parker - 2

Blocks
Pau Gasol - 2
Jabari Parker - 2

Final minute of the game


Durant highlights

[Phil89]

9/5/16

Chicago Bulls [5-3] vs Washington Wizards [6-2]

Durant has night out and puts Bulls on edge of elimination



CHI - 23 23 26 36 108
WAS - 30 28 28 32 120

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant
(49pts, 5reb, 7ast, 1stl)
(20-28 FG, 6-8 3PT, 3-3 FT)


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 49
Derrick Rose - 34
DeMarcus Cousins - 25
Jabari Parker - 18
John Wall - 17
Joakim Noah - 16
Jimmy Butler - 14
Perry Jones - 13

Rebounds
Perry Jones - 9
Joakim Noah - 7
DeMarcus Cousins - 5
Kevin Durant - 5

Assists
John Wall - 20
Derrick Rose - 9
Kevin Durant - 7

Steals
Jabari Parker - 5
JJ Redick - 2
Derrick Rose - 2

Durant highlights


Wall highlights

[Martti.]

Damn, that last game had a crazy ending. Nice way to come back though, finish them off. Rose hit a game-winner against me the other day as well, though it wasn't a long-ass contested three.

[Phil89]

Damn, that last game had a crazy ending. Nice way to come back though, finish them off. Rose hit a game-winner against me the other day as well, though it wasn't a long-ass contested three.

All I could do was laugh when Rose made that shot. I thought I'd done enough to win that game, but it's hard to predict something crazy like that happening.

[Phil89]

11/5/16

Washington Wizards [7-2] vs Chicago Bulls [5-4]

Durant sets new scoring mark as Wizards eliminate Bulls



WAS - 29 36 28 36 129
CHI - 24 23 29 29 105

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant
(86pts, 3reb, 3ast, 1blk)
(35-49 FG, 9-16 3PT, 7-8 FT)


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 86
Derrick Rose - 33
John Wall - 15
Pau Gasol - 12
Jabari Parker - 12
Joakim Noah - 11
Jimmy Butler - 10
DeMarcus Cousins - 10

Rebounds
Perry Jones - 8
Joakim Noah - 7
Taj Gibson - 7

Assists
John Wall - 22
Derrick Rose - 6

Steals
Derrick Rose - 5
John Wall - 3
Ian Miller - 2
Jabari Parker - 2

Durant highlights


Wall highlights




Durant was hot early, so I just went with it

Subtotal by quarter
27, 42, 57, 86

Points by quarter
27 - 15 - 15 - 29

Playoff records

Game
Most points in a game (86)
Most points in a half (52)
Tied-Most points in a quarter (29)
Most field goals made in a game (35)
Most field goals attempted in a game (49)
Tied-Most field goals made in a half (16)
Tied-Most 3-point field goals made in a game (9)

Series
Highest points per game average (50.2)

5-game series

Durant
Most points (251)
Most field goals made (103)

Wall
Most assists (93 - 18.6 average)

Plus:
Second highest points scored in NBA history
Franchise record points scored in a game (Beats Andrew Wiggins' 62 vs Dallas from last season)

For this series Durant (50-4-5) and Wall (19-3-18) averaged crazy numbers.

[Phil89]

12/5/16

Conference semis one-sided as Wizards & Thunder on track to meet again

Western Conference


1. Oklahoma City Thunder [57-25] vs 4. Sacramento Kings [49-33]

Results
SAC @ OKC - 90-116
SAC @ OKC - 89-110
OKC @ SAC - 106-102
OKC @ SAC - 123-99

Oklahoma City won the series 4-0


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2. New Orleans Hornets [52-30] vs 6. Portland Trail Blazers [46-36]

Results
POR @ NOH - 125-90
POR @ NOH - 120-98
NOH @ POR - 94-106
NOH @ POR - 107-117

Portland won the series 4-0



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Eastern Conference


1. Washington Wizards [62-20] vs 5. Chicago Bulls [49-33]

Results
CHI @ WAS - 97-100
CHI @ WAS - 96-107
WAS @ CHI - 112-114
WAS @ CHI - 120-108
CHI @ WAS - 105-129

Washington won the series 4-1


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2. Cleveland Cavaliers [52-30] vs 6. Detroit Pistons [48-34]

