Wall is an obvious standout and while Dudley, Temple and Oubre have gotten a lot of credit, Gortat in particular has followed Wall's lead and has taken his game to another level during the teams four game winning streak.
Mostly relegated to setting picks and doing the dirty work early on in the season, Gortat has gotten more involved in the offense and shown the kind of form that earned him his contract extension.
For the month of December Marcin Gortat is averaging 17/10.4 on 57% shooting in 34.5 minutes on the floor. Without much depth behind him you couldn't blame him if he was more selective with his effort, but he's out there hustling from the opening tip and gets after it on both ends.
Having gotten the better of Cousins and Marc Gasol last week, Gortat will have an opportunity to give the Wizards an edge going up against DeAndre Jordan.
The big news for the Clippers is obviously the injury to Griffin. Having made up ground to close November and with strong performances throughout December this injury couldn't have come at worse time. There's not much depth in the front court and drama queen Josh Smith seems more interested in igniting old feuds.
For the Wizards to extend this streak to five, Wall and Gortat will have to be factors on both ends of the court, and Washington will need to get much of the same of what Temple, Oubre, Dudley and Sessions have been able to deliver.
