Selfish play dooms Wizards

Selfish play dooms Wizards
February 21, 2012, 3:03 pm
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"Very disappointed," a frustrated Wizards' coach Randy Wittman said after a 104-88 loss at Phoenix Monday night. Wittman saw his ball club revert to bad habits and it cost them, as the Wizards closed out their five-game road trip with a 2-3 record.

"We became selfish," Wittman said as the Wizards record dropped to 7-25. "We didn't share the ball and we tried to do everything one on one, and a good team like Pheonix is going to take that away from you. That's all it was. I mean, I am not going to put up with that," Wittman said.

The Wizards led 55-54 early in the second half before it all unraveled as Phoenix went on a 31-6 run to blow the game open.

"We go on a spree of the most selfish basketball I have seen since I have taken over." Wittman said. "Ive got to find the right people to play the right way because I am not letting that slip back in."

Jordan Crawford led the Wizards with 20 points off the bench, while John Wall only scored 10 points, seven below his average. Nick Young struggled again, scoring just six points on 3-13 shooting.

A team goes on a 31-6 run? Thats inexcusable, Wall said. We stopped playing as a team."

After winning the first two games on the road trip, the Wizards dropped the last three games. They host the 10-21 Sacramento Kings Wednesday night at Verizon Center.

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