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____29-28 (5th East/2nd Southeast Div)___________________32-25 (3rd East/1st Atlantic Div)
_________14-14 Road, 20-14 vs East_________________________16-11 Home, 22-13 vs East
__________5-5 Last 10, Streak: W4 ___________________________7-3 Last 10, Streak: W3
Representing the most powerful city in the world, YOUR Washington Wizards embark on a road trip across the border for a Thursday night match-up versus the hot Toronto Raptors. Both teams come into the game on a bit of a tear -- the Wizards sporting a 4-game winning streak which has brought them, again, above the .500 mark. Good enough for 5th in a weak Eastern Conference. Toronto are winners of the last three, 7 of their last 10. They sit atop the Atlantic Conference and third in the East.
The Raptors are led by All-Star SG DeMar DeRozan, who is coming off of a good game on Tuesday versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. DeRozan torched the Cavs for 33 points on 12-25 shooting and added 4 boards and 6 dimes just for good measure. Point guard Kyle Lowry always seems to play well versus the Wiz as well. He's coming off of a subpar shooting night (3-15) and will surely be pumped up to match up with Wizards PG John Wall.
The Wizards take the court for the second time following PF/C Nene Hilario's recent MCL sprain. Their most recent win on Tuesday (vs Orlando) featured 20+ point performances by four different players -- PG John Wall, SG Bradley Beal, SF Trevor Ariza, and C Marcin Gortat. The Wiz will have to again rely on an all-hands-on-deck approach in Nene's absence and head coach Randy Wittman will have to find a way to coax additional production from his bench. On Wednesday, the Wizards signed F Drew Gooden to a 10-day deal in order to bolster the bench. PF/C Kevin Seraphin and PF Trevor Booker are nursing sore knees.
Line-Ups
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_____________PG John Wall_____________________________________PG Kyle Lowry
_____19.8 ppg (43% fg, 33% 3pt, 83% ft)___________________16.9 ppg (43% fg, 30% 3pt, 80% ft)
_____8.6 apg, 4.3 rpg, 2.0 spg, 0.5 bpg____________________7.6 apg, 4.5 rpg, 1.1 spg, 0.4 bpg
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_____________SG Bradley Beal_________________________________SG DeMar DeRozan
_____16.9 ppg (41% fg, 42% 3pt, 81% ft)___________________22.5 ppg (43% fg, 38% 3pt, 82% ft)
_____3.5 apg, 3.7 rpg, 0.9 spg, 0.2 bpg____________________3.8 apg, 4.5 rpg, 1.6 spg, 0.2 bpg
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_____________SF Trevor Ariza_________________________________SF Terrence Ross
_____14.3 ppg (45% fg, 41% 3pt, 78% ft)___________________10.6 ppg (42% fg, 40% 3pt, 82% ft)
_____2.7 apg, 6.6 rpg, 1.9 spg, 0.3 bpg____________________0.9 apg, 3.1 rpg, 0.8 spg, 0.4 bpg
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____________PF Trevor Booker________________________________PF Amir Johnson
______6.2 ppg (54% fg, 0% 3pt, 53% ft)____________-________10.3 ppg (55% fg, 26% 3pt, 70% ft)
_____5.6 rpg, 0.9 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.4 bpg____________________6.6 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.7 spg, 1.1 bpg
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_____________C Marcin Gortat_______________________________C Jonas Valanciunas
_____12.3 ppg (54% fg, 100% 3pt, 68% ft)___________________10.4 ppg (51% fg, 00% 3pt, 74% ft)
___-__8.9 rpg, 1.6 apg, 0.5 spg, 1.5 bpg____________________8.6 rpg, 0.7 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.9 bpg
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What: Washington Wizards at Toronto Raptors
When: 7:00 p.m. EST
Where: Air Canada Centre -- Toronto, Ontario
Radio: WFED-AM, 1500
TV: CSN+, NBA League Pass, Quasi-legal internet streams
Let's go Wizards!
