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Wizards' Magic Fades in the Garden: New York Knicks Edge Out Victory

In a closely contested battle at Madison Square Garden, the Washington Wizards fell to the New York Knicks with a final score of 113-109. The Wizards now hold a record of 7-33, while the Knicks improved to 25-17.


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The Wizards started off with energy, scoring 22 points in the first quarter and maintaining pace with the Knicks who matched their score. The second quarter saw a slight dip for Washington, adding only 23 points against New York's 24. After halftime, both teams returned to the court invigorated, each putting up an additional 27 points in the third quarter. However, it was in the fourth quarter that things took a turn; despite Washington's impressive push of 37 points, it was not enough to overcome New York's surge of 40 points.


Washington's offense was spearheaded by their ability to distribute effectively as evidenced by their total assists count at an impressive number of 31. They also showed prowess inside with a dominant performance resulting in 56 points from within the paint out of an attempted total of 52 shots from that area. From beyond the arc, they managed to convert on ten out of thirty-one attempts which translated into a three-point shooting percentage hovering around thirty-two percent.


Defensively, Washington managed four blocks and nine steals but ultimately struggled against New York’s fast-paced attacks which yielded nineteen fast break points for their opponents. On rebounds front too they were slightly edged out by New York pulling down fifty-one rebounds compared to fifty-four by their counterparts.


The bench contributed significantly for Washington scoring thirty-three bench points and showing depth in talent across different positions on court. Despite this effort and leading for seven minutes and thirty-nine seconds during game time with their biggest lead being six points over Knicks; it wasn't sufficient as they trailed behind most part due to turnovers amounting twelve times throughout game duration which led directly into twenty-three opponent’s point off turnovers.


Looking ahead after this hard-fought contest at Madison Square Garden where attendance peaked at nineteen thousand four hundred sixty-six fans witnessing every play unfold live; The Washington Wizards will return home facing San Antonio Spurs next on January twenty-fourth at six PM Eastern Time Zone at Capital One Arena located in DC zip code two zero zero zero four where fans can catch action live broadcasted on MNMT channel six hundred forty-two or BSSW channel six hundred seventy-six depending upon viewing preference location-wise.

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