Game Preview: Wizards vs. Raptors

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WIZARDS PROBABLE STARTERS
#3 Caron Butler
Forward, 6-7, 228 lbs
2009-10 STATS
PPG
RPG
APG
16.4
7.0
1.2
#4 Antawn Jamison
Forward, 6-9, 235 lbs
2009-10 STATS
PPG
RPG
APG
21.7
9.3
1.2
#33 Brendan Haywood
Center, 7-0, 263 lbs
2009-10 STATS
PPG
RPG
APG
10.1
10.4
0.3
#1 Nick Young
Guard, 6-6, 210 lbs
2009-10 STATS
PPG
RPG
APG
7.1
1.4
0.8
#0 Gilbert Arenas
Guard, 6-4, 215 lbs
2009-10 STATS
PPG
RPG
APG
20.1
3.7
6.3
GAME NOTES
  • Tonight’s game is the first of three meetings between the Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors. Last season the Raptors took the season series, 2-1.
  • Last contest...The Wizards were defeated by the Charlotte Bobcats, 92-76, at Verizon Center on November 28th…Caron Butler led all scorers with 19 points on 6-of-11 from the field to go along with seven rebounds...Brendan Haywood scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds... Nick Young scored 10 points for Washington.
  • Antawn Jamison averaged 26.3 points and 8.7 rebounds in three games versus Toronto last season. This marked his second scoring average against teams he faced three or more times last season (Jamison averaged 29.7 points in three games versus Indiana last season).
  • Caron Butler averaged 21.3 points and 6.7 rebounds versus Toronto last season.
  • Butler will play in his 500th career game tonight.
  • Haywood is second in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game at 4.3.
  • JaVale McGee is averaging 3.5 blocks in his last four games.
  • Gilbert Arenas is averaging 22.7 points and 5.1 rebounds versus the Raptors in 18 career games.
  • The Wizards are currently ranked in the top 10 in the NBA in offensive rebounding per game (12.4, 5th), total rebounds per game (43.4, 6th) and blocks per game (5.6, 8th).
  • Washington-Toronto connections...Wizards captain Antawn Jamison was drafted fourth overall by Toronto in 1998, but his draft rights were immediately traded to Golden State for the draft rights to the number fifth pick Vince Carter…Mike James averaged 20.3 points and 5.8 assists per game in 79 games for Toronto in 2005-06…Raptors guard Jarrett Jack was born in Fort Washington, MD...Wizards center Fabricio Oberto and Rapters center Rasho Nesterovic were teammates in San Antonio…Rapters center Rasho Nesterovic played under Wizards Head Coach Flip Saunders in Minnesota from 1998-2003…Flip Saunders coached Raptors forward Amir Johnson in Detroit from 2005-08.
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    RAPTORS PROBABLE STARTERS
    #4 Chris Bosh
    Forward, 6-10, 230 lbs.
    2009-10 STATS
    PPG
    RPG
    APG
    25.4
    12.2
    1.6
    #26 Hedo Turkoglu
    Forward, 6-10, 220
    2009-10 STATS
    PPG
    RPG
    APG
    13.9
    4.6
    3.8
    #7 Andrea Bargnani
    Center, 7-0, 250 lbs
    2009-10 STATS
    PPG
    RPG
    APG
    17.2
    6.4
    1.1
    #10 DeMar DeRozan
    Guard, 6-7, 220 lbs
    2009-10 STATS
    PPG
    RPG
    APG
    6.7
    2.8
    0.7
    #8 Jose Calderon
    Guard, 6-3, 210 lbs
    2009-10 STATS
    PPG
    RPG
    APG
    11.8
    2.2
    6.4