The Wizards head into the All-Star break with another feisty, competitive loss in the books, this time to the New Orleans Pelicans. Washington fell behind by as much as 20 points in the first half, and looked like they were already headed to vacation. But they trimmed the lead to just eight by halftime, and then — carried by the power drives from Deni Avidja — took a six-point lead in the third.
As is often the case for a team with as many roster holes as the Wizards have, they ran out of gas in the fourth and ultimately lost by seven.