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Washington Wizards point guard John Wall will play tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Chris Miller of NBC Sports Washington.
The All-Star had been sidelined for the better part of two months with a knee injury, coming back to the floor at the end of last month in a win against the Charlotte Hornets, posting 15 points and 14 assists in a 33-minute performance.
The 27-year-old sat out the next day against the Chicago Bulls due to a back-to-back restriction, but will be fit to play tonight after one day's rest following two straight losses.
Head coach Scott Brooks indicated Wall won't have any minute restrictions, as his team is fighting tooth and nail for the best potential spot in the postseason, with all eight playoff teams already having clinched a spot in the East.
The Wizards are in seventh place and a third straight loss could prove too much to bear, as it would bump them down to eighth, breaking the tie with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Cleveland is also extremely motivated to get a win, with the Philadelphia 76ers only a tiebreaker shy of the third spot, having won 12 games in a row, following a convincing victory over the Detroit Pistons last night.
Washington only has four games left in the schedule and they'll have to make each of them count if they hope to have a chance in this fierce postseason.
