1-17 Wizards (25-19) at Hornets (17-25)
TV: NBC Sports Washington
Last game for Washington- 104-95 loss vs Milwaukee
- John Wall-27 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds
- Bradley Beal-19 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
- Kelly Oubre Jr.-19 points, 5 rebounds
Last game for Charlotte- 118-107 win at Detroit
- Dwight Howard-21 points, 17 rebounds
- Marvin Williams-21 points, 5 rebounds
Kemba Walker-20 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds
Projected Washington starters-Morris PF, Porter Jr. SF, Gortat C, Wall PG, Beal SG
Projected Charlotte starters-Williams PF, Kidd-Gilchrist SF, Howard C, Walker PG, Batum SG
Washington preview-The Wizards are beginning a five-game road trip after a disappointing 2-3 home stand. Washington’s defense once again did not show up, as Milwaukee, who came into the game ranked 28th in 3-point field goals, hit 50 percent of their attempts. Another glaring issue for the Wizards-turnovers. Washington committed 24 of them, led by Beal who committed 7. Beal and Wall shot 15-39 from the field, and perhaps being on the road for the next five games will help them improve their shooting.
Charlotte preview-Charlotte is seven games back of Washington heading into Wednesday’s game. Charlotte won the first matchup back on November 22nd, 129-124, in which Howard scored 26, Walker scored 24 and guard Jeremy Lamb came off the bench scoring 24 in the victory. Expect Howard to get a double-double on Wednesday night against Washington. This season, the center is averaging 15 points and 12 rebounds per contest. Walker leads the team averaging nearly 22 points a contest, while both Lamb (14.1 ppg) and forward Frank Kaminsky (10.9 ppg) are producing off the bench respectively
