In must-win game, Wizards lose to Orlando Magic

Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis shoots during the team’s 122-112 loss to the Orlando Magic.If there’s such a thing as a must-win 72nd game of an NBA season, this matchup with Orlando Magic was it. And the Wizards lost.

Well, they didn’t just lose — they got decisively beaten by the fifth worst team in the league. A team that entered the season with a plan for strategic losing to get another high draft pick and potential franchise player.

This was a stakes game for the Wizards that meant nothing to the Magic. And yet, it was the Wizards with a defensive game plan that set Orlando shooters free at the three-point line. This included, for some reason, Gary Harris, who entered the…