Posted November 18, 2018 at 10:45 AM | Updated November 18, 2018 at 12:09 PM
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ABOUT THE WIZARDS
Washington lost 115-104 to the Brooklyn Nets Friday night, ending a season-best three-game winning streak. Dwight Howard recorded a season-high 25 points and 17 rebounds and Bradley Beal added 20 points and six rebounds in the defeat. ... Beal and All-Star backcourt mate John Wall went a combined 14-for-38 from the field and the Wizards made just 3 of 17 three-pointers in the loss, setting a season lows in makes and attempts. ... The Wizards had held opponents to less than 30 points in seven consecutive quarters before Brooklyn scored 30 in the second quarter Friday night. ... This is the second of two meetings between the Blazers and Wizards this season. Washington beat the Blazers 125-124 in overtime in October. ... Markieff Morris made a career-high six three-pointers and scored 26 points in that win. ... Beal, who torched the Blazers for 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists earlier this season, has scored 20 or more points in 12 of 15 games this season. ... This is the second-to-last game of a five-game home stand for the Wizards, who are 3-4 at Capital One Arena this season. ... Washington ranks seventh in the NBA in points off turnovers, averaging 20.3 a game. ... Wall ranks third in the NBA in assists (8.2 per game).
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ABOUT THE BLAZERS
This is the third game of a six-game Thanksgiving trip for the Blazers, who have dropped the first two outings to the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves. It's the first time this season the Blazers have lost consecutive games. ... The Timberwolves beat the Blazers easily, 112-96, Friday night at the Target Center. Portland never led and trailed by as many as 24 points in the blowout loss. ... Damian Lillard had an uncharacteristically off night, making just 5 of 17 shots, including 1 of 7 three-pointers, while committing five turnovers. ... Lillard did make history in defeat, handing out five assists to pass Damon Stoudamire (3,018) for third place on the Blazers' all-time assist list. Lillard has 3,020 career assists. ... The Blazers' All-Star point guard is also on the verge of moving up the scoring list. He ranks fourth in franchise history with 11,227 career points and needs 104 to pass Terry Porter (11,330) for third place. ... The Blazers are 3-3 on the road this season. ... The Wizards have beaten the Blazers in four of the last five meetings.
LINEUPS
Blazers (10-5) vs. Wizards (5-10)
3 p.m. Sunday at Capital One Arena
TV on NBC Sports NW; Radio on KPOJ (620)
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| No. | Name | Height | Position | Statistics |
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| 2 | John Wall | 6-4 | PG | 20.7 ppg, 8.2 apg |
| 3 | Bradley Beal | 6-5 | SG | 22.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg |
| 22 | Otto Porter, Jr. | 6-8 | F | 10.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg |
| 5 | Markieff Morris | 6-10 | F | 10.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg |
| 21 | Dwight Howard | 6-11 | C | 14.1 ppg, 10.0 rpg |
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| No. | Name | Height | Position | Statistics |
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| 0 | Damian Lillard | 6-3 | PG | 25.7 ppg, 6.1 apg, 5.3 rpg |
| 3 | CJ McCollum | 6-3 | G | 20.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg |
| 10 | Jake Layman | 6-9 | F | 5.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg |
| 8 | Al-Farouq Aminu | 6-9 | F | 8.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg |
| 27 | Jusuf Nurkic | 7-0 | C | 15.5 ppg, 10.7 rpg |
