Up by 21 points with less than six minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Washington Wizards seemed to have the game – and the series – in the bag against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
But basketball, as cliche as it’s become to say, is a game of runs.
Washington coughed the ball up numerous times to begin the second half, and although their lead seemed insurmountable, Atlanta continued to press.
Soon, the Hawks went on a 7-0 run and their deficit became manageable. Once the crowd got into it, the Hawks dug into the Wizards defensively and forced multiple turnovers, eventually cutting the Wizards’ lead down to just 3.