Pacers potential playoff opponents preview: Washington Wizards
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Match up: Wizards: Scott Brooks v Pacers: Nate McMillan
Advantage: Pacers
Analysis: Neither is Gregg Popovich or Bobby Knight, but McMillan has his charges firing much better than Brooks does. Since those horrendously embarrassing back-to-back defeats to the Mavericks and Hawks in late February, Indy has won 12 of 17. Washington has been much, much cooler. On February 22 the Wizards beat the Cavaliers, moving a half-game behind Cleveland for third place in the East. The Wiz have since gone on the opposite of a tear (the bad kind) losing 12 of their last 20. Brooks needs to find a way to integrate Wall back into the lineup, and do it quickly. McMillan needs to help his team execute those out-of-bounds plays better. No matter what, McMillan’s team is playing better. He had the edge here.