More photos » by Nick Wass - AP Browse more photos » WASHINGTON --Stop me if this seems familiar. With just under five minutes left in the third quarter, the Wizards found themselves trailing the Suns by just six points. The lead had swelled to double digits, but a nice Wizards stretch had cut the lead down. Steve Nash missed a three-pointer, and Caron Butler snared the rebound. Advancing...
Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Nick Young, Caron Butler, Fabricio Oberto, Brendan Haywood Pacers: T.J. Ford, Brandon Rush, Dahntay Jones, Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert Line: Pacers by 1.5. Shaquille O'Neal's hard foul on DeShawn Stevenson has officially been upgraded to a flagrant one penalty foul. O'Neal flattened Stevenson in the second quarter of the Wizards' 102-90 loss in Cleveland on Tuesday,...
The Essentials: Wizards (2-3) vs. Pacers (1-3) 7:00 p.m. Conseco Fieldhouse TV : CSN Radio : 106.7 The Fan Notable very early Pacers numbers this season 26th in expected winning percentage (.250) 3rd in pace (100.8 possessions per game) 26th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (96.5) 18th in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (105.1) Notable Pacers numbers last season 18th in expected winning...
Curious what a healthy Gilbert Arenas does for local interest in the Wizards? The early indications are it helps. A lot. The crowd at Wednesday night's Heat game was definitely on the late-arriving, small and quiet side, which had me once again cursing about D.C. sports. But the early-season TV ratings have been boffo. Through the first four games, the team's Comcast SportsNet broadcasts were averaging...
More photos » by Nick Wass - AP WHY SO SERIOUS'?? Browse more photos » Game Hub | Boxscore | Game Flow Heat 93, Wizards 89 - Michael Lee, Wizards Insider The man who thrilled the Verizon Center with his fearless, late-game shots, decided it was best that he pass -- to Brendan Haywood; the bemusement of everyone in the arena. Arenas threw a lob that hit the rim and bounced out of the reach...
Dwayne Wade ran the show last night against the Wizards. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Heat 93, Wizards 89 : It was the Dwayne Wade show at the Phone Booth last night. When Wade was on the court, he poured in 40 to lead all scorers; unfortunately for the Wizards, they couldn't transplant their very good play for the short periods of time when D-Wade was on the bench to when he was playing. Gilbert Arenas had...
"Sometimes it's just frustrating," Brendan Haywood said last week, when Caron Butler hurt his knee. "It feels like we're cursed." Well, that was last week. Then came Wednesday night's loss to the Heat, when Mike MIller went down with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder--"Felt like it slid a little bit on me and went numb," Miller said, describing the injury. Flip...
by Jeffrey Boan - AP How's it feel to have been cut, Joe Alexander! Huh? Huh? View full size photo » The Essentials: Heat (3-1) vs. Wizards (2-2) 7:00 p.m. Verizon Center TV : ESPN, CSN+ Radio : 106.7 The Fan Notable very early Heat numbers this season 5th in expected winning percentage (.750) 19th in pace (95.1 possessions per game) 11th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (105.1) 7th in...
More photos » by David Liam Kyle - NBAE/Getty Images Browse more photos » Last night, in our emotional game recap , I mentioned that last night's game proved that we're still not there when it comes to the true contenders for the title. It was a bit of a snappy line that was put there in effect, in part because it sounded right and in part because there was something more to it that I needed...
More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP The Wizards' Four Factors player of the game, Butler did some damage by drawing fouls. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Browse more photos » Here is the four factors individual player box score for last night's game, including the Cleveland side of things. Four Factors Box Score 11-3 at CLE No column this afternoon, but I'm working on putting together cumulative stats...
The Washington Wizards had a number of places where they wanted to affix the blame after a disappointing loss in Cleveland. Brendan Haywood targeted the referees, who put the Wizards in a compromising position after they allowed Shaquille O'Neal to turn back the clock, clock the Wizards and send big man after big man to the bench in foul trouble. Gilbert Arenas pointed at a lack of ball movement and...
Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Mike Miller, Caron Butler, Fabricio Oberto, Brendan Haywood Cavaliers: Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, LeBron James, Anderson Varejao, Shaquille O'Neal Line: Cavaliers by 11.5. The last time he was in Cleveland, Antawn Jamison left the Quicken Loans Arena wearing a sling after a collision with Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas resulted in a right shoulder subluxation....
2009/2010 NBA Regular Season VS 2-1 2-2 November 3, 2009 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 7:00 PM Radio - WTAM 1100 / TV - FSOhio HD Probable starters: Gilbert Arenas PG Mo Williams Mike Miller SG Anthony Parker Caron Butler SF LeBron James Fabricio Oberto PF Anderson Varejao Brendan Haywood C Shaquille O'Neal First things first. These two teams don't like each other too much - stemming from 3-straight...