Wizards vs. Knicks preview: Washington hosts first preseason game on Saturday

The Washington Wizards will play the New York Knicks tomorrow night at home for the preseason. Here’s the preview.

Game Info

When and where: Saturday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena

How to watch: NBC Sports Washington

How to listen: The Team 980 AM, 106.7-2 FM if you have HD radio

Injury Report: For the Wizards, Rui Hachimura (personal), Thomas Bryant (knee), Deni Avdija (Ankle), Cassius Winston (hamstring) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (mouth). For the Knicks, Mitchell Robinson (foot)

What to watch for

Washington lost their first preseason game earlier this week against the Houston Rockets. That said, Bradley Beal scored 18 points, many players including rookie Corey Kispert scored in double figures and as I stated in the recap, the players who were on the floor at the end of the Houston game won’t be in similar situations during the regular season. Hopefully, we’ll see a victory this time with Washington’s true rotation players against New York’s.

The Knicks are coming off a 125-104 win against the Indiana Pacers where they looked really good throughout, especially with their starting lineup. New York is expected to be one of the better teams in the East, so this game will be a better test of where Washington stands in the Eastern Conference hierarchy.