Results
DET @ CLE - 117-107
DET @ CLE - 119-123 (OT)
CLE @ DET - 96-108
CLE @ DET - 108-111 (OT)
DET @ CLE - 102-82

Detroit won the series 4-1

[Phil89]

12/5/16

2016 playoffs - Conference Finals Preview

Western Conference

1. Oklahoma City Thunder [57-25] vs 6. Portland Trail Blazers [46-36]



Stats Leaders
Thunder
Points: Russell Westbrook - 22.8
Assists: Russell Westbrook - 6.8
Rebounds: Nerlens Noel - 9.6

Blazers
Points: Damian Lillard - 23.3
Assists: Damian Lillard - 9.0
Rebounds: Alex Len - 10.5


Oklahoma City
Starters
Nerlens Noel - Serge Ibaka - Andrew Wiggins - Bradley Beal - Russell Westbrook
Bench
Larry Sanders - Jeremy Lamb - Reggie Jackson - Alonzo Gee - Robin Lopez - Emeka Okafor - Kris Joseph
Inactive
Joshua Smith - Kris Joseph - Kyle Bender



Portland
Starters
Alex Len - Thomas Robinson - Paul George - Nicolas Batum - Damian Lillard
Bench
James Young - Archie Goodwin - Nolan Smith - Victor Claver - Anthony Bennett - Meyers Leonard - Cory Bledsoe
Inactive
Tyler Morgan - Vitaly Popov

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Eastern Conference


1. Washington Wizards [62-20] vs 6. Detroit Pistons [48-34]



Stats Leaders
Wizards
Points: Kevin Durant - 44.9
Assists: John Wall - 15.0
Rebounds: DeMarcus Cousins - 8.0

Pistons
Points: Brandon Jennings - 24.0
Assists: Brandon Jennings - 5.9
Rebounds: Greg Monroe - 10.3


Washington
Starters
DeMarcus Cousins - Perry Jones - Kevin Durant - Arron Afflalo - John Wall
Bench
Shannon Brown - Kevin Martin - Nick Collison - Thabo Sefolosha - Ian Miller - Samuel Dalembert - Mike Dunleavy
Inactive
Lucas Madsen - Alonzo Johnson



Detroit
Starters
Andre Drummond - Greg Monroe - Andre Iguodala - DeMar DeRozan - Brandon Jennings
Bench
Markieff Morris - Kyle Singler - Jeff Teague - Rodney Purvis - Wesley Matthews - Kosta Koufos - Wayne Blackshear
Inactive
Seth Nixon

[Kevin]

Western teams are going to be good. Yours so far should be a 4-1

[Phil89]

13/5/16

Washington Wizards [8-2] vs Detroit Pistons [8-2]

Wizards take their game to the next level in conf. finals opener



WAS - 31 39 31 33 134
DET - 24 28 25 36 113

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant
(35pts, 6reb, 6ast)
(14-23 FG, 5-10 3PT, 2-2 FT)


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 35
John Wall - 23
DeMar DeRozan - 23
Perry Jones - 18
Greg Monroe - 15
DeMarcus Cousins - 14
Andre Drummond - 13
Brandon Jennings - 12
Kevin Martin - 11
Ian Miller - 10

Rebounds
DeMarcus Cousins - 7
Nick Collison - 6
Kevin Durant - 6
Kyle Singler - 5
Andre Drummond - 5

Assists
John Wall - 16
Ian Miller - 6
Kevin Durant - 6
Rodney Purvis - 6
Brandon Jennings - 6
Jeff Teague - 5
Nick Collison - 5

Steals
Kevin Martin - 2
John Wall - 2
Andre Drummond - 2

Blocks
DeMarcus Cousins - 2

Durant highlights


Wall highlights

[Phil89]

Western teams are going to be good. Yours so far should be a 4-1

After that first game maybe the Pistons won't be too hard. But they have a great roster with a lot of guys I have to stop.

