Wizards beat the Hornets in their season finale to lock up eighth place in the East

“One thing I know about Brad: I don’t look at him when I take him out of games, because I know he’s angry and he’s angry at me because he wants to play,” Brooks said. “… I cannot say enough about Brad’s toughness. He obviously is so skilled and athletic, but the [five] years I’ve been here, there’s not a lot of guys that have his mental toughness and his focus and his determination. He’s been put under a very, very difficult position with our injuries the last three years, and he had to really lead our group by himself. Now he has a partner. That showed tonight.”