For at least one night, the Washington Wizards B team was a lot better than the New York Knicks C team, and the Wizards rolled to a comfortable 120-103 preseason victory. The final 17-point margin tells a sort of traditional NBA story.
The Wizards dominated most of the way. They led by 23 at the half, grew their lead to as much as 36 in the third quarter, and then the Knicks made a bit of a comeback in the late third quarter and fourth to make the final margin more respectable.
This brings me to what I wrote after their first preseason game: “The first rule of preseason NBA basketball is to not take anything seriously.” The second rule: It’s still okay to like things you saw. And dislike some too.
And, a few things I didn’t like:
One thing I did love from the Monumental broadcast was a preseason mistake — a graphic that read: “NYK: 0 FG last 0:05.” Legit made me laugh.
The Wizards are back in action Thursday night when they’ll close out the preseason at the Detroit Pistons.