5 NBA teams with the toughest remaining regular-season schedule

#4 Washington Wizards

Bradley Beal is averaging over 30 points per game this season

The Washington Wizards are somehow still in the playoffs hunt this season. Led by Bradley Beal, the Wizards are ninth in the Eastern Conference with a 20-36 record and are 4.5 games behind the Orlando Magic who hold the eighth seed.

The Wizards face a challenging second half of the season with matches against the likes of Boston Celtics twice, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks and has a strength of schedule at .540. The slight wiggle room in the fixtures are their matchups against the Atlanta Hawks who they play twice.

With Bradley Beal playing lights out, they have a very good chance of sneaking into the postseason.

#3 Chicago Bulls

Zach LaVine is in contention for the Most Improved Player Award

The Chicago Bulls have not made the playoffs since 2017 and the trend is on the risk of continuing if they do not get their house in order. Bulls are currently 10th in the Eastern Conference and are six games behind the eighth seed. Their offensive woes have been apparent all season long and don't look like it's improving any time soon.

With Zach LaVine leading the way, the Bulls have faced injury issues with Otto Porter Jr. and Lauri Markkanen missing huge chunks of the season. This left coach Jim Boylen little to work with and has relied only on the brilliance of LaVine to bail him out of difficult situations.

Chicago has the third toughest schedule remaining in the NBA with them playing the Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets twice with a strength of schedule at .541. They also play both the LA-based sides as their chances of making the postseason looking very slim.