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Since January 11, the Wizards have postponed six games, seen six players sidelined due to health and safety protocols and have now endured a three-game losing since returning to action. There’s no shortage of adversity being played through across the league, but the Wizards’ challenging circumstances rise above the rest. The Wizards have been as hard-hit as any in the league when it comes to health and safety protocols over the last few weeks. Washington has played its last three games without Deni Avdija, Davis Bertans, Troy Brown Jr., Rui Hachimura, Ish Smith and Moe Wagner – but are expected to get some of the group back in action Friday.

“When you’re facing adversity as a team or individually, it’s easy to just fall into that trap,” Bradley Beal said after Wednesday’s loss to New Orleans. “We know we’re a lot better than what our record is showing and we can’t feed into that."

The Hawks’ offense is on hot streak. In their last five games, Atlanta ranks fifth in the league with a 115.7 offensive rating. In their last three games, they lead the league with a 60.5% true shooting percentage. Unsurprisingly, Trae Young leads the way for the Hawks’ offensive attack, averaging 36.8 points per game in his last four outings, highlighted by a 43-point game against Minnesota in which he tied a career-high with eight threes. When he’s not scoring, Young is likely setting up a teammate for a basket. Coming off a season-high 14 assists, he’s now averaging 9.7 per game in his last six games and ranks third in the league with a 43.4 assist percentage.

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graymule wrote::x

Spud - - Agent 0017 played tonight!

Nice to see Atlanta finally have an easy one. Back home to meet the Lakers.