[7:00 PM] Nuggets @ Wizards

Who will WIN this matchup?

Denver Nuggets (8-13)

@ Washington Wizards (7-13)

 

• The line for this game is Washington by 6 points.

• John Wall wasn’t the least bit happy after a career-best 52-point performance because his Washington Wizards continue to underachieve. Wall’s sensational effort didn’t even result in a victory and the Wizards, who possess a 7-13 record at the quarter pole of the NBA schedule, will attempt to start a turnaround when they host the Denver Nuggets on Thursday.

• Chandler continued his torrid early-season play with 27 points and a season-high 15 rebounds against the Nets and has scored 20 or more points in five of his last seven contests. Expectations weren’t too high for the 29-year-old veteran after he missed all of last season due to hip surgery, but he is averaging a career-best 18.6 points in 20 games. Athletic swingman Will Barton has been on a roll since returning from an ankle injury, averaging 18.5 points and 7.3 rebounds over his last four contests.

• Wall’s huge performance against Orlando occurred in the second game of a back-to-back set, and it displays that his knees are fully healthy. Wall underwent surgery on both knees in the offseason and was being held out of back-to-backs earlier this season, but he averaged 38.5 points in this set against Brooklyn and Orlando. The frustration level Wall showed after the 52-point outburst had been building as the team has yet to mesh under new coach Scott Brooks and is allowing an average of 117.5 points over the last four games.

• The Nuggets swept last season’s two-game set and have won four of the last six in the series.

• Denver SF Danilo Gallinari tallied a season-low five points on 2-of-7 shooting against the Nets.

• Washington C Marcin Gortat is averaging 13 rebounds over his last four games and has recorded 16 double-digit efforts on the boards.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Washington Wizards

Confidence: 5/10

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