Five games into a six-game Western Conference road trip, the Washington Wizards are 0-5 after their 119-109 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Those five loses are part of a 13-game losing skid that began January 3 against the New Orleans Pelicans. Washington’s last win was January 1 against the Chicago Bulls. When they played again January 10, Chicago beat them by 33.
In some ways, the final 10-point margin is deceptively close. Phoenix took the lead for good midway through the first quarter, got the lead as high as 19, and then did some classic slacking off that let the Wizards get as close as four points when Kyle Kuzma hit a three with just 1:57 left on the clock.