WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks gets after his team during their loss to the Denver Nuggets at Capital One Arena. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)In their pursuit of home-court advantage, the Washington Wizards are plummeting. The defense made Denver’s backcourt look like an all-star tandem, and when the Nuggets’ starting center performed like a point guard, Washington bowed to his will. [Phil Chenier ‘humbled to the deepest’ as Bullets jersey finds home in rafters]The lure of home-court advantage appears to have little effect on the Wizards’ play. In the second quarter, they got hot and we couldn’t stop them.”Before the game, Bradley Beal dramatically talked up the Wizards’ playoff objectives: “We got to have it.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2018 03:54 UTC