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Bradley Beal scored 34 points to help the Washington Wizards beat Utah 125-121 on Monday night, ending a franchise-record, 24-game home winning streak for the Jazz.

Breaking down the players to consider for your lineups on an 8-game Monday. FantasyPros Andre Drummond has scored over 35 FPTS in each of the last two games. See below for a breakdown of value plays for tonight’s slate of games on Fan Duel by FantasyPros. Andre Drummond (C – LAL) $6,500 In his two games back from injury, Drummond has been playing quite efficiently, tallying 36.9 FanDuel points and 36.2, respectively. Both performances came with the new Lakers center playing 26 minutes and...

Let’s review another bad loss by Washington’s NBA team.

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images The WashingtonWizards won a somewhat strange yet thoroughly entertaining game against the Golden State Warriors last night. It was Washington’s second straight victory, and probably their last until they visit the Sacramento Kings next Wednesday. As is their modus operandi, the Wizards built an early lead behind some hot shooting from Rui Hachimura (opened the game 5-of-5 from the floor) and lots of hooks from Robin Lopez, and then watched it erode. ...

TORONTO – There were roughly six seconds on the clock when Gary Trent Jr. grabbed the rebound and looked up court. Nick Nurse was standing at the scorer’s table and made the split-second decision not to call a timeout and let Washington set up its defence. The Raptors were down by one point. The team’s newest member, Trent Jr., dribbled up the floor, extended his arm to brush off Wizards guard Raul Neto – who accentuated the contact in the hopes of drawing a foul – and pulled up from ...

Depleted Wizards lose to depleted Raptors in ugly game Share this story Photo by Scott Audette/NBAE via Getty Images For a team clinging to the hope of reaching 10th place and making an appearance in the NBA’s postseason play-in games, last night’s at-the-buzzer loss to the Toronto Raptors was a kick in the teeth. For the fans who’d already given up on the team reaching the postseason and whose thoughts turned to the likes of Cade Cunningham, Jalen Suggs and Eric Mobley, it was a needless...

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images The Wizards got blown out again, this time a 22-point drubbing by the Dallas Mavericks. In a league that scores 112 points per 100 possessions, the Wizards scored fewer than 100 for a second straight game. And for a second straight game, they were defensively inept, allowing a defensive rating of 116 (yes, the exact drtg they posted in their loss to the Detroit Pistons). Once again, nearly everyone on the team played poorly. Robin Lopez was good with 18 points on ...

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images I swear I’m not picking on Rui Hachimura. He’s drawn my attention because I’m seeing a mismatch between what the team and its fans are saying about him and what he’s accomplishing on the court. The Narrative is that he’s making a leap, perhaps The Leap. Yet in the 9 games since my last full season Player Production Average (PPA) update, his overall performance has declined. Red line = full season PPA after each game. Blue line = 10-game rolling ave...

The Wizards are in Detroit on Thursday night, taking on the Pistons at 7:00 P.M. at Little Caesars Arena. It will be the teams’ second meeting in the last week as Washington topped Detroit 106-92 on Saturday night in D.C. GAME INFO PROBABLE STARTERS Wizards: G – Russell Westbrook, G – Bradley Beal, F – Deni Avdija, F – Rui Hachimura, C – Alex Len Pistons: G – Saben Lee, G – Wayne Ellington, F – Jerami Grant, F – Saddiq Bey, C – Mason Plumlee INJURY REPORT Wizards: Bradl...

Game Info Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit How to watch: NBC Sports Washington Injury Report Wizards: Bradley Beal (Hip, Day-to-day); Raul Neto (Ribs, Day-to-day); Daniel Gifford (Ankle, Out); Davis Bertans (Calf, Questionable); Ish Smith (Quad, Out); Thomas Bryant (Knee, Out) Pistons: Wayne Ellington (Calf, Day-to-day); Sekou Doumbouta (Migraine/Headache, Day-to-day); Rodney McGruder (Elbow, Day-to-day); Dennis Smith (Back, Day-to-day); Jahlil Okafor (Knee, Targeting April); Killian Hayes ...