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Wizards Newsletter: Preseason vs. The Toronto Raptors · The Stop and Pop

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  SPEAKER_00: The Wizards fall to the Raptors 113-112 as the older brother of Alexar,
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  SPEAKER_00: Olivier,
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  SPEAKER_00: scores an alley-oop off a lob from out of bounds.
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  The game was down to the wire and had some great moments for
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  this young Wizards team.
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  SPEAKER_00: The first takeaway is how Alexar played with aggression.
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  SPEAKER_00: He only took one three-pointer, which resulted in a make.
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  SPEAKER_00: The majority of his touches, he was looking to attack the basket.
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  SPEAKER_00: He discussed his desire to become a more effective threat around the rim,
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  SPEAKER_00: and he demonstrated this during the game.
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  SPEAKER_00: He finished the game with 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
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  SPEAKER_00: The second takeaway was Keyshawn George's defense.
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  SPEAKER_00: He did not have much going offensively,
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  SPEAKER_00: but he was very active defensively with 4 blocks and 9 rebounds.
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  SPEAKER_00: He also scored 11 points on 3 for 14 shooting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next, the vets of CJ McCollum and Chris Middleton.
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  SPEAKER_00: They played great in their minutes.
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  SPEAKER_00: McCollum has some plays within his mid-range bag, scoring 19 points.
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  SPEAKER_00: I expect him to continue his streak of 20 points per game seasons.
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  SPEAKER_00: Right now, he is up to 10 straight seasons with 20 points per game.
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  SPEAKER_00: Middleton looked good as well,
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  SPEAKER_00: scoring 11 points,
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  SPEAKER_00: but also grabbing 9 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists.
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  SPEAKER_00: He may not be the same scoring threat he once was,
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  SPEAKER_00: but if he becomes a dual-all player for the Wizards,
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  SPEAKER_00: that would be a key factor for the development of this young team.
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  A veteran showing that you don't need to score 20 to have an
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  impact on the game
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  SPEAKER_00: will be a great lesson for the rest of the young core to learn.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cam Whitmore came off the bench and scored 10.
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  SPEAKER_00: He looked good playing off the ball, scoring off cuts.
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  SPEAKER_00: Trey Johnson also looked great as the backup point guard in this game.
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  SPEAKER_00: He didn't score much, only scoring 8 points, but he grabbed 7 rebounds.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some of his shots came from the offensive rebounds.
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  SPEAKER_00: Will Riley had some nice plays as well,
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  almost winning the game at the free throw line before Sar made
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  the game winner.
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  SPEAKER_00: Overall, I did like how the team played.
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  SPEAKER_00: Most of the players played this game.
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  I'm looking forward to seeing how this team's performance from
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  today carries over
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  SPEAKER_00: into tomorrow's game against the New York Knicks.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for listening to The Stop and Pop.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I will keep you guys up to date with any Wizards news,
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  SPEAKER_00: updates,
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  SPEAKER_00: and highlights going forward this season.