The Essentials:
Wizards (4-21) at Bobcats (9-19)
7 p.m.
Time Warner Cable Arena
CSN+

Last year:
November 21: Wizards 114, Bobcats 111
December 26: Wizards 108, Bobcats 104
February 23: Wizards 110, Bobcats 95
March 8: Bobcats 100, Wizards 97

Notable Bobcats numbers this season:
21st in expected winning percentage (.405)
28th in pace factor (87.7 possessions per game)
25th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (103.3)
15th in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (106.2)

Bobcats blogs
Queen City Hoops
Rufus on Fire
Bobcats Baseline

Starting Lineups:
Wizards
PG: Mike James
SG: Caron Butler
SF: Dominic McGuire
PF: Antawn Jamison
C: Andray Blatche

Bobcats
PG: Raymond Felton
SG: Raja Bell
SF: Gerald Wallace
PF: Boris Diaw
C: Emeka Okafor

Tonight's Lines
Wizards at Bobcats: Bobcats by 6
Over/Under on Total Scoring: 190

Got a Hanukkah dinner to attend, so I'm probably catching this on delay, or at the very least jumping in late.  Talk among yourselves until then.  I promise I'll start to be there for more game threads in the next few weeks.

GO WIZARDS!