The Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets meet Saturday bearing the load of disappointing seasons as well as the weight of all of the teams above them in the Eastern Conference standings.

Washington last January ... since 2014 with four straight wins in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, just weeks after their loss to the Wolverines in Columbus, Ohio.

Four years, four remarkable and unthinkable years of seismic change in college football ... regular-season loss to Georgia in 2024, Playoff losses to Washington (2023) and Ohio State (2024 ...

The Orlando Magic have been an Under machine this year. Points should be at a premium once again as their struggling offense ...