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When: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Where: Verizon Center
Time: 7:00 PM Eastern
TV: Comcast Sportsnet
Chat: Link
Commentators:
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Lineups:
Washington Wizards (17-15)
PG - Antonio Daniels
SG - Deshawn Stevenson
SF - Caron "Tough Juice" Butler
PF - Antawn Jamison
C - Brendan Haywood
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![Image](http://www.nba.com/media/act_antawn_jamison.jpg)
![Image](http://www.nba.com/media/act_brendan_haywood.jpg)
Bench: Roger Mason, Andray Blatche, Darius Songaila, Nick Young, Dominic McGuire
Injuries:
Gilbert Arenas - Knee - 3 Months
OPEC - Broken Ankle - 2-3 Weeks
Etan Thomas - Heart - Indefinite
Houston Rockets (17-17)
PG - Rafer Alston
SG - Luther Head
SF - Shane Battier
PF - Chuck Hayes
C - Yao Ming
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Bench: Luis Scola, Aaron Brooks, Dikembe Mutombo, Bonzi Wells, Mike James, Carl Landry, and Steve Novak.
Injuries:
Kirk Snyder - personal reasons
Tracy McGrady - left knee
Steve Francis - Tendinitis in quadriceps.
Key Matchups:
Yao Ming vs. Brendan Haywood
--Probably one of Brendan's bigger tests of the season. Ming has at least a 6 inch height advantage over Haywood. You can't stop him, only hope to contain him on the boards. Not to mention Ming can hit that 15 foot jumper, so for the second straight game, Haywood will have to play both in the paint and come out and defend.
Perimeter Defense
--Battier, Brooks, Head, James and Alston are all shooting over 31% from the three point line, so this should be a huge test for the likes of Jamison, Butler, and Stevenson.