It was Washington's fourth consecutive loss, all to teams either jockeying for playoff position or fighting to get in, like the Celtics. That appears to be the one common thread.
Someone always seems to hit the big shot.
Someone on the other team, that is. White did not want to talk about his two missed free throws, which came with after he was fouled by Eric Williams with 10.6 seconds left. Stith missed both free throws and the Wizards called a timeout with 7.4 seconds left. Washington executed the inbounds play as designed during the break. Richard Hamilton took the inbounds pass near half court, drove to the right side of the basket, using a pick at the foul line from Christian Laettner to create some space.