On Thursday night, the Washington Wizards will be celebrating the Leap Day on the sunny beaches of Los Angeles with LeBron James and the Lakers.
At 9-49, the Wizards have parlayed a 12-game skid into a spot as the worst team in the NBA record-wise. The Lakers, meanwhile, are nothing to write home about, but they have quietly put together a solid stretch of basketball recently. After going 7-3 in their last 10 games, the Lakers are back above .500, and the Utah Jazz’s seeming disinterest in winning basketball games means the Lakers have virtually locked in a play-in spot.