Game 43: Wizards @ Jazz

Final Score: #Wizards 101 - #Jazz 104. Ariza leads team w/ 23p on 6-10 from 3pt, Nene 19p, Gortat 14p-11r #WizJazz
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) January 26, 2014

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The curse of the .500 is still alive and well. #WizJazz
— David J. Park (@jinbahji77) January 26, 2014

Kind of a solemn Wizards locker room. To be expected. Tough loss tonight vs Jazz. Back in action @ Warriors Tuesday @CSNwashington, join us

— Steve Buckhantz (@SteveBuckhantz) January 26, 2014

Soooo..yeah..#Wizards: When Mediocre Expectations Meet Mediocre Realities - http://t.co/tFedOMLEoj
— Ward Watkins (@PhoneBoothWiz) January 26, 2014

Wizards vs. Jazz final score: Washington lets another shot .500+ slip away, 104-101 http://t.co/RFi2WBsLQO

— Thomas Pruitt (@TheRealTPruitt) January 26, 2014

Immediate reaction from the Wizards' loss in Utah on the Gameday Blog: http://t.co/T0mAfDf0h7 #WizJazz
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) January 26, 2014

Instant analysis: Jazz 104, Wizards 101 http://t.co/WmXt0ekm0q #WizardsTalk #WizJazz #NBA

— J. Michael (@JMichaelCSN) January 26, 2014

Wall's (13p & 6r) 3 to tie rims out giving @utahjazz a 104-101 W over @WashWizards. Kanter led all w/ 26p, Burke w/ 12p & 8a. Ariza w/ 23p
— NBA (@NBA) January 26, 2014

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Game 52: Capitals @ Canadians

High-fives all around. Holtby earns a shutout as the Caps win this one 5-0 to snap the winless streak. #CapsHabs
— Washington Capitals (@washcaps) January 26, 2014

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Capitals win 5-0, end their 7th game skid. Now have 4 shutouts in last 6 visits to Montreal. (Holtby 2x, Vokoun, Neuvirth), 21-3 on board.
— Ted Starkey (@TedStarkey) January 26, 2014

Alright! The Caps are back, baby! #CapsHabs
— Bender B. Rodriguez (@BenderBRodr) January 26, 2014

Good on them MT @CapitalsPR: Braden Holtby & dad Greg, celebrate Braden's shutout in Montreal pic.twitter.com/hmrxwcxukP
— Alan May (@MayHockeyCSN) January 26, 2014

Braden Holtby v. Montreal: 5-0-0, roughly .99 GAA, .963 SV%, 2 SO. Dude ain't nothing to screw with. #Caps
— Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) January 26, 2014

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Game 42: Wizards @ Suns

Final from PHX: the @WashWizards win a close one, 101-95 over the @Suns. Ariza had 23 & 7; Wall added 18-3-12. Dragic led PHX w/ 19-4-11.
— NBA (@NBA) January 25, 2014

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Beal scores 7 of the last 8 pts with some huge shots. Ariza's defense fantastic 4 steals. @WashWizards beat Phoenix by 6. Back to .500!
— Steve Buckhantz (@SteveBuckhantz) January 25, 2014

John Wall drops 18 Pts & 12 Ast as Wizards beat Suns, 101-95. Trevor Ariza adds 23 Pts.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 25, 2014

Bradley Beal, #SmoothAsEggs finish. #BigPanda #Wizards https://t.co/hSu82ug4yQ
— Kyle Weidie (@Truth_About_It) January 25, 2014

Bradley Beal ranked 5 spots behind Miles Plumlee for best sophomore player. Get some.

— Trevor Jackson (@tjackson85) January 25, 2014

Bradley Beal, #DaggerFlush. #Wizards https://t.co/8Qs9sdRSY6
— Kyle Weidie (@Truth_About_It) January 25, 2014

What did that #Suns commenter say? Too talented and too deep?
— Conor Dirks (@ConorDDirks) January 25, 2014

Instant analysis: Wizards 101, Suns 95 http://t.co/fKOv2mBQC6 #WizardsTalk #WizSuns #NBA
— J. Michael (@JMichaelCSN) January 25, 2014

BALLGAME! #Wizards win in Phoenix! Final: Wizards 101 - Suns 95. Ariza 23p, Wall & Nene 18p, Beal 17p (last 7 in 4th) #WizSuns
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) January 25, 2014

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Game 51: Capitals @ Devils

The Caps outshoot the Devils 31-30 but fall 2-1 at the final buzzer. #CapsDevils
— Washington Capitals (@washcaps) January 25, 2014

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#Caps have scored 8x in last 7 games (0-5-2). Caps have been held to 1 goal or less in 6 of last 7 games. Rough stretch. Face #Habs tomorrow
— Ben Raby (@BenRaby31) January 25, 2014

Eight goals in seven games. Without Alex Ovechkin (and potentially Mikhail Grabovski), this team is in big, big trouble. #Caps
— Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) January 25, 2014

No real update on Grabovski, who suffered apparent knee injury in 2nd. Oates says they’ll see how he feels tomorrow. #Caps
— Katie Carrera (@kcarrera) January 25, 2014

