The Wizards will try to start the new year off right tonight. Hey, that rhymed! Anyway, the Wiz played more like goblins than wizards against the Mavericks in Dallas on Tuesday.
In the second game of a back-to-back, they looked tired. After beating Houston by a point, 104-103, Washington showed no offensive rhythm. They lacked defensive awareness and intensity. The Wizards were looking for payback after a close loss to the Mavericks. Instead, they were embarrassed in a 27-point loss, 114-87. What is about Dallas this week? The Redskins lost by 27 to the Cowboys to end their pitiful NFL season last Sunday. Tuesday's Dallas debacle was so bad for Washington that the starters didn't play the entire fourth quarter, rare in the NBA.
Tonight, the Wiz start another tough back-to-back stretch of road games. They face the high-powered Thunder with a healthy Russel Westbrook after a hand injury sidelined him for most of two months. Tomorrow, Washington travels to San Antonio to match up against the defending NBA champion Spurs. In addition, the Wizards are in a fight for first in their division. The Atlanta Hawks took a one-game lead in the Southeast standings with their win over Cleveland and the Wizards loss to Dallas.
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