What is the story about?
The
Wizards are hosting the Miami Heat in game 81 of the season Friday night. Here’s the preview:
Game info
When: 7 p.m. EST on Friday, Apr. 10
Where: Capital One Arena
How to watch: Monumental Sports Network
Injuries
ESPN has not published either team’s injury report. It is safe to assume that a lot of players will be sitting out, though.
Game notes and more
- The Wizards threw away the 2026 NBA season back in 2023, so it is no surprise that they have clinched another sub-20 win record. Let’s see what they get up to this offseason — it’s time to start competing, so perhaps they will decide to chase some veterans to shore up the rotation like the Detroit Pistons did a couple of seasons ago. Remember — the Pistons lost a record 28 consecutive games in 2023-24 and then played in a competitive first-round series the following year.
- The Miami Heat are already locked into the 8, 9, or 10 seed. At this point, the play-in tournament should just be called the Miami Heat Invitational.
- Remember when Bam Adebayo dropped 83 points on the Wizards a couple of weeks ago? That felt like a fever dream.
