WASHINGTON — Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks knew John Wall would be back to his explosive, elite self for the playoffs when the All-Star point guard was able to play 38 minutes in a regular-season loss at Cleveland.
It took Wall one additional outing to be absolutely certain he’ d be OK after coming back from surgery on his left knee, pointing to his 29-point, 12-assist effort against Boston five days later.
“I had a big game,” he said Monday, looking back at that victory from a couple of weeks ago. “Kind of just started to see shots fall that I was falling short on the couple of games I had before that.