<div align="center"> vs. <font color="grey">New Jersey Nets(36-40)</font> vs. <font color="blue">Washington Wizards(38-32)</font> Date: April 10th, 2007 Time: 7:00 P.M. Eastern TV: CSN and RTV Place: Verizon Center</div> [div=50%]<div align="center"><font color="blue"><font size="3">Wizards Starting Lineup</font></font> <font size="1">(A. Daniels, D. Stevenson, J. Hayes, A. Jamison, B. Haywood)</font></div> <font color="blue">2006-07 Wizards Stats</font> Leading Scorer: Gilbert Arenas - 28.4 PPG Leading Rebounder: Antawn Jamison - 8.0 RPG Leading Assist Man: Gilbert Arenas - 6.0 APG Points Per Game: 105.6 Field Goal Percentage: 45.3% 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: 35.0% Rebounds Per Game: 41.3 Assists Per Game: 21.4 <font size="3">Backcourt</font> [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/antonio_daniels.jpg[/imgl]<font color="blue">Antonio Daniels</font> PPG: 6.9, RPG: 1.7, APG: 3.4 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/deshawn_stevenson.jpg[/imgl]<font color="blue">Deshawn Stevenson </font> PPG: 11.1, RPG: 2.7 APG: 2.6 <font size="3">Frontcourt</font> [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/jarvis_hayes.jpg[/imgl]<font color="blue">Jarvis Hayes</font> PPG: 6.9, RPG: 2.6, APG: 0.9 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/antawn_jamison.jpg[/imgl]<font color="blue">Antawn Jamison</font> PPG: 19.9, RPG: 8.0, APG: 2.0 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/etan_thomas.jpg[/imgl]<font color="blue">Etan Thomas</font> PPG: 5.9, RPG: 5.7, APG:0.5[/div] <font size="3"><div align="center"><font color="grey">Nets Starting Lineup</font></div></font> <div align="center"> <font size="1">(J. Kidd, V. Carter, R. Jefferson, M. Moore, J. Collins)</font></div> <font color="grey">2006-07 Nets Stats</font> Leading Scorer: Vince Carter - 25.0 PPG Leading Rebounder: Jason Kidd - 8.0 RPG Leading Assist Man: Jason Kidd - 9.2 APG Points Per Game: 97.5 Field Goal Percentage: 45.7% 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: 35.9% Rebounds Per Game: 41.0 Assists Per Game: 23.9 <font size="3">Backcourt</font> [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/jason_kidd.jpg[/imgl]<font color="grey">Jason Kidd</font> PPG: 13.4, RPG: 8.0, APG: 9.2 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/vince_carter.jpg[/imgl]<font color="grey">Vince Carter</font> PPG: 25.0 RPG: 6.0, APG: 4.6 <font size="3">Frontcourt</font> [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/richard_jefferson.jpg[/imgl]<font color="grey">Richard Jefferson</font> PPG: 15.9, RPG: 4.4, APG: 2.7 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/mikki_moore.jpg[/imgl]<font color="grey">Mikki Moore</font> PPG: 9.6, RPG: 5.1, APG: 0.9 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/jason_collins.jpg[/imgl]<font color="grey">Jason Collins</font> PPG: 2.3, RPG: 4.2, APG: 0.6 <div align="center"><font size="3"><u>Keys To The Game</u></font><ul></div>[*]<font color="grey">Take Care Of The Ball</font> – The Nets allowed 36 points off 25 turnovers in Friday's matchup, which is simply not allowed for a team that is without it's two best players. The Wizards create a lot of energy and production off turnovers, so the Nets need to learn make better and wiser passes and just play its game.[*]<font color="grey">Feed Carter and Jefferson</font> – There's no reason why these two players should each score 30 points against a depleted Wizards team. Without one of their toughest defenders Butler, the two players should look more to backing Jarvis Hayes in the paint and scoring buckets over him and as long as they keep shooting from 3, they should be able to score 30 each without breaking a sweat. [*]<font color="grey">Free Throw Shooting</font> – Mikki Moore missed two key free-throws with four seconds left, but luckily Vince Carter bailed him out with an offensive rebound. The Nets need to shoot better from the line, after shooting 21-31 from the line on Friday. They don't want a loss to haunt them because they couldn't hit from the line, and being away at the Verizon Center, who knows how hopeful they are for the Wizards after Arenas and Butler went out. [*]<font color="blue">Rebound</font> – The Wizards let their game against the Nets on Friday slip away from them because of poor boxing out and rebounding. They had a chance to win it when Moore missed 2 free throws, but Vince Carter ran in and got the board. The Wizards can't allow the Nets to outrebound them 55-38.[*]<font color="blue">Perimeter Defense</font> – 3 point shooting for the Nets was key for them in Friday's meeting. The team combined for 17-36 shooting from downtown. Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson just couldn't miss from outside, and contributions from Cliff Robinson helped secure this win. Perimeter D has killed the Wizards all season long, but if the team wants to learn to win with Arenas and Butler, they need to start learning how to stop shooters. [*]<font color="blue">Bring Arvis his J back</font> - Jarvis Hayes knew that he would be relied on to replace some of the 47 points per game the Wizards were missing with the injuries from Butler and Arenas and has he came in to shoot. In Friday's meeting, Jarvis shot 12-22 from the field, including 5-8 from 3 point land for a career high of 29 points. This player that has been troubled by injuries his career has struggled from shooting the entire season, but if his confidence increases with good shooting nights like this, we might be seeing another Allan Houston type player next year.[/list]
Thanks for the preview Will. I'm looking forward to see what the Nets could do on the road against the same team they just beat.
With a Wizards win, it would clinch them a playoff spot, and with another Heat loss to the Bobcats would put them only a game ahead of the Wizards with a matchup between both teams tommorow. Crucial game tonight, Andray Blatche is returning though, so let's see what he has to offer playing some more minutes as usual.
