WASHINGTON, D.C. — We were off to see the Washington Wizards, and it made sense to stay on topic.
The original purpose of this piece was to assess Washington's chances—as compared to the Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers—of competing for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and perhaps even pushing the five teams projected for the top five. After all, at media day, LeBron James, without prompting, mentioned Washington and Detroit as two of the East's most improved outfits.
And throughout Tuesday's media sessions, Heat players did politely note the Wizards' progress, touting the talents of John Wall, referencing Washington's late-season success when he was healthy.
Still, Chris Bosh put a stop to that silly storyline before it started.
"Right now, the East is very top-heavy," Bosh said. "With that said, there’s a lot of teams that feel they can really make a move, get into the playoff race. For the most part, it’s the New York teams (the Nets and Knicks), Indiana, Chicago and us, and we’re going to be duking it out all se ...
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