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Pregame notes
The Wizards will travel to Philadelphia for Game 1 of the first round playoff series against the 76ers. Washington is coming off a 142-115 win against the Pacers on Thursday evening to clinch the No. 8 seed in the league new play-in tournament.
The Wizards couldn’t beat the 76ers during the regular season
Washington opened their regular season with a loss against the 76ers back in December and couldn’t pull off wins in the two meetings that followed. Their first two losses weren’t decided by a lot of points but their final regular-season matchup on March 12 resulted in a 26-point blowout. It’s been said that the postseason is a “new season” so expect the Wizards to take that approach Sunday.
Pregame notes
The Washington Wizards play against the Indiana Pacers in what could be a possible regular season series sweep. Russell Westbrook has dominated against the Pacers and hopefully will do so on Saturday night.
Wizards are half a game behind which means if they win they’ll move up to the ninth spot in the standings. If the season were to end and the Wizards won they’d host a play-in tournament game instead of being the visitor. They’re even a game and a half behind the Charlotte Hornets for the eighth spot which would be even better based on how the play-in tournament works.
Game Info
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa
Injury Report
Wizards: Chandler Hutchison (Knee, Game Time Decision); Rui Hachimura (Illness, Out); Deni Avdija (Anke, Out); Thomas Bryant (Knee, Out)
Raptors: Paul Watson Jr. (Knee, Out); Gary Trent Jr. (Leg, Game Time Decision); OG Anunoby (Calf, Time Decision); Yuta Watanabe (Ankle, Time Decision)
Pregame notes
The Washington Wizards (30-36) are coming off a 135-134 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks last night. In a back-to-back game on Thursday, they’ll have their third meeting with the Toronto Raptors (27-39). On Feb. 10 the Raptors beat the Wizards 137-115. In their second matchup on April 5, Gary Trent Jr. hit a game-winning three-pointer for the Raptors.
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Game Info
Where: Americans Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
How to watch: NBC Sports Washington
Injury Report
Mavericks: Maxi Kleber (Leg, Day-to-day); Kristaps Porzingis (Knee, Day-to-day); Tyrell Terry (Personal, Out)
Pregame notes
The Washington Wizards (29-34) are coming off a 122-93 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday evening. Before they head back to D.C., they will stop in Dallas in hopes of securing a second consecutive win. The Mavericks currently sit at #6 in the Western Conference with a record of 35-27.
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