As the matchup against the defending Eastern Conference champs was looming, dreaded thoughts of a massacre were instilled in the minds of many of the Wizards faithful.
The pre-game conversations weren’t about whether the Wizards were going to win or lose (even though those conversations usually end up with the same lopsided consensus), but instead you wondered how bad the far less talented, shallow Wizards would get blown out.
After the Jeremy Lin Show successfully swept through Chinatown, there was very little desire of an encore by “Lob City East”, at least not for the 30% of fans in the arena that wasn’t sporting a black and red #6 jersey.
Nevertheless, the Miami Heat coasted to a 106-89 victory in what was yet another home-away-from-home game for the Verizon Center visitors.
Prior to the game, I told my counterpart Joe Glorioso that if the Wizards intend on simply remaining in contention against the Heat, let alone winning the game, they would have to play a damn ne...
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