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FINAL: @washcaps (1) - @NHLDevils (2) Recap: http://t.co/lvyz5Y0Twl
— NHL (@NHL) January 25, 2014

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Game 41: Celtics @ Wizards

The @celtics pulled off the OT win over the @WashWizards 113-111, despite Wall's trip dub (28-11-10). BOS rode Jeff Greens huge 39 & 9 night
— NBA (@NBA) January 23, 2014

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Jeff Green hit 8 three pointers. The Wizards hit a combined 7 three pointers.
— Hoop District (@HoopDistrictDC) January 23, 2014

Celtics career highs: Wallace 9 assists, Green 8 threes, Pressey 20 points
— Amin Vafa (@AminNBA) January 23, 2014

As predicted, Phil Pressey is filling it up in Boston. 14 Pts w/ 4 3PT & 3 Ast, mid-2ndQ. No Rondo tonight on the back-to-back .
— NBA Fantasy (@NBAFantasy) January 23, 2014

Wittman: "You cannot screw with the basketball gods...." (Calls out team for being selfish / underestimating #Celtics) #wizards
— Kyle Weidie (@Truth_About_It) January 23, 2014

Wittman on Beals minute restrictions. "My hands are tied" #WizardsTalk
— Chris Miller (@cmillscsn) January 23, 2014

what you doing, bro? RT @MikePradaSBN: Uh, John? https://t.co/YFtDMB4xFj
— SB Nation NBA (@SBNationNBA) January 23, 2014

Wall: it starts with me. I took too many shots.
— Hoop District (@HoopDistrictDC) January 23, 2014

Here's @UKhanNBA's recap of that depressing game, if you'd like to relive it. http://t.co/eZf78RilUe
— Bullets Forever (@BulletsForever) January 23, 2014

Quixotic quest: Washington Wizards failed for fifth time this season—and ninth straight time since 2009—to break .500 mark.

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) January 23, 2014

Final Score: #Wizards 111 - #Celtics 113 (OT). John Wall led the team w/ 28p-11r-10a, his 2nd career triple double. #WizCeltics
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) January 23, 2014

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Game 50: Senators @ Capitals

The final score at the Verizon Center tonight: Sens 2, Caps 0. #CapsSens
— Washington Capitals (@washcaps) January 22, 2014

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Sad trombone sounds at Verizon Center. #Caps dropped 2-0 by Ottawa. Have lost 4 games in a row in regulation, winless in 6.
— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) January 22, 2014

Holtby: "felt a little rusty. Not 100 percent. It was a battle through"
— Talk The Red (@TalkTheRed) January 22, 2014

Notable that Caps brought Neuvirth up from Hershey on Dec. 18. Caps have gone 4-7-5 since three-goalie situation.
— Ted Starkey (@TedStarkey) January 22, 2014

Always a pleasure to visit the other nation's capital when we leave with two points. #ThanksObama
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) January 22, 2014

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Current Eastern Conference standings curtesy of http://t.co/UqT3hdEuvg pic.twitter.com/t627REq6tI
— Sky Kerstein (@SkyKerstein) January 22, 2014

#Caps down to 16.7% chance to make the playoffs according to SportsClubStats, a season low.
— RockTheRed.net (@RockTheRed) January 22, 2014

FINAL: @Senators (2) - @washcaps (0) Recap: http://t.co/r6kJAq3H06
— NHL (@NHL) January 22, 2014

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Game 40: Sixers @ Wizards

The @WashWizards improve to .500 with a 107-99 W vs @Sixers, MCW found his touch & led PHI w/ 31p & 5a, Gortat was solid w/ 19p,11r & 4b
— NBA (@NBA) January 20, 2014

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The Polish Hammer (@MGortat) finished the game with 19 points, 11 boards, and 4 blocks in just 23 minutes. #WizSixers
— Ben M (@BenAgent0) January 20, 2014

Another nice @WashWizards win today. The team is now 20-20. #WizSixers
— Wolf Blitzer (@wolfblitzer) January 20, 2014

#WizSixers Holy Honza RT @ConorDDirks offer this up...to the #OopGod. #AirWolf #Wizards https://t.co/5LHEbicU2Y
— John (@Krusheasy) January 20, 2014

Led by Gortat (@MGortat), the Wizards close out the Sixers at home on MLK Day, get back to .500. Game recap: http://t.co/d7za1eBD3J
— Wiz of Awes (@WizOfAwes) January 20, 2014

How did the Wizards claw back to .500 (again)? @JMichaelCSN has analysis from Washington's 107-99 win over Philly: http://t.co/xY1mKo6V0p
— CSN Washington (@CSNwashington) January 20, 2014

The Wizards' 12 blocks against Philly was their most in almost two years. http://t.co/MPhYr7U55l pic.twitter.com/3NvNtF4qxx

— Post Sports (@PostSports) January 21, 2014

#Wizards Win! Final: #Wizards 107 - #Sixers 99... Beal leads way w/ 22p-9r-8a, Gortat 19p-11r-4b, Seraphin 16p-7r, Wall 14p #WizSixers
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) January 20, 2014

