Slow start leads to Wizards' loss against Pacers
Washington trailed by 16 points in the first quarter.
Washington trailed by 16 points in the first quarter.
The Washington Wizards won just three games in December, but guard Bradley Beal was impressive enough to garner Eastern Conference rookie of the month accolades.
The Wizards aim for their first win of 2013 on Wednesday against the Pacers.
Despite a first-half lead, the Wizards can't stop the Mavericks from a 35-point third quarter on their way to a win on New Year's Day, 103-94.
The Wizards will begin 2013 at home against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Washington Wizards have the worst record in the NBA, but were not No. 30 in some of the latest NBA power rankings.
The Washington Wizards got their fourth win of the season this weekend, but also dropped their 24th game of the year. Elsewhere in the league this weekend, the Eastern Conference leaders struggled and the Los Angeles Clippers won their 17th in a row.
The Washington Wizards will start 2013 off with games against the Dallas Mavericks (Jan. 1) and Indiana Pacers (Jan. 2).
The Wizards had a balanced scoring attack, but they did not have any single player step up for a big game.
Jordan Crawford, fresh off scoring a season-high 27 points on Friday night, will miss Saturday's contest against the Chicago Bulls due to a sore left ankle.