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Wizards startersvsPacers DPacers startersvsWizards DIND 118@WAS 131IND 105@WAS 112WAS 108@IND 89WAS 86@IND 119Dybantsa says he has asked the coaches to let him guard the opponent's best player.
“I've been telling the coach I want to take that challenge. I don't want to guard the best player on the team... I think I got the length for it.”
Dybantsa is eager to play and hungry for minutes.
“that's something I've been waiting for. I mean, obviously, I want to play.”
Carrington has added strength and improved his perimeter defense and versatility on offense.
“He's really worked on his strength, his physical size. He's gotten stronger. He's been able to reroute ball handlers, picks people up full court. And then, you know, he's a shot maker. He can do two things for us. He can play off the ball and he can initiate offense.”
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Haliburton is rehabbing at home with hyperbaric and other treatment and hopes to return before too long.
“Tyrese will be back, hopefully, before too long. Currently he's not able to be here... it's better for his rehab to stay at home and to be in the hyperbaric and to do all the treatment and stuff.”
Slawson's six third quarter minutes mattered and he finished on the plus side.
“Slawson was the last guy that got in, but his six minutes were pretty important in the third quarter... he made some good things happen and he ended up on the plus side of things.”
Nesmith and Siakam sat a key stretch then checked back in for the last three and a half minutes.
“Nesmith and Pascal were out. And so it was a very important stretch because, you know, Aaron and Pascal are two of our main finishers, and that allowed them to be fresh coming in the last three and a half minutes.”
