Wizards Host Struggling Thunder
The Washington Wizards play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Capital One Arena on Monday evening.

The Wizards (23-33) have won six of their last 10 games, including their last four in a row. They will look to keep rolling and improve on their, 12-16, home record, as they face the third game of a four-game home stand. Bradley Beal leads the team, averaging 31.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.2 steals, in 35 minutes per game, while Russell Westbrook continues to play well, averaging 21.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 10.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Rui Hachimura is averaging 13.5 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Deni Avdija is averaging 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. The Wizards have struggled on the defensive end, giving up an average of 118.3 points per game, which is second most in the league, while they are allowing opponents to shoot an average of 47.1 percent from the field. They are lacking in interior defense, as they average a league-low 3.8 blocks per game.

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Thunder (20-37), as they are coming off a road loss against the Raptors on Sunday night. Despite the fact that they got out to a good start and led by seven at halftime, the Thunder fell apart in the second half and especially in crunch time, as they were outscored, 10-4, in the final minutes, resulting in their 10th straight loss. On the plus side, Luguentz Dort kept up his strong play, as he tallied 29 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal, in the loss. Darius Bazley added 16 points, eight rebounds and a block, while Kenrich Williams chipped in 12 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals. The Thunder will look to end the slide and add to their, 11-17, road record, as they face the third game of a four-game road trip. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (foot) will remains sidelined.
Posted on: 4/18/2021 8:34 PM
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