WIZARDS
PROBABLE STARTERS |
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#3 Caron Butler
Forward, 6-7, 228 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
21.3 |
6.6 |
4.3 |
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#4 Antawn Jamison
Forward, 6-9, 235 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
20.0 |
9.7 |
2.2 |
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#32 Andray Blatche
Center, 6-11, 248 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
9.3 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
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#2 DeShawn Stevenson
Guard, 6-5, 218 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
7.9 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
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#13 Mike James
Guard, 6-3, 165 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
10. |
2.4 |
2.4 |
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GAME NOTES
Tonight’s contest is the first of two meetings between the Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks.
The two teams will meet again on March 7th in Dallas. The Wizards swept the season series from Dallas
last season, 2-0. Washington defeated Dallas, 110-98, in Dallas on November 26, 2007, and 102-84
on January 8th in Washington. Overall, the Wizards have taken three straight contests over the Mavericks.
Last game…Washington fell to the Philadelphia 76ers, 109-103, at Verizon Center. The Wizards saw
five players score in double-figures, with Antawn Jamison leading the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Caron Butler scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had four assists. Mike James
added 16 points and six rebounds in his second start for the Wizards. Andray Blatche scored 13 points,
his third consecutive game in double-figure scoring.
The Wizards swept the season series from Dallas last season. The last time this occurred was the
1996-97 season when the Wizards won both meetings.
Caron Butler averaged 30.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in Washington’s two victories over Dallas last season.
Antawn Jamison averaged 25.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in the two Wizards wins over the Mavericks
last season.
Among all NBA forwards, Caron Butler is 6th in scoring (21.3 ppg), 3rd in assists (4.3 apg) and 5th in
steals (1.6 spg).
Among all NBA forwards, Antawn Jamison is 13th in scoring (20.0), second in double-doubles (16), 7th
in rebounding (9.7) and 3rd in minutes (38.3).
Butler is currently averaging career-highs in points per game (21.3) and field goal percentage (47.4).
Due to the 4pm start time of the Washington Redskins game this Sunday,
the Wizards versus Mavericks match-up will air on 570 AM in its entirety. ESPN 980, the home of
Wizards basketball, will switch to Wizards coverage once Redskins coverage is complete, while 570 AM
will continue its Wizards coverage.
Washington-Dallas connections…Wizards forward Antawn Jamison played one season in Dallas in 2003-04; a season which culminated in NBA Sixth Man of the Year honors for Jamison...Jamison was
traded to Washington for Jerry Stackhouse, Christian Laettner, and the draft rights to Devin Harris...
Jamison and Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas were formerly teammates with Dallas center Erick Dampier
in Golden State…Mavs guard Jerry Stackhouse averaged 19.4 points per game in 96 games for the
Wizards from 2002-04…Wizards forward Darius Songaila and Mavericks forward Josh Howard were
teammates at Wake Forest University…Wizards forward Caron Butler and Dallas forward Devean
George were formerly teammates as Los Angeles Lakers….Etan Thomas was originally drafted by Dallas
with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft…Darius Songaila scored a career-high
23 points at Dallas as a member of the Sacramento Kings on February 24, 2005.
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MAVS
PROBABLE STARTERS |
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#40 Devean George
Forward, 6-8, 235lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
4.7 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
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#41 Dirk Nowitzki
Forward, 7-0, 245 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
26.3 |
9.1 |
2.6 |
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#25 Erick Dampier
Center, 6-11, 265 lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
5.0
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7.8 |
1.1 |
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#5 Josh Howard
Guard, 6-7, 210lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
18.1 |
6.5 |
1.5 |
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#2 Jason Kidd
Guard, 6-4, 210lbs
2008-09
STATS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
9.6 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
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