Rookie Rui Hachimura scored a team-high 23 points Friday but could not rescue the Washington Wizards from a 118-107 defeat against the New Orleans Pelicans that ended their hopes of reaching the NBA playoffs.Hachimura, the Wizards' 2019 first-round pick, hit a three-pointer in the first minute of the game before connecting on his next three field-goal attempts on the way to a 15-point first half.The 22-year-old, who reached double figures for the first time in four games, also added six rebounds for the game.Thomas Bryant and Troy Brown added 22 and 20, respectively, but the Wizards could n…READ FULL ARTICLE
