Preview: Wizards Take On Nets
Game 15- Brooklyn (6-9) at Washington (5-9)
TV: 7pm NBC Sports Washington
Last game: Washington defeated Cleveland 119-95
- Bradley Beal- 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
- Otto Porter Jr.-15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
- Austin Rivers-12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Projected Nets starters-Davis, Dudley, Harris, Russell, Crabbe
Projected Wizards starters-Morris, Porter Jr., Howard, Wall, Beal
Brooklyn preview-The Nets are losers of three games in a row, highlighted by a blowout loss at home to the Miami Heat two days ago. Currently, Brooklyn is a banged up team. The team’s leading scorer, Caris LeVery, is out with a dislocated foot, and will miss significant playing time this season. Also, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is questionable for the game, as he is suffering an ankle injury. Finally, Jarrett Allen is a game-time decision, as he is battling an illness. So, if all three can’t go, the Nets will look to D’Angelo Russell to pick up the slack. Russell, is averaging nearly 19 points and 5 assists in the last five games he has played. Spencer Dinwiddie, the first man off of Brooklyn’s bench, has scored in double figures in the previous 5 games, and is shooting 49 percent from the field.
Washington preview-The Wizards are looking to extend there winning streak to four. They will once again need a great performance by Veal, who in the last five games is averaging 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game. John Wall will try and rebound after a horrid performance, in which he shot 3-10 from the field, and scored only eight points. Jeff Green continues to play a key role off of the bench. Green is shooting nearly 57 percent for the month of November, and in the past five games, Green’s shooting from the field is nearly 70 percent from the field. Washington is no longer the worst team in the league, when it comes to points allowed, as they are currently now 29th in the league. Washington’s next game will be Sunday night when they will face one of the hottest teams in the league, the Portland Trail Blazers.
