Denver Nuggets (11-9, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (2-18, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Washington heads into the matchup against Denver as losers of 16 in a row.
The Wizards have gone 1-9 in home games. Washington allows the most points in the Eastern Conference, giving up 123.6 points and is allowing opponents to shoot 48.4%.
The Nuggets have gone 5-5 away from home. Denver is 5-4 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Wizards are shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 3.2 percentage points lower than the 47.0% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Wizards average 117.9 points per game, 5.7 fewer points than the 123.6 the Wizards give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Poole is averaging 20 points, five assists and 1.8 steals for the Wizards.
Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 19 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Nuggets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 0-10, averaging 103.2 points, 43.6 rebounds, 23.0 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.7 points per game.
Nuggets: 4-6, averaging 114.8 points, 41.8 rebounds, 29.5 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.6 points.
INJURIES: Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Kyle Kuzma: day to day (ribs), Patrick Baldwin Jr.: day to day (ankle), Corey Kispert: day to day (ankle), Tristan Vukcevic: day to day (knee), Kyshawn George: day to day (ankle).
Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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