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Bobcats vs. Wizards
7 p.m., Verizon Center
TV: SportSouth. Radio: WFNZ-AM 610
Projected Starters
| Bobcats | Wizards | ||||
| Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg | Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg |
| G, K. Walker | 18.8 | 3.7 | G, S. Livingston | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| G, J. Taylor | 5.9 | 2.4 | G, J. Crawford | 11.9 | 3.5 |
| F, M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 11.9 | 6.8 | F, B. Beal | 11.1 | 3.0 |
| F, B. Mullens | 12.6 | 8.9 | F, J. Veseley | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| C, B. Haywood | 7.1 | 7.4 | C, K. Seraphin | 11.3 | 4.3 |
Matchup to Watch
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist vs. Bradley Beal: Now that the Wizards are using Beal as a small forward, you could see a head-to-head matchup of two of the top three picks in the 2012 draft.
Observations.
• Emeka Okafor, the Bobcats’ first-ever draft pick, is struggling as a Wizard. He’s not starting and he played nine and 15 minutes in his past two games.
• Another former Bobcat, Shaun Livingston, starts at point guard for the Wizards, with John Wall out (knee injury).
• Center-forward Nene is back for Washington after missing time with plantar fasciitis.
Tap-ins
• The Bobcats haven’t won in Washington since November of 2010.
• If this one is close at the end, don’t foul Beal: He’s second in the NBA in free-throw percentage at 95.2 percent.
• However, Beal’s field-goal percentage is pretty bad: 33.7%.
Did you know?
The Wizards are last in the NBA in points (88.2) and field-goal percentage (40 percent). That explains 0-10 really fast.
Rick Bonnell
