Grade the Game At Any Time!
Tonight: The 29-20 Brooklyn Nets travel to Washington, D.C. to take on the 13-35 Washington Wizards, at 7:00 P.M. EST tonight at the Verizon Center in Washington. The Wizards, 5-28 without star point guard John Wall, are 8-7 with him, including recent wins over the Los Angeles Clippers and New York Knicks.
Watch & Listen: Tonight’s game is broadcast on YES Network. Ryan Ruocco and Mike Fratello are on the call. The game is radio simulcast on WFAN, and in Spanish on WADO.
More on tonight’s game, including injuries and stats, after the jump.
Out: For the Nets, only Tornike Shengelia is out indefinitely with a mild concussion (again, no concussion is “mild”). For the Wizards, rookie guard Bradley Beal and forward Trevor Booker were questionable, but both are available to play. Cartier Martin is inactive.
Starting Lineups:
Washington Wizards: John Wall, Garrett Temple, Martell Webster, Emeka Okafor, Nene (70 minutes, +/- -8.9 per 100 possessions)
Brooklyn Nets: Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Gerald Wallace, Reggie Evans, Brook Lopez (285 minutes, +/- +3.2 per 100 possessions)
Advanced Statistics:
Washington Wizards: 95.2 offensive rating (30th), 100.1 defensive rating (8th), 94.35 possessions per game (14th)
Brooklyn Nets: 104.0 offensive rating (10th), 103.2 defensive rating (18th), 90.67 possessions per game (30th)
Go Nets!
