In the break between the first and second quarters, David Aldridge prefaced his question to Randy Wittman by saying “I know it’s a different team without John Wall,” then asked how the game plan changes. Wittman — never one to acknowledge the obvious — stated flatly, “We play the same way, that’s my message for them.”
Then the camera panned out and Washington had a lineup of Bradley Beal, Otto Porter, Garrett Temple, Nene and Drew Gooden on the floor. Wait, what? That 5-man unit has never played together this season. Only one guy was injured yet Wittman decided to blow up the rotations.