{"id":164098,"date":"2021-01-27T09:36:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T06:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/john-wall-propels-rockets-past-wizards-his-former-team\/"},"modified":"2021-01-27T09:36:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T06:36:18","slug":"john-wall-propels-rockets-past-wizards-his-former-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/john-wall-propels-rockets-past-wizards-his-former-team\/","title":{"rendered":"#John Wall propels Rockets past Wizards, his former team"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#John Wall propels Rockets past Wizards, his former team<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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HOUSTON \u2014 On a minutes restriction because of a sore knee, Houston\u2019s John Wall had to wait until the seven-minute mark of the fourth quarter to re-enter Tuesday night\u2019s game<\/a> against his former team.<\/p>\n

When he finally checked in, it didn\u2019t take long for him to put a punctuation mark on a solid performance by the Rockets.<\/p>\n

Wall scored 24 points to help Houston to a 107-88 victory over Russell Westbrook and the Washington Wizards.<\/p>\n

Wall had 15 points and four assists by halftime, including a left-handed layup that came after a nifty behind the back move and put Houston up 53-45 in the second quarter. He cooled off in the third, but got going again in the fourth to secure the win in his second game back after missing five with a sore left knee.<\/p>\n

Houston was leading by six when Wall re-entered the game. He scored five quick points before finding Victor Oladipo in the corner near the Washington bench for a 3-pointer to make it 93-79.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was itching to get back in in the fourth quarter,\u201d he said. \u201cI wanted to play, especially against my old team. And we kind of separated ourselves right there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wall was selected by Washington with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 draft and spent his entire career with the Wizards before he was traded to Houston in December for Westbrook and a future first-round pick.<\/p>\n

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John Wall goes up for a layup during the Rockets\u2019 107-88 victory over the Wizards. <\/figcaption>
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He insisted he didn\u2019t think he had anything to prove against the Wizards. But he did admit that he\u2019s having a great time with his new team after a rocky ending to his tenure in Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t played in two years so this is fun,\u201d he said. \u201cTo be somewhere where you\u2019re wanted, that\u2019s the most important thing. I never want to be anywhere where I\u2019m not wanted and I feel like this organization wanted me here and they\u2019ve shown nothing but love and trust for me since Day One.\u201d<\/p>\n

Washington coach Scott Brooks was impressed by Wall\u2019s performance after watching him work his way back from injury over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happ<\/a>y for him,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cI\u2019m not happy that he won tonight, but I\u2019m happy that he\u2019s back. He fought hard \u2026 to come back and I hope he has a healthy year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wall said Tuesday\u2019s game wasn\u2019t too emotional but that he expects to feel more when he returns to Washington later this season. He added that he\u2019s tired of talking about his former team and doesn\u2019t want to discuss the Wizards again until that game on Feb. 15.<\/p>\n

The Wizards called a timeout after Houston\u2019s 8-0 run, and Wall yelled and jumped as he looked at the opposing bench before bounding back to the Houston side.<\/p>\n

Wall and Westbrook were both given technical fouls soon after that when they jawed at each other as Westbrook prepared to shoot free throws after being fouled by DeMarcus Cousins.<\/p>\n

Bradley Beal made a 3-pointer with about 3\u00bd minutes left to trim Houston\u2019s lead to 10, but Wall hit a 3 seconds later and Cousins, who had 19 points and 11 rebounds, added two free throws to make it 99-84.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made some critical mistakes and didn\u2019t make some shots (to) close out the game,\u201d Brooks said.<\/p>\n

Oladipo and Eric Gordon added 20 points apiece to help the Rockets to their third straight win.<\/p>\n

Beal scored 33 points to give him at least 25 in each of his 12 games this season, extending a franchise record. Westbrook, who spent one season in Houston, had 19 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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