Last Saturday, the Washington Wizards defeated the Denver Nuggets, 122-113, at home. This snapped a co-franchise-record losing streak of 16 games, which is a good accomplishment. But that is forgotten when national media considers the game an embarrassing loss. Not surprisingly, NBA fans across the nation (and the world) view this game as a bad loss as well.
I get that Nikola Jokic scored a career-high 56 points and the Nuggets still lost. But let’s just consider these things:
- The Wizards were hosting this game at home. Washington is more familiar at Capital One Arena than Denver.