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Game 49: Capitals @ Rangers

The Caps fall to the Rangers, 4-1. #CapsNYR
— Washington Capitals (@washcaps) January 20, 2014

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Caps fall to 22-19-8 with a 4-1 loss, with zero points against divisional opponents in this trip. Next game Tuesday against the Sens.
— Ted Starkey (@TedStarkey) January 20, 2014

Have to think Grubauer is sent back to Hershey now. He's been effectively run down. Time to go Holtby & Neuvirth.
— Ed Frankovic (@EdFrankovic) January 20, 2014

Capitals vs. Rangers Recap: Self-Inflicted Wounds Cost the Caps, Fall 4-1 http://t.co/uukuutoYBT
— JapersRink (@JapersRink) January 20, 2014

FINAL: @washcaps (1) - @NYRangers (4) Recap: http://t.co/KmyWeyc9Et
— NHL (@NHL) January 20, 2014

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Game 39: Pistons @ Wizards

It's a wrap: @DetroitPistons get the 104-98 road win over the @WashWizards.. Smith w/ 22; Stuckey w/ 20. Wall led WASH w/ 34-4-6
— NBA (@NBA) January 19, 2014

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Wizards vs. Pistons final score: .500 eludes Washington again. http://t.co/OiCisEALyA
— Bullets Forever (@BulletsForever) January 19, 2014

Immediate reaction from #WizPistons on the Gameday Blog: http://t.co/0Nr4GPy7HN
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) January 19, 2014

Instant analysis: Pistons 104, Wizards 98 http://t.co/vc7x40Aomd #WizardsTalk #NBA #WizPistons
— J. Michael (@JMichaelCSN) January 19, 2014

Beal & Ariza combined to shoot, 3-21 #Wizards
— Adam McGinnis (@adammcginnis) January 19, 2014

Missed opportunity @GCtalks @WashWizards http://t.co/LzYhjyx07d #WizPistons
— Dave Johnson (@DJohnsonWTOP) January 19, 2014

John Wall's (@John_Wall) spectacular effort is not enough to get the Wizards above .500 against Detroit. Recap: http://t.co/Pmid7PPwdz
— Wiz of Awes (@WizOfAwes) January 19, 2014

Final Score: #Wizards 98 - #Pistons 104... Wall leads team w/ 34p, 6a, Gortat 10p-12r, Webster 15p off bench #WizPistons
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) January 19, 2014

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Game 48: Capitals @ Blue Jackets

The final score at Nationwide Arena: Blue Jackets 5, Capitals 1. #CapsJackets
— Washington Capitals (@washcaps) January 18, 2014

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#Caps fall to 22-18-8 (52PTS) after 48 games. They went 27-18-3 (57PTS) to win the Southeast Division during last year's 48-game season
— Ben Raby (@BenRaby31) January 18, 2014

As bad as #Caps have been playing, this is why it will turn around. Hope is not lost. Yet. pic.twitter.com/4GsGKPO7a2
— Neil Greenberg (@ngreenberg) January 18, 2014

Oates on pulling Grubauer: “I felt sorry for him….That’s not on him that’s on all of us.” #Caps

— Katie Carrera (@kcarrera) January 18, 2014

#Caps pic.twitter.com/UHotSdyc4m
— Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) January 18, 2014

Goaltender Philipp Grubauer pulled for first time in NHL career during Capitals' 5-1 loss to the Blue Jackets http://t.co/SKXcfOYsuo

— Post Sports (@PostSports) January 18, 2014

FINAL: @washcaps (1) - @BlueJacketsNHL (5) Recap: http://t.co/aMjQ8NpmVp

— NHL (@NHL) January 18, 2014

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Game 38: Bulls @ Wizards

NeNe REJECTS Butler's 3 to tie & the @WashWizards hold on to beat @chicagobulls 96-93. Wall finished w/ 23p & 11a , Hinrich w/ 18 & 3b
— NBA (@NBA) January 18, 2014

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Third straight game Wiz shoot over 50%. Can go above 500 tomorrow with a win vs Detroit. @CSNwashington 7pm.
— Steve Buckhantz (@SteveBuckhantz) January 18, 2014

@Truth_About_It Last time Wizards were .500 (or better) this late in a season: Jan 18, 2008. Their lineup that day: pic.twitter.com/ujBJRyDeSh
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) January 18, 2014

That. Was. DIRTY. RT @WashWizards: That @John_Wall 3-pt play has to be on #SCTop10 tonight!
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 18, 2014

Purdy Basketball for Washington's first points #Wizards https://t.co/ToXNUodhgy
— Adam McGinnis (@adammcginnis) January 18, 2014

"It wasn't the prettiest win, but it was a gutty one." pic.twitter.com/a9TmSKSmrp
— WizardsXTRA (@WizardsXTRA) January 18, 2014

Dave Johnson and Glenn Consor call John Wall's circus shot 

Final Score: #Wizards 96 - #Bulls 93... Wall leads team w/ 23p, 11a, Webster & Beal w/ 14p each! #Wizards improve to 19-19 #WizBulls
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) January 18, 2014

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