By now you’ve almost certainly seen the news. If you haven’t, let me hip you. The Washington Wizards suffered one of the worst losses in NBA history on Tuesday night. Fans were left confused. Befuddled. Dumbfounded. Broken. It just made no sense.
The Wizards had a 33-point lead at halftime. The biggest lead of the night was 35 points. The game was almost certainly in the bag. To anyone, let alone anyone with rooting allegiances on either side, this one was over.
And the “anyone” here includes the Clippers coach, Ty Lue, who actually pulled his starters out of the game because things seemed to be in hand. No point in playing your starters when there’s nothing to play for, right? Right?
