WIZARDS
PROBABLE STARTERS |
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#5 Dominic McGuire
Forward, 6-9, 220 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
2.3 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
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#4 Antawn Jamison
Forward, 6-9, 235 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
20.8 |
9.4 |
2.0 |
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#32 Andray Blatche
Center, 6-11, 248 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
9.7 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
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#1 Nick Young
Guard, 6-6, 200 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
9.2 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
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#13 Mike James
Guard, 6-3, 165 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
12.6 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
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| GAME
NOTES Tonight’s contest is the second of
three meetings between the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics.The
two teams will meet for the final time on April 15th in Boston.
The Celtics took the first meeting from Washington, 122-88, on December
11, 2008, at Verizon Center.
Last Game...The Wizards lost to the New Orleans Hornets, 97-85,
at the New Orleans Arena on December 30th...Antawn Jamison posted
his 18th double-double of the season with 22 points and 12 rebounds….Mike
James scored 16 points and had seven assists...Andray Blatche was
the third Wizards player in double figures as he had 11 points and
four rebounds...Washington committed a season low of six turnovers
versus New Orleans, but were unable to overcome Chris Paul who posted
the first triple-double against the Wizards
since Jason Kidd did it in December of 2007.
Last Game versus Boston…The Wizards fell to the Boston
Celtics, 122-98, at Verizon Center on December 11th...Caron Butler
led the Wizards with 19 points...Antawn Jamison finished with 17
points and five rebounds…Juan Dixon scored 17 points, dished
out seven assists and had four steals...JaVale McGee added 11 points,
six rebounds and three blocks.
The Wizards have won two of the last three meetings at TD BankNorth
Garden. Washington took the last meeting, 88-83, on January 14th.
Caron Butler scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds, while Antawn
Jamison recorded one of his 44 double-doubles last season, with
20 points and 10 rebounds.
Looking to gain some ground in the Eastern Conference standings,
Washington’s next nine games will be against Eastern Conference
foes with five of those games coming at Verizon Center.
In eight starts for his new team, Mike James is providing a scoring boost. James is
averaging 15.1 points per game.
Among all NBA forwards, Caron Butler is 7th in scoring (21.0
ppg), 4th in assists (4.5 apg), 5th in steals (1.59 spg) and 5th
in minutes (38.3).
Among all NBA forwards, Antawn Jamison is 8th in scoring (20.8),
second in double-doubles (18), 7th in rebounding (9.4) and 2nd in
minutes (38.7).
Butler is currently averaging career-highs in points per game
(21.0) and field goal percentage (47.5).
Wizards forward Andray Blatche is averaging career highs in points
(9.7) and rebounds (5.3).
Washington-Boston connections...Wizards forward Darius Songaila
was drafted by the Celtics with the 50th overall pick in the second
round of the 2002 NBA Draft...Wizards swingman Caron Butler and
Celtics guard Eddie House were teammates in Miami during Butler’s
rookie season in 2002-03...Celtics guard Sam Cassell graduated from
Baltimore’s Dunbar High School…Mike James averaged 10.7
points per game in 55 games for Boston in 2003-04…Interim
Head Coach Ed Tapscott played his collegiate basketball for Tom
Penders at Tufts University.
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CELTICS
PROBABLE STARTERS |
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#34 Paul Pierce
Forward, 6-7, 235 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
18.5 |
5.7 |
3.8 |
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#5 Kevin Garnett
Forward, 6-11, 253 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
16.7 |
8.8 |
2.6 |
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#43 Kendrick Perkins
Center, 6-10, 264 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
8.9
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8.6 |
1.2 |
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#20 Ray Allen
Guard, 6-5, 205 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
18.0 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
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#9 Rajon Rondo
Guard, 6-1, 178 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
11.2 |
5.0 |
7.5 |
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