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Kelly Oubre, Ian Mahinmi may be keys to helping Wizards snap out of defensive funk

Kelly Oubre, Ian Mahinmi may be keys to helping Wizards snap out of defensive funk

With the Wizards struggling defensively coming out of the All-Star break, it was perhaps inevitable that head coach Scott Brooks would eventually turn to second-year forward Kelly Oubre, Jr. for a spark. On Wednesday night, with the Wizards' desperately seeking a win after losing four of five for the first time since November, Oubre stepped up in the opportunity he was given and wreaked havoc like Brooks knows he can.