Earning the split in a back-to-back series with the Milwaukee Bucks wouldn't normally qualify as a turning point, but the Washington Wizards' 107-102 win on Monday kind of felt like one anyway.
The Wiz used a 20-4 fourth-quarter comeback surge to avenge Friday's 123-96 loss in Milwaukee and have now won seven of their last 10 games.
Yes, these are the 14-16 Wizards we're talking about. The ones with a negative point differential on the year. The ones whose defensive focus shares the blink-and-you'll-miss-it quality of a John Wall push in transition.
This is a wildly imperfect team whose recent history includes lots of flirting with .500, but not much deal-sealing. So invest hope or interest at your own risk.
Still, in this recent 7-3 stretch, the Wizards' plus-2.9 net rating ranks behind only the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors among Eastern Conference teams. And they fought hard on Monday.
Head coach Scott Brooks must not have liked what he saw early, as the Bucks got whatever they wanted inside against a lazy Wizards defense. Duck-ins, drives and cuts all seemed to yield easy ...
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Monday NBA Roundup: Wizards Turning Corner in Complicated Eastern Conference
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