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Topic Started: Mar 31 2014, 19:15 (12 Views)
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The Washington Wizards have a chance to end their lengthy playoff drought while putting a little more distance on the Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates live stream that's one spot behind them in the Eastern Conference.

The Wizards will try to wrap up their first trip to the postseason since 2008 and send the slumping Charlotte Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers live stream to another loss Monday night.

Washington's six-year playoff absence is currently the third-longest drought in the league behind Minnesota's soon-to-be 11 years Washington Nationals vs New York Mets live stream Sacramento's soon-to-be nine years. The Wizards, though, can end that with a win over Charlotte or a New York loss in Utah later Monday evening.

"We're ready. We're going to definitely get that win, that's for sure," forward Al Harrington said. "We're trying to build momentum Philadelphia Phillies vs Texas Rangers live stream into the playoffs. We're not trying to limp in there or barely make it."

Washington (38-35) has helped its cause by winning back-to-back games after losing four of five and edged Atlanta 101-97 in their Atlanta Braves vs Milwaukee Brewers live stream one Saturday. John Wall led six Wizards players in double figures with 25 points, but third-leading scorer Trevor Ariza suffered a groin injury in the third quarter.

Washington was playing at the Verizon Center after the NHL's Capitals hosted Boston earlier in the day and the transition Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles live stream ice to hardwood left the floor slippery at times.

Ariza's status is unclear for this game St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds live stream the sixth-place Wizards attempt to pad a three-game cushion over the Bobcats (35-38) in the East.

Washington is 1 1/2 games behind fifth-place Brooklyn entering Monday's play and three back of Chicago in the race for home-court Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox live stream in the opening round of the playoffs.

Charlotte, meanwhile, has a 4 1/2-game lead over ninth-place New York and one game in hand on the Knicks in its drive for the second Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays live stream berth in franchise history. The Bobcats made that lone appearance in 2010 and were swept by Orlando.

They're hardly surging toward the playoffs, having dropped four of six. Charlotte won 116-111 in overtime against Brooklyn on Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins live stream but was edged 110-105 in OT at last-place Orlando on Friday.

The Bobcats appeared ready to pull out a victory despite blowing their double-digit lead from late in the third quarter but allowed Arron San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks live stream Afflalo to hit a tying 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds left in regulation.

"All you've got to do is do what we're supposed to do right there and the game ends. That was it," said coach Steve Clifford, whose team Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels live stream was also outscored 11-4 in the final 2 1/2 minutes of overtime. "We have to make one play that you make time after time and we didn't make the play."

The Bobcats have won four of six against Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics live stream Washington but have split their two games in this season's series.

The Wizards ended a two-game skid in Charlotte with a 97-83 victory Jan. 7 and held Bobcats leading scorer Al Jefferson to a season-low MLB 2014 Baseball live stream six points, later matched against Memphis on Feb. 22.

Jefferson, averaging 21.5 points, had a Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors live stream team-leading 26 on 13-of-20 shooting and 10 rebounds in a 98-85 victory in Washington on March 12.

Gerald Henderson has scored 27 points in each of the last two home games against the Wizards while Wall, a native of Raleigh, N.C., is Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls live stream averaging 21.7 points in his past three matchups with Charlotte.

A matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Notre Dame vs Baylor live stream San Antonio Spurs is looking less like a potential NBA Finals preview than it did earlier in the season.

While league-leading San Antonio is on the Connecticut vs Texas A&M live stream brink of its longest winning streak ever, Indiana is stumbling toward the playoffs and in danger of losing its grip on the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

San Antonio (57-16) is three games ahead of Oklahoma City for the NBA's best record after tying a team mark with its 17th straight win, 96-80 at home Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes live stream against New Orleans on Saturday. The Spurs, who also won 17 in a row from Feb. 29-March 31, 1996, also need to go 6-4 over their final 10 games to tie a franchise-best 63-19 finish in 2005-06.

The Pacers (52-22) have let their lead over Miami for first place in the East dwindle to one game after dropping five of seven and nine of their Winnipeg Jets vs Anaheim Ducks live stream last 15 games. They awoke for an 84-83 victory over the Heat on Wednesday, but otherwise have appeared listless, falling 90-76 against a 30-45 Cleveland squad on Sunday.
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