The Wizards play a slumping team tomorrow.

The Washington Wizards host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. here is the preview.

Game Info

When: Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET

Where: Capital One Arena

How to watch: Monumental Sports Network

Injuries

WIZARDS— Bilal Coulibaly, Isaiah Livers, Landry Shamet and Tyus Jones are among the Wizards out.

TRAIL BLAZERS — Matisse Thybulle, Afernee Simons, Malcolm Brogdon are among the players out.

Pregame Notes

What will Kuz wear? — With the Wizards barely winning against teams like Houston, OKC, and Orlando, the conversation naturally shifts away from basketball. Read this nice piece on Kyle Kuzma’s recent fashion choices.

Deni’s minutes are reduced — Deni Avdija has been the Wizards’ best defender. Now with Hachimura and Bryant back, and other players back from Protocols, Deni’s minutes have clearly taken a nosedive. What is the Wizards’ solution on D? So far, the solutions haven’t been very good, as they allowed, for instance, the Thunder to score 118 points.

Easy W — With Lillard and McCollum out this should be an easy win, especially given the few injuries on the Wizards’ side, and even with Beal out. Unless, of course, we have another #soWizards night…

Welcome back, Scott Brooks — He’s the lead assistant for the Blazers and was an acting head coach when Chauncey Billups was out due to the coronavirus. Just putting it out there.