NBA Friday: Pistons take commanding lead in East No. 8 race

Really, at the end of the day, the Wizards are just painfully normal. Their net rating is slightly worse than average, at minus 1.4. Their defense is No. 14 in the NBA but their offense is in the bottom-10, hurt by Wall’s poor efficiency this year as he has been asked to score even more.

On Charlotte’s end, the game can simply be written off as a bad night. This is only Charlotte’s third loss in the month after that blistering winning streak they went on to start March, and you can’t expect them to win every game. Still, the Hornets could have moved into a tie for the third seed in the East with a win, which is something no one could have expected a couple months ago. It’s truly crazy how far they’ve come.

I have two theories about this play.

1. Despite being in a very precarious position, Zaza Pachulia definitely thought he had a chance to stop Stephen Curry on the fast break. That is until Curry took a small jab left and sped right with a behind-the-back move. That little lean was the end for Pachulia and his spirit was so crushed he didn’t even bother to continue trying.

Finally, the Warriors’ supreme confidence has backfired.

There’s no telling why Curry didn’t just shoot that, so you can hardly blame Thompson. Either way, Curry quickly got his mojo back. This team is absurd.

That was Walker’s sixth three-pointer, which ties a career-high, and he’s still got an entire half to go! Unfortunately, the Hornets have a bit of a deficit to overcome.