When John Wall leapt onto the scorer’s table at Verizon Center and stood tall, flexing just seconds after hitting a season-saving three-pointer from 26 feet out in Friday’s Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the symbolism wasn’t hard to grasp. It felt like Wall was taking the Washington Wizards, and the city’s fervor for the team, to new heights.
Atop the table, it was also clear Wall had also reached a pinnacle of sorts in his career. The shot that forced a Game 7 against the Boston Celtics on Monday night was both the result of a quick decision made with 3.