ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Hearts stopped for Washington Wizards fans at two points during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, once in the second quarter and another in the fourth.
First, point guard John Wall writhed in pain as he held his left wrist after an awkward fall. Then shooting guard Bradley Beal pounded the floor in agony, pain consuming his right ankle, after he stepped on Al Horford’s foot.
Wall and Beal, the Wizards‘ twin building blocks, returned in Washington’s 104-98 victory against the Atlanta Hawks, allowing fans to breathe again.