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Wizards ready to ramp for Orlando: 'This is a great, great chance'

Under the NBA’s plan for its season to resume, the Washington Wizards were one of the last teams to qualify. League officials determined teams had to be no more than six games back of the playoffs — and at 5½ games behind the eighth seed, the Wizards made it. Barely.

But now that they know they’re heading to Orlando, the Wizards want to make the most of it.

General manager Tommy Sheppard said Monday his team is looking forward to playing “pressure-packed” games when the season resumes next month at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.