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The Hawks clearly bothered him with their physicality where he missed several buckets around the rim. A lot of his recent value was coming from shooting 93% at the free throw line and he shot 1-of-4 in this game. He will have better performances than this and once he gets used to more of the NBA physicality, he’s going to be a really good player. His athleticism and size allow him to do things that very few players in the league can do.

Kyshawn has fit right into his role in the starting lineup and has been a very impactful and important player on this Wizards team. He impacts winning, doesn’t do more than is required, and will do whatever the team asks him to do. He was one of the only players on the Wizards that could hit 3’s in this game with the team going 6 of 26 from three. (23.1%)

Sidelined by a right knee injury, Stewart played 10 minutes in the first half of Wednesday’s game. His absence likely means a few more minutes for Quinten Post, who’s back in the rotation after missing two games with an ankle injury.

He did tweak his ankle in the first quarter which will be something to monitor if it flares up but it didn’t impact him much in this game. He did He took advantage of his size over the Hawk’s smaller big men and had a good game. The next game the Wizards play is against the Hawks in Atlanta, so if he’s healthy, it’s possible that he has a similar performance against them on Friday.

The Mavericks are without Max Christie for another game. However, after Caleb Martin started the last two games, Risacher has replaced him in the lineup. The other starters are unchanged.

Clowney played 17 minutes in the first half before leaving with a sore right knee. Josh Minott, Keon Ellis and Danny Wolf are all options to absorb the minutes that would have gone to Clowney.

Losing DeMar DeRozan for this game will hurt the Nuggets bench with his scoring punch. The Nuggets are already without Julian Strawther who would take some of those minutes. Trevon Brazile could get a bump but we could also see Bryce Hopkins get back in the rotation who appears to be above Cam Whitmore in the rotation.

Allen left Wednesday’s game against the Thunder with a right knee injury and is doubtful to return, according to the team. Allen appeared to bang knees with OKC’s Jared McCain at the end of the first quarter. With Allen sidelined, the Cavaliers are likely to move Evan Mobley to the center position.

Jones and Hachimura are available after missing Monday’s loss to the Raptors. As a result, Gradey Dick and Kobe Sanders will come off the bench.

Jackson is good to go after initially being questionable for Wednesday’s game. He’s recently come off the bench, with Brook Lopez moving into the starting lineup. That should remain the case against the Heat.