The Washington Wizards continue a long homestand on Wednesday with their second meeting in four days against an Orlando Magic squad that continues to improve despite another long losing streak.
The Wizards won the first game of a back-to-back on Tuesday, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-118 as Kentavious Caldwell-Pope banked in a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31.5 seconds left and Kyle Kuzma finished with 29 points. Washington’s 15-day, eight-game stretch at home follows a two-game road trip that ended with a comeback win in Orlando.
The secondary storyline deals with Washington’s roster as leading scorer Bradley Beal re-entered the league’s health and safety protocol prior to the Oklahoma City game.
Washington’s Montrezl Harrell came back after missing seven games in COVID-19 protocol, while Anthony Gill also cleared protocol but did not play on Tuesday. Meanwhile, former first-round pick Rui Hachimura made his season debut over the weekend against Orlando, and center Thomas Bryant…