[MJG]

<center><font color=#004B68>Washington</font> <font color=#C0753C>Wizards</font> (20-41)
vs.
<font color=#006699>Denver</font> <font color=#FFB90D>Nuggets</font> (33-30)



3.9.04
7:00 PM on CSN
Denver leads season series 1-0

Key Matchup: PG
vs.

Matchup to Watch: SF
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<font color=#004B68>W</font><font color=#C0753C>A</font><font color=#004B68>S</font> 87-117 <font color=#006699>D</font><font color=#FFB90D>E</font><font color=#006699>N</font>

Player of the Game

23 points (7-22 FG, 4-9 3P, 5-8 FT), 1 rebound, 7 assists, 2 steals, 34 minutes

ESPN Box Score

Next Game
3.10.04
7:00 PM on NC8
vs. <font color=#007AAD>Orlando</font> <font color=black>Magic</font> (18-48)</center>

[afireinside]

Carmello is going to run Hayes over.

[twinz2gether]

Both are small forwards play great defense, i dont think a lot of scoring is gonna come out of him.

[Ben]

Okay, this is a really dumb question I must admit but I'm just a lil' confused.

Isn't 'Key Matchup' and 'Matchup to Watch' the same thing?

[twinz2gether]

The key matchup is kind of the Big Matchup...


The matchup to watch is like, this could also be a good matchup.

[MJG]

Originally posted by <b>Ben</b>!
Okay, this is a really dumb question I must admit but I'm just a lil' confused.

Isn't 'Key Matchup' and 'Matchup to Watch' the same thing?

Heh there isn't much of a difference at this point most of the time. Originally, the key matchup was supposed to be the matchup of two of each team's better players that would have the biggest impact on the game. The matchup to watch was one that didn't have to have major players involved, and usually it wouldn't be as life or death in terms of importance as the key matchup. Instead, it was just a matchup that had some interesting twist to it -- two guys that played together last season, two rookies, two guys on a hot streak, etc. However, I kind of gave up on that idea early in the season when I realized there weren't always matchups that fit that criteria. I still try to fit the matchup to watch with its title, but if I can't find anything that really fits, I just put a seconday key matchup in there instead.

[Ben]

Oh, I understand now.

Thanks.

[MJG]

Well, this is quite the beating, and to a slumping team as well. I only was able to half-watch the game for most of the first half or so, and I have basically not been watching the 4th quarter. Kwame and Dixon have done okay, Arenas hasn't had is best game, and no one else is worth talking about. Just a sad, sad game all around.

[twinz2gether]

our guards defense is very poor, thats what hughes was really good for... Juan gets steals but his defense on guys shooting is just terrible because of his height, and arenas isn't very good either.

[Shanghai Kid]

I think a big thing is that teams are doubling and trippling on Arenas. They're basically trying to deny him the ball because they know if you limit him than your going to win the game easily.