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GAME DAY PREVIEW Game time: 7:00pm ET
Vancouver (17-36) at Washington (13-40)


TEAM DIV. STANDING W L PCT HOME ROAD CONF STREAK LAST 10
Vancouver 12th, Western Conf 17 36 .321 12-17 5-19 7-30 Won 4 6-4
Washington 14th, Eastern Conf 13 40 .245 8-17 5-23 9-26 Won 1 4-6

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The Vancouver Grizzlies haven't lost since club owner Michael Heisley received permission from the NBA last week to actively seek a new home for the team.

The Grizzlies hope to extend their club-record winning streak to five games Tuesday night when they visit the Washington Wizards.

One of Vancouver's top offensive performances of the season came against Washington on December 20 when Mike Bibby had 26 points and 12 assists to lead the Grizzlies to a 118-104 victory.

Wizards forward Juwan Howard, who scored 34 points in the loss, promised his team would put forth a better effort the next time the two teams met.

Washington has not had many strong games this season, but the Wizards did have a solid outing on Sunday when they beat the Denver Nuggets, 101-98. Mitch Richmond scored 18 of his 29 points in the second half, including a fallaway jumper with 5.8 seconds to play, as the Wizards halted a six-game losing streak.

Early in the third quarter Richmond, a six-time All-Star, moved past Tom Chambers for 25th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.

The Wizards are 8-17 at the MCI Center and have won just four of 17 meetings against teams in the Western Conference.

Vancouver has experienced the majority of its success against teams from the East, posting a 10-6 mark. The Grizzlies are only 5-16 on the road, including Sunday's 110-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Michael Dickerson scored 24 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 20 points and 15 rebounds for Vancouver.

The Grizzlies have eclipsed the century mark in points in consecutive games for the first time since January 13-15.

Vancouver is winless in four trips to Washington.



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