[Phil89]

15/5/16

Washington Wizards [9-2] vs Detroit Pistons [8-3]

Pistons fail to stop Wizards scoring once again and go 2-0 down



WAS - 26 32 43 26 127
DET - 19 32 24 36 111

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant
(29pts, 3reb, 4ast, 2stl)
(12-16 FG, 2-3 3PT, 3-3 FT)


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 29
Ian Miller - 21
John Wall - 19
Brandon Jennings - 18
DeMarcus Cousins - 17
Markieff Morris - 15
Andre Iguodala - 15
Perry Jones - 14
Shannon Brown - 13
Wesley Matthews - 12
Greg Monroe - 12

Rebounds
DeMarcus Cousins - 13
Markieff Morris - 8

Assists
John Wall - 18
Rodney Purvis - 6
Jeff Teague - 5
Brandon Jennings - 5

Steals
Kevin Durant - 2


My game capture froze up my computer and I lost all the highlights from this game.

[Phil89]

17/5/16

Detroit Pistons [8-4] vs Washington Wizards [10-2]

Wizards win shootout in Detroit to go 3-0 up



DET - 27 40 31 37 135
WAS - 33 42 30 34 139

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant
(39pts, 6reb, 5ast, 2stl)
(14-20 FG, 6-11 3PT, 5-5 FT)


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 39
Brandon Jennings - 37
DeMar DeRozan - 29
John Wall - 27
DeMarcus Cousins - 22
Andre Iguodala - 21
Greg Monroe - 20
Arron Afflalo - 13
Perry Jones - 11

Rebounds
DeMar DeRozan - 9
DeMarcus Cousins - 9
Andre Iguodala - 7
Perry Jones - 6
Kevin Durant - 6
Greg Monroe - 5
Markieff Morris - 5
Brandon Jennings - 5

Assists
Brandon Jennings - 15
John Wall - 13
DeMarcus Cousins - 5
Kevin Durant - 5

Steals
Kevin Durant - 2
Greg Monroe - 2
Brandon Jennings - 2

Durant highlights

[Phil89]

19/5/16

Detroit Pistons [8-5] vs Washington Wizards [11-2]

Wizards headed back to NBA Finals after winning epic battle in game 4



DET - 28 22 31 19 100
WAS - 28 22 28 33 111

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant
(38pts, 5reb, 2ast, 1blk)
(15-26 FG, 0-4 3PT, 8-9 FT)


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 38
John Wall - 30
Brandon Jennings - 20
Wesley Matthews - 16
Andre Iguodala - 16
DeMar DeRozan - 13
Perry Jones - 13
DeMarcus Cousins - 12
Greg Monroe - 12

Rebounds
DeMarcus Cousins - 8
Greg Monroe - 7
Kevin Durant - 5

Assists
Brandon Jennings - 16
John Wall - 8

Steals
Brandon Jennings - 4
Perry Jones - 4

Durant highlights


Wall highlights



This was close for the whole game. I only got separation from them in the last 2 minutes.

[Phil89]

20/5/16

Wizards & Thunder set up finals re-match following sweeps

Western Conference


1. Oklahoma City Thunder [57-25] vs 6. Portland Trail Blazers [46-36]

Results
POR @ OKC - 76-98
POR @ OKC - 58-103
OKC @ POR - 122-92
OKC @ POR - 102-91

Oklahoma City won the series 4-0



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Eastern Conference


1. Washington Wizards [62-20] vs 6. Detroit Pistons [48-34]

Results
DET @ WAS - 113-134
DET @ WAS - 111-127
WAS @ DET - 139-135
WAS @ DET - 111-100

Washington won the series 4-0

[Kevin]

Ha! I knew it. Two of you swept each others opponents. This is going to be fun to watch

[Phil89]

20/5/16

2016 NBA Finals Preview

1. Washington Wizards [62-20] vs 1. Oklahoma City Thunder [57-25]

It's the finals match-up that most neutral NBA fans wanted to see. The seemingly unstoppable defending champions Washington, against the team they defeated in six epic games to win the championship last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder. But the re-match angle isn't even the biggest storyline in this series. The fact that Kevin Durant will be facing his former team is a huge story in itself. Add to that Bradley Beal, Andrew Wiggins and Nerlens Noel - who were all key members of the Wizards' title-winning team - will be battling against them this time around.

