WASHINGTON - They say point guard defense doesn’t matter as much as it used to because everyone at the position is an elite scorer. But for the Wizards, it matters more than anything else.
When John Wall plays defense at an elite level, the Wizards win games. Wall can be the most menacing player on the floor defensively, when he wants to be. And for the Wizards to reach the elite status they yearn for, he has to do that every single night.
The Wizards have struggled mightily defensively all season long. Defense is the reason they blew huge leads against the Warriors and Suns.