Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards clinch franchise's first division title since 1978-79
Published
Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET
Sports Illustrated, SI Wire/Sports Illustrated
The Washington Wizards have clinched the franchise's first division title since 1978-79 after defeating the Lakers, 119-108.
The title ends the longest professional sports divisional drought.
The previous longest droughts include a 42-year period without a division title for the Clippers until 2012-13 and a 39-year drought from the Warriors that ended in 2014-15.
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The Wizards now own seven division titles: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1979.
The Miami Heat have won five of the last six division titles.
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