November pain: Wizards go winless in all 14 games within month
The Washington Wizards are ready to flip the monthly calendar over.
The Wizards ensured they finished November with an 0-14 record following Saturday's 124-114 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, marking the first time the franchise has failed to record a single win in the traditional first full month of the NBA regular season.
Washington mustered just two victories during the same timeframe last season but played an extra game. Its previous franchise-worst record in the month was a 1-12 mark in 2012-13. The Wizards went 29-53 under head coach Randy Wittman that season in what was also Bradley Beal's rookie campaign.
Wizards' worst Novembers by year
| Season | Record |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 0-14 |
| 2012-13 | 1-12 |
| 2023-24 | 2-13 |
| 2008-09 | 2-11 |
| 1961-62* | 2-10 |
*playing as the Chicago Packers in their inaugural season
(Courtesy: Stathead)
Washington also went 0-12 in December 2023 and lost all 12 games in February 2024 as part of a franchise-worst 16-game losing streak. Those are the only other times in franchise history in which the Wizards failed to record a win in a single calendar month with at least five games - they went winless in April 2019, but in the final four games of the 2018-19 regular season.
Washington's current 14-game skid is now the second-longest losing streak in franchise history. The team also lost 16 consecutive matchups in March 2010 but salvaged the month somewhat by beating the then-New Orleans Hornets on March 31.