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

Draft picks

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

Regular season

Standings

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

Preseason

Regular season

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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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

Game log

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)
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
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

Player statistics

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

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

Preseason

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

Regular season

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

Injuries

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

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

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

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

Free agents

Re-signed

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

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

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

Player Award Date awarded Ref.

References

  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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