<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">CHARLOTTE, Dec. 27 -- The Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats were on the court for a game here Wednesday night less than 24 hours after both teams played elsewhere. The Wizards beat Memphis at Verizon Center, and the Bobcats lost at Dallas. Neither team had long to ponder the events of Tuesday night because they faced one of the most dreaded aspects of life in the NBA: the back-to-back. Playing on consecutive nights tests the energy and concentration of players and can challenge a team's depth. ------------------- "The key is tricking your body into playing with more energy than you think you need," Wizards center Brendan Haywood said. ------------------- Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan said he does not have a set policy for dealing with back-to-backs. "I look at that game itself and monitor the game," Jordan said. "Obviously, in Denver, you could see a difference between their foot quickness and our foot quickness; their energy and our energy, so I went to the bench. As long as I see guys moving their feet, getting back on defense, playing with energy -- those kinds of things, we're fine. If not, you have to try something else."</div> Link The upcoming back to back games will be crucial, with the first game against the Magic which the Wizards can move ahead on first place in the division with a win, and one against the Bucks who have been playing great basketball lately moving above .500 recently.
