Editing Washington Wizards (section)

====2013–14: Return to playoffs====
[[File:Capital One Arena interior 2017-04-19.jpg|250px|thumb|The Wizards returned to the playoffs in the 2014 season.]]
On February 3, 2014, the Wizards defeated the [[2013–14 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland Trail Blazers]] to improve to a 24–23 record. The win marked the first time the team had held a winning record since 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/wizards-vs-trail-blazers-washington-wins-to-top-500-for-first-time-since-2009/2014/02/03/e203376c-8d40-11e3-833c-33098f9e5267_story.html | title=Wizards vs. Trail Blazers: Washington wins to top .500 for first time since 2009 | newspaper=Washington Post | date=February 3, 2014 | access-date=February 3, 2014 | first=Michael | last=Lee | archive-date=February 4, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204073240/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/wizards-vs-trail-blazers-washington-wins-to-top-500-for-first-time-since-2009/2014/02/03/e203376c-8d40-11e3-833c-33098f9e5267_story.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 2, 2014, the Wizards defeated the [[2013–14 Boston Celtics season|Boston Celtics]] by a score of 118–92 to clinch the team's first playoff berth since the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400489992|title=Wizards clinch first playoff berth since 2008|work=ESPN|date=April 2, 2014|access-date=April 2, 2014|archive-date=April 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403122955/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400489992|url-status=live}}</ref>  Led by first time All-Star John Wall, on April 29, 2014, the Wizards defeated the [[2013–14 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago Bulls]] in game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals by a score of 75–69 to win the series 4–1. This was the Wizards first series victory since the [[2005 NBA playoffs]] when they defeated the same team in 6 games.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400553103 | title=Wizards knock out Bulls for rare postseason series victory | work=ESPN | date=April 29, 2014 | access-date=May 2, 2014 | archive-date=May 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501231057/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400553103 | url-status=live }}</ref> The Wizards advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals against the Indiana Pacers. The Wizards won game one 102–96. In Game 2, the Wizards lost a 19-point second-half lead, as they dropped the game 88–82. After being routed by Indiana in game three 85–63, they also lost game four 95–92. They showed grit and determination as they staved off elimination with a 102–79 game five win. They were behind most of game 6, but battled back to take the lead late in the game. However, Indiana closed out the series with a 93–80 win.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/400556180|title=Pacers pull away from Wizards, advance to conference finals|work=ESPN|agency=The Associated Press|date=May 16, 2014|access-date=December 16, 2022|location=Washington|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216052846/https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/400556180|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Trevor Ariza]] would leave in the off-season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nba.com/rockets/rockets-land-ariza-three-team-deal|title=Rockets Land Ariza & Valuable First Round Pick|location=Houston|work=Houston Rockets|publisher=NBA|date=July 15, 2014|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216052901/https://www.nba.com/rockets/rockets-land-ariza-three-team-deal|url-status=live}}</ref>