John Wall, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter Jr. and the Washington Wizards battle Tobias Harris, Marcin Gortat, Patrick Beverley and the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Tipoff is at 9:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Washington.

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Here are three things to watch on Sunday night.

1. Wizards vs. Gortat

There should be some mixed emotions on Sunday night as the Wizards go up against Marcin Gortat for the first time since the June trade that sent him to Los Angeles. Gortat played five years with the Wizards and was a mainstay in their starting lineup. With his replacement Dwight Howard having yet to play this season due to injury, Gortat's presence as a rebounder and screen-setter has been missed.

So far in L.A., Gortat has had to deal with a reduced role. He is only averaging 17 minutes per game despite being in the starting lineup. That's about eight fewer minutes than he was receiving with the Wizards.

Given how things ended in Washington, Gortat may have something to prove against the Wizards. Expect him to give them a good effort and maybe some hard screens.

2. Rivers vs. Clippers

Gortat isn't the only player battling his former team for the first time in this one. There is also Mike Scott, who spent last year with the Wizards before signing a free agent deal with Los Angeles. And there is also Austin Rivers, who was traded to Washington in the Gortat deal.

Rivers played four seasons for the Clippers with his father, Doc, as the head coach. Though he appreciated the opportunity, Rivers was ready to move on this past summer and get a fresh start. So far this season, he has struggled a bit shooting 39.5 percent from the field and 32 percent from three. Maybe going up against his old team can help him have a breakout game.

3. Who will respond?

After Friday's loss to the Kings, one which dropped the Wizards to 1-4 on the season, John Wall and Bradley Beal had some harsh words for their teammates, saying too many guys on the team weren't committing on defense and to rebounding. They said some players were worrying too much about their shot totals and letting it affect the rest of their games and the team

Several guys had really bad nights in Sacramento, including Otto Porter Jr. who scored just five points on six shots. Rivers had six points on six shots. Tomas Satoransky had two points on two shots. Those guys and others had rough moments on defense, as well.

The comments from Wall and Beal could fall largely on deaf ears. That happens sometimes. But one has to imagine they will light a fire under at least somebody. Porter or Rivers seem like safe bets to have bounce-back games on Sunday.

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