At what point do the Wizards get embarrassed? When does competitive pride emerge? When does a team that plays with so much energy and enthusiasm stop getting kicked in the teeth on defense?
The answer to all three of these: at least one more game.
The Wizards’ defensive performance in this 125-117 loss to the reeling Golden State Warriors should be downright humiliating. For Washington, at least in raw terms, it wasn’t even among their 10 worst defensive performances of the season.
I say “raw terms” because I was looking strictly at defensive rating (points allowed per possession x 100).