One of the most fascinating dynamics to come out of the Washington Wizards’ win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday was not the fact that they won or even the breakthrough performance of Kelly Oubre, but instead the reserved reaction in the locker room. This appeared at odds with the relieved reporters and raucous crowd that had (strangely) shown up to Verizon Center and proceeded to lose their collective minds over the course of the latter two quarters—perhaps hopped up on too much pre-game eggnog and without a free chicken sandwich in sight.
Marcin Gortat, who seems to have assumed the mantle of team curmudgeon, was rather blunt with his assessment of Washington’s recent fortunes.