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.