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Tournament Play Returns As Wizards Host Knicks

Wizards Taking On Knicks As They Hope To Get First Tournament Win Of The Season
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Tournament Play Returns As Wizards Host Knicks
Tournament Play Returns As Wizards Host Knicks

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Tonight, the Washington Wizards will resume In Season Tournament play against a team that is one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks. Both teams are looking for their first In Season Tournament victory for the season. While the Wizards will be playing on their very own home court, that still doesn’t quite give them the advantage that they need. The Knicks have shown they can win on the road this season. Slowing down Jalen Brunson will prove to be a different task as well. It all starts tonight in Washington at 7PM ET.

How to Watch Washington Wizards vs. New York Knicks today:

Game Date: November 17, 2023

Game Time: 7:00 p.m. EST

TV: Monumental Sports Network, NBA League Pass

Stream: Youtube TV

From: Capital One Arena in Washington DC

Projected Starters

Washington Wizards:

Guards: Jordan Poole, Tyus Jones

Forwards: Kyle Kuzma, Deni Avdija

Center: Daniel Gafford

New York Knicks:

Guards: Quentin Grimes (Game Time Decision), Jalen Brunson

Forwards: RJ Barrett (Game Time Decision), Julius Randle

Center: Mitchell Robinson

Injury Report

Washington Wizards:

Delon Wright: OUT (Knee) Latest reports have Wright out 4-6 weeks with this knee injury)

New York Knicks:

RJ Barrett: Day-To-Day (illness)

Quintin Grimes: Day-To-Day (Wrist) 

The Bottom Line

It seems like the Wizards schedule continues to get tougher the deeper we get into the NBA regular season. Tonight’s matchup will pose as a difficult matchup once again as they hope to slow down Jalen Brunson. Not having Delon Wright is a tough problem to have. They could certainly use his defensive efforts tonight. Jalen Brunson will probably get whatever he wants tonight and that’s okay. The goal is to have Tyus Jones do the best he can against him. What the Wizards want is to have Julius Randle taking shots he shouldn’t be taking. He tends to shoot the Knicks out of games at times. The goal should be to avoid having him get to the free throw line. If the Wizards can do that and weather the storm of the Knicks bench, they should have a fighting chance in this matchup. 

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