Durant, a Washington D.C. native, was sensationally traded by Thunder GM Sam Presti on Christmas Day 2015 after he failed to agree upon an extension to stay in Oklahoma City. It was the biggest story of the season and will undoubtedly generate plenty of media discussion in the lead up to game one. At the time many people questioned whether or not the Wizards had given up too much to acquire a player who they could have signed as a free agent six months later. But a MVP award, scoring title and an NBA finals berth later and it seems as though the deal was well worth it. In fact it could be argued that both teams came out of the situation stronger.

Oklahoma City managed to add three highly talented young players to their team and are still contending for a championship. This is their fifth straight finals appearance and they will be hoping that they can pull off a repeat of 2013 when they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks to win their first title since relocating from Seattle. They have been perennial bridesmaids - losing to the Heat in 2012 and 2014, and also to the Wizards in 2015. It could be argued that this time around they are in the strongest position that they have been in to win the title, given the amazing depth of talent they have on their roster. Led by superstar Russell Westbrook, they are a super athletic team which thrives on smothering opponents on the defensive end.

Their front court combination of Serge Ibaka, Nerlens Noel, Larry Sanders, Robin Lopez and Emeka Okafor will be extremely hard to penetrate. John Wall may have to rely on his outside shooting because he will find it tough to get the type of baskets in the paint that he loves so much. Such big man depth should give the Thunder an advantage against DeMarcus Cousins. The dominant center doesn't have the best stamina and having those five guys wearing him down all game could nullify his impact in a big way.

One obvious marquee match-up is of course John Wall and Russell Westbrook. Westbrook (24ppg, 5rpg, 6apg) has led the Thunder in scoring in the playoffs so far, but Wall's form has been on another level. He is averaging an amazing 21 points and 15 assists per game in the post season. If Westbrook can somehow manage to limit how much Wall is involved in the Wizards' offense, it would go a long way to helping the Thunder win. Wall of course was named the Finals MVP last season after averaging 19 points and 12 assists. Whatever happens it will surely be a great spectacle to watch two of the best athletes in the world going head to head.

The other key match-up is between Kevin Durant and Andrew Wiggins, the master and the apprentice. Durant is in career best form at the moment and looks absolutely unguardable. Wiggins did manage to keep Durant to just 23 points per game in the finals last season. He will be looking for a similar effort this time around if he wants another ring. With Durant averaging 42 points per game over the 15 playoff games that Washington have played so far - including a playoff record 86 in game 5 against the Bulls - the task ahead of Wiggins seems impossible. One thing he does have in his favour though is his speed and athleticism. He could possibly exploit the fact that Durant won't want to get into foul trouble and aggressively attack the rim against him.

Despite all the big names, it could actually be the benches that decide this series. On paper it looks like Oklahoma City have a big advantage in this department with the likes of Reggie Jackson, Larry Sanders, Jeremy Lamb and Robin Lopez. They certainly pose a much bigger scoring threat than anything the Wizards have on their bench. Veterans like Kevin Martin, Nick Collison and Samuel Dalembert have been in the league long enough to know how to impact important games though. Hopefully for Washington their stars keep performing and they won't need any major contributions from their role players in this series.

Season Series

7/1/16 - OKC @ WAS - 101-108
27/3/16 - WAS @ OKC - 105-102

Washington won 2-0


2015 NBA Finals

27/5/15 - OKC @ WAS - 87-99
29/5/15 - OKC @ WAS - 99-111
31/5/15 - WAS @ OKC - 117-116
2/6/15 - WAS @ OKC - 96-104
4/6/15 - WAS @ OKC - 99-105
6/6/15 - OKC @ WAS - 123-101

Washington won 4-2

Playoff Stats Leaders

Wizards
Points: Kevin Durant - 42.1
Assists: John Wall - 14.6
Rebounds: DeMarcus Cousins - 8.6

Thunder
Points: Russell Westbrook - 24.7
Assists: Russell Westbrook - 6.2
Rebounds: Nerlens Noel - 9.3

Rosters

Washington
Starters
DeMarcus Cousins - Perry Jones - Kevin Durant - Arron Afflalo - John Wall
Bench
Shannon Brown - Kevin Martin - Nick Collison - Thabo Sefolosha - Ian Miller - Samuel Dalembert - Mike Dunleavy
Inactive
Lucas Madsen - Alonzo Johnson


