{"id":23950,"date":"2017-03-08T07:04:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T07:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=23950"},"modified":"2017-03-08T07:04:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T07:04:01","slug":"wizards-shoot-53-free-throws-beat-suns-in-strange-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/wizards-shoot-53-free-throws-beat-suns-in-strange-game.html","title":{"rendered":"Wizards shoot 53 free throws, beat Suns in strange\u00a0game"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWizards shoot 53 free throws, beat Suns in strange game<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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\n\tWizards shoot 53 free throws, beat Suns in strange game:-<\/strong> In what Bojan Bogdanovic called "a completely strange game," the Washington Wizards went to the free throw line — again and <\/span><\/span><\/span>again<\/span><\/span><\/span> and again.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThat made the difference in the Wizards' 131-127 victory over pesky Phoenix on Tuesday night.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Wizards shot 53 free throws, the most in the NBA this season, and made 42 of them. The Suns were 26 of 33.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNo one benefited more than Bogdanovic, who set a franchise record for free throws made by going 16 of 16.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"I think the biggest difference was minus-20 (in attempts) from the free throw line," Suns coach Earl Watson said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBut there was much more than that going on in the opener of the Wizards' <\/span><\/span><\/span>five <\/span><\/span><\/span>game<\/span><\/span><\/span> western trip.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"That was a wild game," Washington coach Scott Brooks said. "That was like an old ABA game — up and down, scoring, whoever was going to end up with the 6-2 run was going to win the game."<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBogdanovic scored 29 points, Bradley Beal had 27 and John Wall added 25 points and 14 assists in a victory that ended the Suns' three-game winning streak, their longest since November 2015.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tEric Bledsoe scored 30 points for the Suns, who erased a 22-point, first-half deficit, were tied at 110 with 5:16 to play and challenged the Wizards in the final two minutes before Wall finally clinched it with two free throws with 6.5 seconds to play.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDevin Booker scored 25 for the Suns, nine in the final 21 seconds.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPhoenix's Jared Dudley was ejected from the game in the first quarter for a head butt to Washington's Jason Smith. The Wizards' Brandon Jennings also was tossed for an inappropriate finger gesture. Replays showed he used his finger to imitate a gun.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe teams went back and forth with long scoring runs.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"We've got four games in five days and the more focus is needed," Bogdanovic said. "I've played many strange games in Europe, but this was a strange game. Too many ups and downs."<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTyler Ulis, whose 3-pointer at the buzzer beat Boston on Sunday, sank a 16-footer to tie it for Phoenix at 110-all with 5:16 to play.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBut Bogdanovic's third 3-pointer of the game started the decisive Washington run, a 12-2 surge that put the Wizards ahead 122-112 with 2:50 left on one of Wall's many driving layups.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPhoenix cut it to 122-118 but Beal drove the lane for a powerful dunk. Booker made it a three-point game twice in the waning seconds, first with a three-point play, then with an extra-long 3-pointer. But Bogdanovic and Wall each sank two free throws and the Wizards escaped.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"We just got a lot of fight in this team," Bledsoe said. "We are young but we scrap and we fight. That's one thing I can say about this team. We never give up no matter the consequences."<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSource:- http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/2017\/03\/08\/bogdanovic-beal-wall-lead-wizards-past-pesky-suns-131-127\/98888746\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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