Bradley Beal is playing way too many minutes

The Eastern Conference standings are a disaster. Six teams - separated by merely a few wins - are clawing for two spots at home court advantage in the first round.

Washington’s chances at getting one of those spots appeared to be all but finished after John Wall had to undergo a knee procedure in late January. Thankfully for Washington, Bradley Beal slid into the leadership role, becoming a bona fide scoring machine - equipped with a stepback 3-point shot, a go-to turnaround jumper in the paint, and the confidence to run the offense as a primary ball handler.

But embedded in the crevices of all these positive pixels is fear. The team has - once again - relied too heavily on a single player to…