2016–17 Washington Wizards season
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
18 December 2 @ San Antonio L 105-107 Bradley Beal ( 23 ) Marcin Gortat ( 18 ) John Wall ( 15 ) AT & T Center 18,418 6-12
19 December 5 @ Brooklyn W 108-103 John Wall ( 25 ) Marcin Gortat ( 12 ) John Wall ( 13 ) Barclays Center 12,529 7-12
20 December 6 Orlando L 116-124 John Wall ( 52 ) Marcin Gortat ( 11 ) John Wall ( 8 ) Verizon Center 12,116 7-13
21 December 8 Denver W 92-85 Bradley Beal ( 26 ) Gortat , Wall ( 7 ) Wall , Beal ( 5 ) Verizon Center 12,645 8-13
22 December 10 Milwaukee W 110-105 John Wall ( 24 ) Marcin Gortat ( 11 ) John Wall ( 11 ) Verizon Center 14,816 9-13
23 December 12 @ Miami L 101-112 John Wall ( 30 ) Marcin Gortat ( 10 ) John Wall ( 8 ) American Airlines Arena 19,600 9-14
24 December 14 Charlotte W 109-106 John Wall ( 25 ) Marcin Gortat ( 12 ) John Wall ( 10 ) Verizon Center 13,447 10-14
25 December 16 Detroit W 122-108 John Wall ( 29 ) Marcin Gortat ( 14 ) John Wall ( 11 ) Verizon Center 15,573 11-14
26 December 18 LA Clippers W 117-110 Bradley Beal ( 41 ) Markieff Morris ( 9 ) John Wall ( 11 ) Verizon Center 17,380 12-14
27 December 19 @ Indiana L 105-107 Bradley Beal ( 22 ) Marcin Gortat ( 13 ) John Wall ( 10 ) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,686 12-15
28 December 21 @ Chicago W 107-97 John Wall ( 23 ) Gortat , Morris ( 11 ) John Wall ( 9 ) United Center 21,358 13-15
29 December 23 @ Milwaukee L 96-123 Wall , Porter Jr. ( 18 ) Marcin Gortat ( 6 ) John Wall ( 10 ) BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,921 13-16
30 December 26 Milwaukee W 107-102 Otto Porter Jr. ( 32 ) Otto Porter Jr. ( 13 ) John Wall ( 16 ) Verizon Center 15,773 14-16
31 December 28 Indiana W 111-105 John Wall ( 36 ) Marcin Gortat ( 8 ) John Wall ( 11 ) Verizon Center 16,172 15-16
32 December 30 Brooklyn W 118-95 Trey Burke ( 27 ) Gortat ( 13 ) John Wall ( 14 ) Verizon Center 16,461 16-16
The 2016-17 Washington Wizards season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 44th in the Washington, D.C. area. On April 14, 2016, the Wizards fired Randy Wittman after the team missed the playoffs. On April 26, 2016, the Wizards hired former Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks to be their head coach. The Wizards clinched a playoff berth on their 129-108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday March 24, 2017 after having a one-season absence from the playoffs. On March 28, 2017, the Wizards defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119-108 to win their first division title since 1979 ending their 38-year drought when they were named the Bullets. The Wizards finished the regular season with a 49-33 record, securing the 4th seed. In the playoffs, the Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round, advancing to the Semifinals, where they lost to the Boston Celtics in a hard fought seven games.