Another game, another awesome game thread guys. 900+ comments, with many different people talking back and forth. Here's today's roll call, in order of appearance.
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Thanks guys. A bunch of links below the jump:
- In case you missed it, my John Wall-Evan Turner column. [SB Nation D.C.]
- Wall set some records last night. See them all here. [True Hoop]
- Kevin Pelton breaks down John Wall and Evan Turner in his semi-regular "Every Play Counts" feature. Great read. [Basketball Prospectus]
- John Wall vs. Evan Turner turns into a game about Andray Blatche showing flashes of his old self. [Kurt Helin, Pro Basketball Talk]
- For all the talk about Wall and Cartier Martin, it was good free-throw shooting that won last night's game. [Truth About It]
- Andrew Sharp goes ga-ga over John Wall, like only he can. [SB Nation]
- Jordan Ruby plays the role of the parent looking to calm everyone down a bit about Wall. [SB Nation D.C.]
- Video highlights. [NBA.com]
- Chris Mannix's very well-written recap. [Sports Illustrated]
- Michael Lee's game story [Washington Post]
- Michael Lee's blog post on Wall joining elite company [Wizards Insider]
- Cartier Martin hits the big shot to get the Wizards to overtime [Gene Wang, Washington Post]
- I'm sure you don't really care to read it, but here's Wilbon's take on the game. [Michael Wilbon]
- Dave Johnson's take. [CSN Washington]
- The AP recap. [Joseph White]
- John Wall stole the show in the opener [Craig Stouffer's game story]
- The ups and downs of the game were pretty much a microcosm of the season. [Stouffer's blog]
- The 76ers players were pretty impressed by Wall too, though Evan Turner seemed pretty subdued. [Chris Miller's recap]
- Wall makes Wizards fans forget, and look forward. [Samuel Chamberlain, TBD]
- Andray Blatche played great, great defense on the 76ers' final play. [NBA Playbook]
- More breaking down the final play that got Cartier Martin the game-tying three. [Ben Golliver, CBS Sports]
- Breaking down the play that got Andray Blatche to the free-throw line. [Truth About It]
- For one night at least, John Wall lived up to the hype, even if he wasn't perfect. [Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star]
- The most important play Wall made last night was one that didn't show up in the box score. [SB Nation D.C.]
- Ted Leonsis thanks us fans for coming out. [Ted's Take]
- The Wizards won the game by getting to the free-throw line. [DC Pro Sports Report]
- Bench play was a big key in this win. [We Love D.C.]
- The future of the franchise is clearly in good hands. [Wizards Extreme]
- Which JaVale McGee dunk is better? His dunk over Josh Smith, or his throwdown on Spencer Hawes. [Truth About It]
- Video of John Wall doing the Dougie. [Golliver, SB Nation D.C., DC Sports Bog]
- Reactions from the other side [Kate Fagan's game story, Kate Fagan's blog post, Liberty Ballers, SB Nation Philly]