As of this writing, the Washington Wizards are 18-26 and two games out of the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. In many ways, it’s hard to believe the Wizards are even in this position given that they’ve been swarmed by the injury bug all season (including to their star player, John Wall) and fraught with internal turmoil. Yet, here they are within striking distance of the playoffs.
So what do the Wizards have to do to actually secure a spot? How does the rest of the season have to play out to see Washington make the postseason for the third consecutive year?