Wizards finish the season against their short-handed division foe
The Washington Wizards finish their season against the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon. Here is the preview.
Game info
When: 1 p.m. on April 13
Where: Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
How to watch: Monumental Sports Network
Injury report
Heat: Pelle Larsson (Ankle), Andrew Wiggins (Hamstring), Kevin Love (Personal), Nikola Jovic (Hand), Bam Adebayo (Rest) – OUT
Wizards: Richaun Holmes (Shoulder), Saddiq Bey (Knee), Malcolm Brogdon (Ankle), Corey Kispert (Thumb), Bilal Coulibaly (Wrist) – OUT
Game notes and more
This is it. It’s been a long season, but the Wizards have the opportunity to lock in the worst record in the league with a lost on Sunday and some possible help from the Utah Jazz, who coming into Sunday have the same record as the Wizards. There is no doubt that the Wizards would prefer to lose this one. With that said, there have been valuable minutes played from the young players, so it will be the last showcase for players who may get a chance to stick around beyond this season.
For the Heat, they are locked into the 9th-10th seed Play-in game and have opted to rest some of their star players to get prepared for that. Miami may be looking to just simply get out of this game without any injuries so they can prep for their Play-In game later this week. This game has a race to the bottom type of feel for it. Will the Wizards lose this one to give themselves a chance at better draft position or will their young players show out against the short-handed Miami Heat team?