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- Wizards vs. Nets: Where BRICKlyn At?

Found February 09, 2013 on Wizards Extreme: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Andray Blatche,  John Wall,  Brook Lopez,  Trevor Ariza,  Deron Williams,  Jordan Crawford,  A.J. Price
TEAMS: Brooklyn Nets
wizards 89 nets 74 2/08/2013 - Verizon Center, Washington, DC ESPN Boxscore NBA.com Game Highlights (Ned Dishman/Getty Images) In what might have been the best home crowd all season, the Wizards got some well-deserved revenge on the Brooklyn Nets tonight in an 89-74 win that had as many Wizards highlights as Andray Blatche lowlights. John Wall was a well-oiled machine tonight as he showed off his lightning-fast speed, full-court awareness and most importantly a much-improved jumper. The Nets attempted to make a comeback in the third quarter, but the Wizards defense held strong and fought through the entire 48 minutes. At the beginning of the season, this might have been one of the monumental “Fourth Quarter Collapse” headlines, but tonight, this was a team who was as confident as ever in their defense against a Brooklyn squad who could not find the rim to save their lives. I flirted with giving John Wall the MVP title, but since he is the WE Spotl...
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