SECONDARY GUARD
Matchup: Wizards: Bradley Beal v Pacers: Darren Collison
Advantage: slightly Wizards.
Analysis: Well, Beal is an all-star and Collison isn’t so shouldn’t this be a decisive Washington advantage? Not so fast. This is no knockout win for Beal, Collison lands more than his fair share of punches. Collison’s in the running for the most underappreciated player in the league, let alone on the Pacers. He’s only the league’s 3 point percentage leader. He also never turns the ball over, and just so happens to be the league leader in assist/turnover ratio. Beal has the edge because he shoulder’s more of the Washington scoring load than Collison does for the Pacers and because Beal is more dynamic. But this is closer than you think.