Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Preview: Spurs vs. Wizards

from Foxsports.com

STANDINGS:
Spurs - 1st place, Southwest Division.
Wizards - 2nd place, 6{ GB, Southeast Division.

PROBABLE STARTERS:
Spurs - F Bruce Bowen, F Nesterovic, C Tony Massenburg, G Ginobili, G Parker.
Wizards - F Jamison, F Jared Jeffries, C Brendan Haywood, G Jarvis Hayes, G Arenas.

TEAM LEADERS:
Spurs - Duncan, 21.3 ppg and 11.8 rpg; Parker, 6.2 apg.
Wizards - Arenas, 24.7 ppg; Jamison, 8.1 rpg; Larry Hughes, 5.3 apg.

SEASON SERIES:
Spurs, 1-0.

LAST MEETING:
Jan. 17; Spurs, 101-73. At San Antonio, the Spurs shot 52 percent (39-for-75), including 75 percent (12-of-16) from 3-point range, and limited the Wizards to season lows for points and shooting percentage (31.8 percent). Reserve Devin Brown led the Spurs with a career high-tying 24 points. Hayes, in a reserve role, was 10-of-20 and scored a career-best 27 points for Washington.

ROAD/HOME RECORDS:
Spurs - 16-9 on the road.
Wizards - 18-7 at home.

INJURIES:
Spurs - G Mike Wilks (knee); F Linton Johnson (ankle); G Romain Sato (knee).
Wizards - G Hughes (thumb); F-C Kwame Brown (ankle); C Peter Ramos (shoulder).

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