Washington Wizards Could Be Eastern Conference Darkhorse

 
It seems like a pretty consistent pattern: In every sport, a team comes out of nowhere to stun the sporting world.  This year the New York Giants did it in football while Davidson stunned the world by making the Elite Eight in this year’s NCAA Tourney.  Even last year saw the Golden State Warriors shocked the basketball world by knocking out the top seeded Mavericks in the most shocking upset in recent NBA memory. This year, the NBA playoffs will be no different.  With all the talk out East revolving around the Celtics and the Pistons, one team is finally getting healthy while closing in on home court advantage. That team is the Washington Wizards. Quite frankly, this team deserves a whole lot of credit.  Despite missing All-Star Gilbert Arenas for 67 games as well as fellow All Star Caron Butler for an extended period of time, the Wizards never fell off. In fact, they did the opposite.  They kept winning, despite the injuries to two very key players.  ... [link]

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