The Wizards’ newly discovered attitude has even impressed a Bad Boy. Billups played on several teams during his 17-year NBA career but won a ring while running the point for the “Goin’ To Work” 2003-04 Pistons, a blue-collar, defensive-oriented champion. This season, Wall and Beal have played together in 40 of the team’s 45 games. When Wall and Beal are starting, the Wizards average 107.5 points on 47.8 percent shooting from the floor. … So the teams that they’re facing now, if they’ve faced them earlier in the season, they’re facing a whole different team.

Source: Washington Post January 27, 2017 00:42 UTC