The Wizards were riding their second 2-win streak of the season (imagine me trying to hold a straight face), and arguably the more impressive of the two streaks, as this one included an away win at Miami (and mind you, the Heat have not exactly been taking great care of homecourt, where they are merely 17-14, compared to 18-15 on the road).
It just didn’t look likely that the Wizards would muster another, third, win.
And indeed, the euphoric Wizards basically came out playing nonchalant (I searched for a mild adjective) basketball out of the gates.
They trailed a mere 29-21 after one quarter, but it was the second quarter that put the game to rest, as the Wizards again scored 21 points, but the home team knocked down shots at ease on the way to 38 second quarter points and a 25-point lead going to the locker-rooms, 67-42.