Game Preview: Wizards vs. Bobcats

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WIZARDS PROBABLE STARTERS
#14 Al Thornton
Forward, 6-8, 220 lbs
2009-10 STATS
PPG
RPG
APG
11.3
4.1
1.2
#7 Andray Blatche
Forward, 6-11, 260 lbs
2009-10 STATS
PPG
RPG
APG
12.7
6.2
1.6
#34 JaVale McGee
Center, 7-0, 252 lbs
2009-10 STATS
PPG
RPG
APG
5.0
3.1
0.2
#6 Mike MIller
Guard, 6-8, 218 lbs
2009-10 STATS
PPG
RPG
APG
9.8
6.0
3.6
#2 Shaun Livingston
Guard, 6-7, 185 lbs
2009-10 STATS
PPG
RPG
APG
3.3
1.7
2.6
GAME NOTES
  • Tonight’s matchup is the third of four meetings between the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats. The Bobcats currently lead the season series, 2-0. The two teams will meet again on Friday in Charlotte for the final time.
  • Last game...The Wizards fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, 99-92 at Staples Center in Los Angeles...Nick Young tied a season-high with 22 points on 7-of-11 from the field in 21:35 minutes of action off of the bench...Andray Blatche posted his 11th double-double of the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds, he also had five assists...Al Thornton scored 18 points and had four steals for Washington.
  • Last time versus Charlotte…The Wizards fell to the Charlotte Bobcats, 94-92 on February 9th in Charlotte...Caron Butler led all scorers with 23 points and also handed out eight assists... Mike Miller scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field...Antawn Jamison scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds...Andray Blatche scored 15 points on 5-of-8 from the field in 18:59 minutes of play off of the bench.
  • Andray Blatche is averaging 21.1 points and 7.9 rebounds in 11 games during March. During the month, Blatche has posted six games of 20 or more points and recorded three double-doubles.
  • James Singleton is averaging 9.3 rebounds in his last four games.
  • Al Thornton is 30 points shy of 3,000 career points.
  • Mike Miller is averaging 18.1 points and 7.3 rebounds in nine career games versus the Bobcats. Miller’s averages against Charlotte mark his highest career scoring and rebounding averages against any opponent.
  • Wizards-Charlotte connections...Wizards Head Coach Flip Saunders succeeded Bobcats Head Coach Larry Brown in Detroit in 2005 after Brown left to become the Head Coach of the New York Knicks…Bobcats Center Nazr Mohammed played for Wizards Head Coach Flip Saunders in Detroit in 2006-07 and part of the 2007-08 season before being traded to the Bobcats...Bobcats guard Larry Hughes played for the Wizards from 2002-05 averaging 17.7 points, 3.4 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game..
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    BOBCATS PROBABLE STARTERS
    #3 Gerald Wallace
    Forward, 6-7, 220 lbs
    2009-10 STATS
    PPG
    RPG
    APG
    18.4
    10.5
    2.1
    #32 Boris Diaw
    Forward, 6-8, 235 lbs
    2009-10 STATS
    PPG
    RPG
    APG
    11.2
    5.1
    3.8
    #42 Theo Ratliff
    Center, 6-10, 235 lbs
    2009-10 STATS
    PPG
    RPG
    APG
    3.2
    2.8
    0.4
    #1 Stephen Jackson
    Guard, 6-8, 215 lbs
    2009-10 STATS
    PPG
    RPG
    APG
    20.7
    5.0
    3.9
    #20 Raymond Felton
    Guard, 6-1, 198 lbs
    2009-10 STATS
    PPG
    RPG
    APG
    11.9
    5.4
    3.7