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No Pain, No Gain For Wizards
The Washington Wizards avoided ending on the wrong side of history with a win against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, and it was a much-needed victory for the team.
After going winless through the month of November, the Wizards looked pretty bleak. Losses continued to pile up and the same words in a different order were uttered after every game.
“We have to be better…”
“We can’t get off to bad starts…”
“Credit to the other team…”
But through each loss, the Wizards grew and learned from their mistakes. Some nights showed more growth than others, but the end result was the same … until it wasn’t.
Wins are hard to come by in the NBA, and the Wizards now know that feeling first-hand. They were able to use this experience to grow their character and resolve, and that’s something that will benefit each and every player and coach for the rest of their careers.
Even though the Wizards went right back to their old habits, losing to the Memphis Grizzlies the very next night by a wide margin, it shows that the team is still far from where it wants to be.
The Wizards hope that they can be able to get wins more often, but the likelihood is that they might not be able to. Wins won’t define this team’s growth this season, but it will give the Wizards a sign that their struggles and pain isn’t for naught.
The Wizards will now take a few days to rest, regroup and re-charge as the NBA Cup quarterfinals take place this week. This gives the Wizards a break in their schedule until Friday when they battle the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers for the third time this season. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET from RocketMortgage Fieldhouse.
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CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Andre Washington had 20 points in Eastern Illinois’ 71-61 victory over Tennessee Tech on Thursday.
Washington shot 8 for 13, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Panthers (5-10, 2-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Meechie White added 13 points and four steals. Kooper Jacobi finished with 11 points and added seven rebounds.
The Golden Eagles (6-10, 1-4) were led in scoring by Jah’Kim Payne, who finished with 11 points. Tennessee Tech also got 10 points from Mekhi Turner.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Hintz scored into an empty net at 19:41 for the 4-1 final.
“Everybody played hard, did the right things, got pucks in deep, especially in the third period when we’re trying to close out a lead,” DeSmith said. “So, I thought top to bottom, first, second and third, we were really good.”
NOTES: The Stars swept the two-game season series (including a 1-0 win Oct. 28 in Dallas) and are 8-1-0 in their past nine games against the Capitals. … Duchene had the secondary assist on Steel’s goal, giving him 900 points (374 goals, 526 assists) in 1,157 NHL games. … Hintz has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in an eight-game point streak against Washington. He had a game-high 12 shots on goal. … Thompson has lost six of his past seven starts (1-5-1).
WHEELING, W.Va. — Emergency crews are responding to a major incident at the Washington Avenue Bridge, which has collapsed into Wheeling Creek.
Multiple police and firefighter units are on the scene, working swiftly to rescue those injured in the collapse.
Three injured workers have been taken to the hospital. Officials say one is a serious injury and two are non-life threatening.
Access to the area has been closed to facilitate rescue operations.
The bridge was closed in early December for a replacement that was expected to take nearly a year.
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