Oklahoma City
Starters
Nerlens Noel - Serge Ibaka - Andrew Wiggins - Bradley Beal - Russell Westbrook
Bench
Larry Sanders - Jeremy Lamb - Reggie Jackson - Alonzo Gee - Robin Lopez - Emeka Okafor - Kris Joseph
Inactive
Joshua Smith - Kris Joseph - Kyle Bender

[Phil89]

Ha! I knew it. Two of you swept each others opponents. This is going to be fun to watch

It should be a pretty even series. Hopefully I don't get any foul trouble, or this could get ugly.

[Kevin]

Let me guess, you spam the steal button, eh?

[Cruzerr]

My body can't take this matchup. OKC look scary good. I honestly think this series will come down to Russell. If you lock him down, I don' t see the rest of the team putting up as many points as they could.

[Phil89]

21/5/16

Washington Wizards [12-2] vs Oklahoma City Thunder [12-3]

Wizards grab dramatic overtime win in game 1



WAS - 33 28 19 24 15 119
OKC - 23 29 24 28 13 117

Player of the Game: Kevin Durant
(51pts, 5reb, 2ast)
(23-32 FG, 1-4 3PT, 4-4 FT)


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 51
Russell Westbrook - 38
John Wall - 34
Nerlens Noel - 19
Andrew Wiggins - 16
Serge Ibaka - 15
Bradley Beal - 14
Perry Jones - 11
DeMarcus Cousins - 10

Rebounds
DeMarcus Cousins - 9
Nerlens Noel - 8
Andrew Wiggins - 5
Perry Jones - 5
Kevin Durant - 5

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 15
John Wall - 9
Arron Afflalo - 6
Bradley Beal - 5

Steals
John Wall - 4
Nerlens Noel - 3
Andrew Wiggins - 3
Russell Westbrook - 3
Larry Sanders - 2
Serge Ibaka - 2

Blocks
Andrew Wiggins - 2

Overtime

[Phil89]

Let me guess, you spam the steal button, eh?

Not really. I just meant that I can't afford Durant, Cousins or Wall to sit out parts of games with foul trouble because my bench would get slaughtered against OKC's starters

My body can't take this matchup. OKC look scary good. I honestly think this series will come down to Russell. If you lock him down, I don' t see the rest of the team putting up as many points as they could.

Judging by the first game it should be a great series.

Westbrook is definitely the toughest guy to guard because if you get tight on him he just blows past you and gets to the basket. But he also has good range so you can't leave him wide open.

I have to make sure that Wiggins and Beal don't get going either. Both are capable of scoring 30+ and I can't afford to let them get hot.

[Martti.]

Great match-up, after game #1 it should be exciting, 2 of the absolute best teams in the association.

[Phil89]

23/5/16

Washington Wizards [13-2] vs Oklahoma City Thunder [12-4]

Durant does it again to help Wizards take crucial 2-0 lead in series



WAS - 28 34 31 29 122
OKC - 31 24 30 27 112

Player of the Game: John Wall
(29pts, 4reb, 17ast, 4stl)
(11-17 FG, 1-2 3PT, 6-6 FT)


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 47
Andrew Wiggins - 39
John Wall - 29
Russell Westbrook - 20
Nerlens Noel - 12
Bradley Beal - 11
DeMarcus Cousins - 11

Rebounds
Nerlens Noel - 11
Kevin Durant - 6
DeMarcus Cousins - 5
Serge Ibaka - 5
Andrew Wiggins - 5

Assists
John Wall - 17
Russell Westbrook - 11
Bradley Beal - 6
Perry Jones - 5

Steals
John Wall - 4
Serge Ibaka - 2
Andrew Wiggins - 2
Bradley Beal - 2
DeMarcus Cousins - 2

Blocks
Kevin Durant - 3
Robin Lopez - 2
Nerlens Noel - 2

Durant highlights


Wall highlights

[Phil89]

Great match-up, after game #1 it should be exciting, 2 of the absolute best teams in the association.

It's getting a bit like my battles with Miami on my Live 10 games. The best team in each conference all season facing off in the finals every year.

Great fun