Kevin Broom

Against the NBA’s top offense entering last night’s game, the Wizards paired terrible offense throughout and stellar defense in the second half en route to a 14-point loss to the Boston Celtics.

With an opportunity to steal a win against a Milwaukee Bucks team missing Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, the Washington Wizards trailed by double digits for the final 20 minutes of the game, trailed by as much as 26, and made one of those late-game runs to slash the final margin to 11 points.

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In a game that was competitive, sloppy, and wildly entertaining, the Washington Wizards squeaked past the Charlotte Hornets, 113-110, for their fifth win of the season.

With four players age 20 or younger playing more than half the team’s minutes, Washington fought hard before falling to the New York Knicks in overtime, 136-132.

The Washington Wizards gave the New York Knicks another tough game — at least for the first two-and-a-half quarters — but were overwhelmed in the third and fourth quarters en route to a 126-106 loss.

The Washington Wizards rode hot shooting in the second half and an abundance of bungling by the Bulls to get their biggest win of the season — an 18-point romp over Chicago.

This was exactly the kind of epic contest that comes around only once or twice a season (or in 2025, a weekend), the kind that occurs when titans from the East and West engage in a battle of wills from which only one can emerge victorious. Tonight, the Washington Wizards learned why head coach Brian Keefe needs to upgrade his cell service from Tracfone — the team didn’t get the message from the league office that defense had been authorized for the second half, and they fell, 132-120 to the New Orleans Pelicans (also known as the only team with a worse record than Washington).

Where the New Orleans Pelicans vs. Washington Wizards matchup Friday night was entertaining and competitive, last night’s game was a slog. The game got away from Washington when head coach Brian Keefe went to the bench late in the first quarter, and they never got back into it. The Pelicans led by as much as 21 in the second half before the Wizards trimmed the lead to a respectable 12 by the final buzzer.

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