Washington Wizards: 4 observations from scrimmage vs LA Clippers
By Ethan Smith
The little things made a difference
For this undermanned Wizards team, they’ll have to fight for every win they get inside the bubble. Meaning, they’ll need to win in the margins to win their games. In other words, the little things will matter all that much more when they’re severely less talented than their health, playoff-hopeful counterparts.
Although the Wizards ultimately lost, they did do some of the small things well, and it’s largely what kept the team in it.
In very uncharacteristic fashion, the Wizards dominated the offensive glass vs. the Clippers. The Wizards rank in the bottom half of the league in all major rebounding categories, but that didn’t stop them from snatching up 22 offensive boards in their second scrimmage. That’s nine more offensive rebounds than they had vs. the Nuggets and 17 more than the Clipper had in their 105-100 win.
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The Wizards also won the turnover battle and finished the game with five fewer turnovers than the Clippers. Unfortunately, they didn’t do some other the little things – like making their free throws – and even their small victories weren’t enough for them to get an actual W.