
Scouting the Mavericks :
They have had decent success in D.C. during the Dirk Nowitzki era, going 7-3 against the Wizards in their house. ... Nowitzki, by the way, has been nothing short of outrageous lately, averaging a shade under 29 points in his last six games while shooting 50 percent or better in four of them. ... How's this for point guard production? Jason Kidd is averaging 12 assists and 11.8 points in the last four games with three double-doubles. ... Shawn Marion has hit at least half his shots in each of the last six games. ... Josh Howard is looking to get out of a 6-for-31 shooting slump over the last three games. Jason Terry is 26-for-67 in the last five.
Scouting the Wizards:
Not much familiar about this team compared with the one that took a 102-91 win in Dallas in the season opener. ... Gilbert Arenas, of course, is gone, on indefinite leave until he receives sentencing for his gun possession charge. He had 29 points in the first meeting. ... They had lost nine of 11 but have won the last two, both at home, over Sacramento and Portland. ... Former Mav Antawn Jamison had 28 points against the Blazers and has topped 25 in five of the last six games. He has averaged 27.3 in that stretch. ... Center Brendan Haywood grabbed 10 or more rebounds in six consecutive games before getting eight on Monday.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
