Washington Wizards Anthony Gill. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
In game one of the playoffs, the Washington Wizards cut down their rotation to nine players. Ish Smith and Davis Bertans were the only non-centers to come off the bench in game one. That means that as many non-centers came off the bench (two) as centers (two) and that the Wizards used three of their nine active players in game one to fill the role of one position.
To a degree, it was warranted. The centers were in foul trouble, each had at least two personal fouls before the end of the second quarter, and the Wizards will likely need to keep rotating big bodies in and out to keep up with Joel Embiid.