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Chris Whitney
Jerry Stackhouse (Hughes starts now that hes injured)
Bryon Rusell
Kwame Brown
Brendan Haywood
First Game was against the Raptors. The Wizards dominated the whole way and they came away with an easy win on the road 79-59.
Stats for Game 1:
Jordan 9 Pts 3 Rebounds
Stackhouse 16 Pts 10 Rebounds 5 Assts (Injured in 4th) - Out 15 days
Brown 12 Pts 11 Boards
Whitney - 10 Assts
Haywood - 10 Boards
Bryon Russell - 20 Points 3 Rebounds
The second game was against a Eastern Conference powerhouse The Boston Celtics.
Boston lead most of the game behind Paul Pierce and surprising efforts by a under average bench. The Wizards climbed back in it and Jordan sent it into OT.
Jordan finished the game with 39 Points, But The Wiz fell short 92-90 to The Boston Celtics.
Wiz Stats for Game 2:
Jordan 39 Pts 2 Rebounds 2 Assts
Hughes 18 Pts 10-12 FT
Lue 14 Pts 3 Rebounds 5 Assts
Game 3 vs. NJ
New Jersey had the lead up as high as 15 in 2nd Quarter. Wiz came back and cut the lead to one at intermission. Wizards fell behind by 16 in the 2nd Half and then when Jason Kidd checked out we want on a magical run which included great Full Court Press play by Chris Whitney and Tyronn Lue..
Jason Kidd came back in and got them back in it and Nets prevailed 86-83.
Kidd: 30 Points, 16 Assts, 5 Steals
Wiz Stats:
Hughes:24 Pts 1 Rebounds 5 Assts 9-10 Ft
Jordan: 12 Pts 8-8 FT
Haywood: 10 Boards
I'll be back with more UPDATES as soon as I finish more games!