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Washington Wizards: Raptors Casey, ‘The Wizards Punched Us’

By Jen Julie Smith

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Head Coach Dwane Casey of the Toronto Raptors speaks with the media during a press conference after the game against the Washington Wizards in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Head Coach Dwane Casey of the Toronto Raptors speaks with the media during a press conference after the game against the Washington Wizards in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 20: Head Coach Scott Brooks of the Washington Wizards speaks with the media during a press conference after the game against the Toronto Raptors in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 20: Head Coach Scott Brooks of the Washington Wizards speaks with the media during a press conference after the game against the Toronto Raptors in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images) /

To Start or not to start that was the question

After their Game 2 loss, coach Scott Brooks hinted that he may start Mike Scott over Marcin Gortat.

However, before the game, Brooks said right away before even a question was asked, that he’s sticking with the starting lineup.

"“You want to know why? I’m confident in the group. We had a lot of good moments together. I’m not saying that if we don’t have a quick start, I might make a quicker substitution. Going into the series, you gotta give Toronto credit they took care of the first home games on their court. We gotta give our group a chance to do the same. We have a history that we have done it, and hopefully we can repeat it tonight”."

He was asked, why he threw Scott’s name out there?

"“When you don’t have good starts and you’re in front of microphone within five minutes after a game anything is possible with your thought process. We thought about it and it wasn’t just with Mike. We have other guys. It could’ve happened with other options—small, big. It wasn’t just Mike, he has played well. Mike has done a good job coming off the bench. That was the other factor we needed to counter their bench, and Mike has been a big part of that. I think he’s our second-leading scorer this season”."

Those are Brooks words. No need to interpret. It shows that when the Wizards lost, they lost as a team. Thus, the changes weren’t from an individual aspect, but looking at the team as a whole.

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