DATE OPPONENT TIME Oct. 29 at Miami 7:30 Oct. 30 at Orlando 7:00 Nov. 1 Milwaukee 7:00 Nov. 4 at New York 7:30 Nov. 5 Indiana 8:00 Nov. 7 at Toronto 7:30 Nov. 8 at Indiana 7:00 Nov. 12 Detroit 7:00 Nov. 15 Orlando 7:00 Nov. 19 Dallas 7:00 Nov. 21 Cleveland 8:00 Nov. 22 at Milwaukee 8:30 Nov. 25 Atlanta 7:00 Nov. 26 at Cleveland 7:00 Nov. 29 New Orleans 7:00 Dec. 1 Miami 7:00 Dec. 3 Los Angeles 7:00 Dec. 5 Denver 7:00 Dec. 7 at Boston 1:00 Dec. 8 Boston 7:00 Dec. 10 at Orlando 7:00 Dec. 12 Los Angeles 7:00 Dec. 14 Utah 6:00 Dec. 16 Minnesota 7:00 Dec. 19 at Miami 7:30 Dec. 21 Phoenix 6:00 Dec. 23 Chicago 7:00 Dec. 25 at New York 12:00 Dec. 27 Boston 7:00 Dec. 29 at Houston 8:00 Dec. 30 at Dallas 8:30 Jan. 2 at Oklahoma City 8:00 Jan. 3 at San Antonio 8:30 Jan. 5 at New Orleans 8:00 Jan. 7 New York 7:00 Jan. 9 Chicago 8:00 Jan. 11 at Atlanta 3:00 Jan. 13 San Antonio 7:00 Jan. 14 at Chicago 8:00 Jan. 16 Brooklyn 7:00 Jan. 17 at Brooklyn 8:00 DATE OPPONENT TIME Jan. 19 Philadelphia 2:00 Jan. 21 Oklahoma City 8:00 Jan. 24 at Portland 10:00 Jan. 25 at Denver 8:00 Jan. 27 at Los Angeles 10:30 Jan. 28 at Phoenix 10:30 Jan. 31 Toronto 7:00 Feb. 2 Charlotte 7:00 Feb. 4 at Atlanta 7:30 Feb. 5 at Charlotte 7:00 Feb. 7 Brooklyn 7:00 Feb. 9 Orlando 7:00 Feb. 11 at Toronto 7:30 Feb. 20 Cleveland 8:00 Feb. 22 at Detroit 3:30 Feb. 24 Golden State 7:00 Feb. 25 at Minnesota 8:00 Feb. 27 at Philadelphia 7:00 Feb. 28 Detroit 7:00 Mar. 3 at Chicago 8:00 Mar. 6 Miami 8:00 Mar. 7 at Milwaukee 8:30 Mar. 9 at Charlotte 7:00 Mar. 12 Memphis 7:00 Mar. 14 Sacramento 7:00 Mar. 16 Portland 7:00 Mar. 18 at Utah 10:30 Mar. 20 at Los Angeles 10:30 Mar. 22 at Sacramento 6:00 Mar. 23 at Golden State 10:30 Mar. 25 Indiana 7:00 Mar. 27 Charlotte 7:00 Mar. 29 Houston 6:00 Apr. 1 Philadelphia 7:00 Apr. 3 New York 7:00 Apr. 4 at Memphis 8:00 Apr. 8 at Philadelphia 7:00 Apr. 10 at Brooklyn 7:30 Apr. 12 Atlanta 6:00 Apr. 14 at Indiana 8:00 Apr. 15 at Cleveland 8:00 * All Times Eastern. Offense WASHINGTON WIZARDS 2014-15 SCHEDULE Washington finished 15th in the NBA in 2013-14, scoring 100.7 ppg, a tick below the 101 League average. That was good enough to rank fourth in the East, although, oddly, still was no better than third in the Southeast behind Miami and Atlanta. The Wizards should rise above the League average and blow past every team in the division. It just might take time to get things to get going. How long depends on how long Beal needs to rehab his fractured left wrist and get back into game shape. Wall still will be the catalyst for the high-octane attack. The four-year veteran point had career-highs in just about every offensive category last season, and his ability to create helped also helped him lead the League in total assists. His lightspeed pace also led to his leading the NBA in turnovers. Wall’s running mate, Beal, was electric in his second year guard, scoring 17 ppg and raising that to a team-best 19.2 in the playoffs. Rice, who has the length to play inside and has an improved midrange game, which he showed off during the summer league and preseason, will try to pick up the slack at the 2. Beal’s injury makes the acquisition of Pierce that much more important. “The Truth” saw a dip in production last season (13.5 ppg, down from his career 21.5) in 28 minutes but he was as durable as ever, playing 75 games, making 68 starts. He once again hit 1,000 points, making him the only active player, and the sixth in NBA history, to score 1,000 points in 15 straight seasons. Pierce, who ranks fifth all-time in threepoint field goals (1,935), will fit right in with the Wizards, who were sixth in the East (16th in the League) in three-pointers made, making a franchise-record 648. They spread the wealth, as four different players hit at least 100, also a franchise record and the most of anyone in the division. However their top three, Ariza (a team-high 180), is now in Houston and Webster (146), who recovering from June back surgery—his third such operation—and Beal (138) start the season on injured list. That leaves Wall, whose 108 ranked fourth. Pierce, who had 112 three-pointers last season, will help pick up the slack. They’ll need others to as well, to allow Gortat (13.2 ppg, on .542 shooting, 15.4, .561 in the second half) and Nene (14.3 ppg, 50.0 field-goal percentage) to operate inside. Underrated veteran Andre Miller (.459, .523 from three, 3.46 assists-to-turnover ratio) gives Wall a breather.
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