Washington Wizards: 3 keys to keeping the win streak alive
3. Owning the paint and the glass
The Washington Wizards have struggled a bit owning their opponents in the paint. They’re averaging 42.1 points in the paint while opponents are putting up 44.0 points per game this season. Rebounding has told a similar story as well, as the Wizards are averaging 43.5 rebounds per game while opponents are averaging 42.6 rebounds per game.
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Washington has held opponents to 32.3 points in the paint the past three contests while putting up 45.3 points per game themselves.
The Wizards have out-rebounded their opponent in the past two games and have outscored them in the paint the past three games to fuel their win streak. However, the Heat pose a bigger threat on the interior.
Miami Heat big man Hassan Whiteside is a walking double-double. He’s got five double-doubles while averaging 15.9 points and 13.0 rebounds per contest. Whiteside averages 3.3 offensive rebounds per game, ranking ninth in the NBA in that category. Marcin Gortat and the Wizards will have their hands full limiting his impact in the next two games.
The Washington Wizards are the second-ranked scoring offense in the NBA (111.4 points per game). Now they’ll just need to put it all together to add another W to the win column.