Trevor Ariza thrives for Wizards in debut

Washington Wizards guard/forward Trevor Ariza scored 19 points (6-of-17 field goals, 4-of-11 3-pointers, 3-of-3 free throws) with 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 steals, and 1 turnover in 38.1 minutes of a 118-110 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.

What It Means:

Ariza had only scored more than 15 points in two other games this season, one of them being the season opener. The steals set a new season-high. He appeared to fit in just fine with his new teammates in the front end of the back-to-back set. They close it out on Wednesday versus the Houston Rockets.

Ariza finished with a season-best 51.6 FanDuel points in the loss. He's averaging 26.4 FanDuel points through 27 games.