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Pacers Hand The Wizards Ninth Straight Loss

Photo courtesy of Keith Allison
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It’s hard to imagine it’s only the Wizards fourth home game but this three-week old season is already starting to feel like an eternity. It’s not a new story to lament a Wizards team that is slow out of the gate. Last year’s team lost eight games in a row before their first win and the team in 2010 started the season 2-6.

Well Washington can add another game to the loss column as the Wizards lose their ninth straight game to the Indiana Pacers 96-89.

The team has struggled to find consistency in all facets of their play. Coach Randy Wittman has been left with the task of filling in the holes left by starters John Wall and Nene, who are still recovering from pre-season injuries. Wittman looked resigned at the end of the night as it was clear he still hasn’t figured out the answer to that question.

“I mean we got to figure out how to play a game- a whole game,” Wittman said in the post-game press conference.

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