Embarrassing, heartbreaking, pathetic.
The Washington Wizards experienced one of the most bizarre losses in its history this morning (Wednesday), "when they managed" to lose a 35-point lead and suffered a particularly embarrassing 116: 115 against the Los Angeles Clippers, which managed to make a huge turnaround thanks to Luke Kenard's seven points in the last nine seconds of Coping.
The loss of the temper of Danny Abdia and his teammates brought down Washington, which is still trying to fight for a place among the top ten in the East, to a 25:23 balance and ended the home game campaign with a negative balance of 3: 5.
How it started vs.
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how it's going 😅 pic.twitter.com/8Gi2qfraKM
- NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) January 26, 2022
Many more will talk about the same loss, but even now it can be said that the Clippers' comeback is the second biggest in NBA history, with only the Utah Jazz recording a bigger comeback in 1996 when it mimicked a 36-point lead over the Nuggets.
Although the team from Los Angeles plays most of the season without Kwai Leonard and Paul George, only in the last month has it managed to come back twice from a lag of over 20 points against Denver and Philadelphia, and in fact this is its third turnaround only recently.
The biggest comeback in NBA history was November 27th, 1996 when the Utah Jazz overcame a 36 point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets.
The Wizards just blew a 35 point lead in 2022 to the Los Angeles Clippers.
- Quinton Mayo (@RealQuintonMayo) January 26, 2022
Right now, Washington holds the longest losing streak in the East (four), and it equates to the Knicks in a place that leads to the lottery.
Kyle Kozma, who was responsible for losing the critical ball in the closing seconds after failing to get the ball out of the outside line, did not try to whitewash at the end: "The situation here is comical. "And it's a pity what happened today. They took all the five players off the field. I think something needs to change, our situation is already getting funny."
The Clippers just completed one of the most insane comebacks you will ever see, down 35 (!!!!) points.
Luke Kennard gets it done at death.
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- Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 26, 2022
Coach Wes Ansald Jr. also tried to explain: "I think we thought we were guaranteed the win and stopped playing. From the first to the tenth player, it was embarrassing. Such a thing should not happen. It was easy for them even though we already had this game."
Bradley Bill, who was in charge of the offense in the closing seconds on Kenard, added: "It was embarrassing. I have no other word. I sat in the locker room for a quarter of a year and just could not believe it."
The Clippers overcame a 35-point deficit Tuesday night against the Wizards.
That is tied for the 2nd-largest in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97).
The Jazz overcame a 36-point deficit against the Nuggets in 1996. pic.twitter.com/0n2na9lopo
- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 26, 2022
Even in the American media, they found it difficult to ignore the extraordinary loss.
Chase Hughes, a NBC reporter, did not pity: "It's one of the worst losses I've ever seen from the Wizards. It's just unbelievable."
Journalist David Aldridge added: "I definitely think this is the most pathetic show in the almost 40 years I've been around Washington. I could not believe what I saw."
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