2014–15 Washington Wizards season

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.

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

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 Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Atlanta Hawks 60 22 .732 0.0 35–6 25–16 12–4 82
x-Washington Wizards 46 36 .561 14.0 29–12 17–24 10–6 82
Miami Heat 37 45 .451 23.0 20–21 17–24 6–10 82
Charlotte Hornets 33 49 .402 27.0 19–22 14–27 8–8 82
Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 35.0 13–28 12–29 4–12 82
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Atlanta Hawks * 60 22 .732 – 82
2 y-Cleveland Cavaliers * 53 29 .646 7.0 82
3 x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 10.0 82
4 y-Toronto Raptors * 49 33 .598 11.0 82
5 x-Washington Wizards 46 36 .561 14.0 82
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 19.0 82
7 x-Boston Celtics 40 42 .488 20.0 82
8 x-Brooklyn Nets 38 44 .463 22.0 82
9 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 22.0 82
10 Miami Heat 37 45 .451 23.0 82
11 Charlotte Hornets 33 49 .402 27.0 82
12 Detroit Pistons 32 50 .390 28.0 82
13 Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 35.0 82
14 Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 42.0 82
15 New York Knicks 17 65 .207 43.0 82

Game log

Regular season
2014–15 game log
Total: 46–36 (Home: 29–12; Road: 17–24)
October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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

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.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)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

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

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 8 June 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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