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2006-07 Wizards Stats
Leading Scorer: Gilbert Arenas - 29.7 PPG
Leading Rebounder: Antawn Jamison - 8.3 RPG
Leading Assist Man: Gilbert Arenas - 6.3 APG

Points Per Game: 107.2
Field Goal Percentage: 45.9%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage: 37.0%
Rebounds Per Game: 40.9
Assists Per Game: 19.9

Backcourt

Gilbert Arenas
PPG: 29.7, RPG: 4.3, APG: 6.3




Deshawn Stevenson
PPG: 9.9, RPG: 2.6 APG: 2.4




Frontcourt
Caron Butler
PPG: 20.8, RPG: 8.2, APG: 3.8




Antawn Jamison
PPG: 19.0, RPG: 8.3, APG: 1.7




Brendan Haywood
PPG: 6.6, RPG: 6.6, APG: 0.5[/center]

Jazz Starting Lineups

2006-07 Jazz Stats
Leading Scorer: Carlos Boozer - 22.2 PPG
Leading Rebounder: Carlos Boozer - 11.8 RPG
Leading Assist Man: Deron Williams - 8.6 APG
Points Per Game: 101.4
Field Goal Percentage: 47.4%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage: 33.1%
Rebounds Per Game: 42.6
Assists Per Game: 24.4

Backcourt

Deron Williams
PPG: 16.8, RPG: 3.5, APG: 8.6




Gordan Giricek
PPG: 5.7 RPG: 1.7, APG: 1.3




Frontcourt
Andrei Kirilenko
PPG: 9.2, RPG: 5.2, APG: 3.6




Carlos Boozer
PPG: 22.2, RPG: 11.8, APG: 3.1




Mehmet Okur
PPG: 16.0, RPG: 7.3, APG: 2.0

• Hold The Big Three – If the Jazz can the big three to shoot at a poor percentage and hold them to under 50 points, there's no question that Utah can easily take this game. Washington's bench hasn't been contributing much scoring, so Utah must take advantage of Arenas' recent slump.
• Take Care Of The Ball – The Wizards will beat you in terms of hustling and fastbreak points and as Utah stands as one of the top teams in turning the ball over with 16.5 turnovers per game, while the Wizards are third in steals. They cannot let the Wizards create easy buckets and
• Pound The Ball Inside – With a frontcourt like Okur, Boozer and Kirilenko, it's almost a must to go inside on a weakling like Jamison, with an exception that the Wizards are the worst team in defending the 3 point. That big three will also need to crash the boards and take advantage, while slowing the game down and doing so will win the game for Utah.
• Quality Shots – Arenas since his birthday bash hasn't been shooting like he did the entire season. In the 3 games after his birthday, he has had 20, 17, and 23 point performances leading the Wizards to a 1-3 week, while he has only made 8 of his last 29 three pointers. The Wizards need him to get out of his shooting slump, if they want a chance at this game.
• Defend The Perimeter – The Wizards still stand as one of the worst defensive 3 point shooting teams in the NBA and it has shown the entire season, mainly this past week though. They let the depleted Hornets shoot 8-16 from downtown and the Bulls shoot 13-27 from the 3. Even if the big three can get it going, it's important for the Wizards to locate the 3 point shooters and make sure they don't shoot lights out or they will struggle during crunch time.
• Ssecond Chance OpportunitiesThe Spurs did a great job for the most part of the game of limiting this team to only one shot a possession as the Wizards kept struggling to sink a basket consisently. Haywood and Jamison have no easy task trying to box out Kirilenko, Boozer and Okur who lead the Jazz into 6th best in the rebounding category.

Prediction:Jazz win, 106-93.