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The Washington Wizards have turned a corner after a slow start and are coming off their third win of the season on the road in New Orleans. While the Wizards record may indicate otherwise, Randy Wittman's team is above average defensively and could cause some problems for the Rockets in the paint.
| 2012/2013 NBA Season | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
@ |  (9-11) |
| December 12th, 2012 | ||
| Toyota Center - Houston, TX | ||
| 7:00 PM CST |
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| CSNH | ||
| Starting Lineups | ||
| Jordan Crawford |
PG | Jeremy Lin |
| SG | James Harden | |
| Martell Webster |
SF | Chandler Parsons |
| Chris Singleton |
PF | Patrick Patterson |
| Emeka Okafor |
C | Omer Asik |
| 2012/13 Advanced Stats | ||
| 91.1 (23rd of 30) | Pace | 96.5 (1st of 30) |
| 96.9 (30th of 30) | ORtg | 106.6 (11th of 30) |
| 104.0 (13th of 30) | DRtg | 107.6 (24th of 30) (-3) |
| Also see: Bullets Forever (Preview, Twitter) | StoryStream | ||
Injuries:
James Harden: sore right ankle, probable tonight
Jeremy Lin: sprained ankle, probable tonight
Trevor Ariza: strained left calf, out indefinitely
Trevor Booker: strained right knee, out indefinitely
A.J. Price: bruised right hand, questionable for tonight
John Wall: strained left knee, out indefinitely
Questions to Consider:
Jeremy Lin, perhaps not so coincidentally, had a fantastic game with James Harden out on Monday in San Antonio. Harden, Lin, and McHale have all made it clear that the number one priority right now is getting these two guards to dominate in unison. With Harden and Lin likely to play, will the Rockets see more of cohesion tonight or less?
With the offseason Beal for Harden trade rumors surfacing the Rockets might see some spark out of rookie guard Bradley Beal. Could Bradley Beal ever become as dominant of a guard as James Harden?
The Rockets continue to slip as a team capable of playing good defense. With so many capable individual defenders, what are the Rockets doing wrong on a team level?
Check out Tom's take at Wizards.com.
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