Very little has remained constant for the Wizards through this up and down season, except their propensity to lose to teams with bad records. Washington’s first loss of the season came in an overtime loss to the rebuilding Lakers in which they gave up a ten-point lead with under eight minutes to play in regulation. Their most recent loss came on Friday against the Hawks, the worst team in the Eastern Conference, in a game where the Wizards had a six-point lead with 5:28 to play and lost by six.
Washington now has 14 losses to teams with losing records this season, tied with the Miami Heat for the most among teams still in the playoff hunt.