LeBron goes off against Wizards, hurting play-in tournament chances originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
The Washington Wizards lost to the Lakers 122-109 in L.A. on Friday night. Here are five observations from what went down…
Missed opportunities
The Wizards have made it clear they would like to reach the play-in tournament, they seem to have enough talent to do so even without Bradley Beal and they are playing a favorable schedule, yet they are having some trouble taking advantage. They lost to the Lakers on Friday night, marking their second straight defeat and their fifth in seven games.
With only 17 games remaining on their schedule, the Wizards will need to pick up the pace and soon. They are now 2 1/2 games back of the Hawks, who hold the final play-in spot in the East.
It can get late quickly in the NBA standings. While a 2 1/2-game deficit may not seem like much with 17 games remaining, if the Hawks (32-34) go .500 from here on out (8-8), the Wizards (29-36) would…