OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Rookie James Harden followed his 24-point performance by hitting his first three 3-pointers and finishing with 25 points to set another career best. Jeff Green had 19 points and
Gilbert Arenas, the Washington Wizards' most famous blogger, retired from blogging before this season began -- although he considering a comeback to the written word via 140 characters on Twitter (if he can get a million or so followers). In his absence, Brendan Haywood and Caron Butler both decided to fill the void, but Haywood has provided some especially provocative material with his blog on Yardbarker.com....
Throughout the dismal 19-63 campaign of last season and the offseason that followed, Washington Wizards officials and players drew hope from the anticipated reunion of their three All-Stars: Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler. A healthy "Big Three" coupled with the offensive genius of newly hired coach Flip Saunders would return the franchise to the winning ways that produced...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Rookie James Harden followed his 24-point performance by hitting his first three 3-pointers and finishing with 25 points to set another career best. Jeff Green had 19 points and
More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP Browse more photos » I didn't watch the whole thing and I'd rather turn the floor over to people that did, so stats-only on this long recap. My only quick thought is this: we need role players. Badly. Right now, eight of the Wizards ' 15 players on the roster have career usage rates (meaning the percentage of possessions they end with a turnover, shot...
For Washington? You have your guys. Caron Butler (20 and 10) finally came through with a Caron Butler-type outing, but Gilbert Arenas is floating, and it's worth wondering aloud if the insistence on having Earl Boykins dominate the ball down the stretch is hurting this team. 18 and four assists with no turnovers in 26 minutes for Earl, he's certainly contributing at an efficient clip, but what does...
More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP about 14 hours ago: Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler, left, drives against Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko, of Sweden, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Browse more photos » Game Hub | Boxscore | Game Flow For whatever reason everything about the Wizards' performance...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. | Another game, another slow start, another failed comeback attempt. On Sunday against the Detroit Pistons, the Washington Wizards fell behind after the first quarter for the 10th time this season. And the Wizards again failed to recover, falling 98-94. It marked the second straight loss for Washington (7-12), which is now 1-9 when trailing after one quarter. And the defeat came...
The Essentials: Wizards (7-11) vs. Pistons (7-12) 6 p.m. Palace of Auburn Hills TV : CSN, NBATV Radio : 106.7 The Fan Notable Pistons numbers this season 18th in expected winning percentage (.422) 29th in pace (87.6 possessions per game) 22nd in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (105.3) 20th in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (107.7) Pre-game links Motown String Music, SB Nation's Detroit...
More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP 1 day ago: Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh reacts after their overtime win over the Washington Wizards in an NBA basketball game in Washington Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Raptors won 109-107. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Browse more photos » One of Flip Saunders' pet phrases is that the "basketball gods" will take away wins from you that you don't deserve....
WASHINGTON – LeBron James was stymied down the stretch by DeShawn Stevenson, Antawn Jamison delivered 31 points and 10 rebounds in his season debut, and the Washington Wizards beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-91 Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak. Wearing a white protective sleeve over the right shoulder that sidelined him since October, Jamison looked in midseason form from the
WASHINGTON – LeBron James was stymied down the stretch by DeShawn Stevenson, Antawn Jamison delivered 31 points and 10 rebounds in his season debut, and the Washington Wizards beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-91 Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak. Wearing a white protective sleeve over the right shoulder that sidelined him since October, Jamison looked in midseason form from the
More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP about 13 hours ago: Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler shoots over Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Browse more photos » Game Hub | Boxscore | Game Flow Arenas' magic fades away in overtime - Mike Jones, Washington Times For 31 seconds, it appeared...
Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Nick Young, Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison, Brendan Haywood Raptors: Jose Calderon, DeMar DeRozan, Hedo Turkoglu, Chris Bosh, Andrea Bargnani Line: Wizards by 3.5 Gilbert Arenas was assessed a technical foul in Toronto on Tuesday when he missed a layup, partly because he felt someone had grabbed his jersey and no foul was called. The next day against Milwaukee, Arenas...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Rookie James Harden followed his 24-point performance by hitting his first three 3-pointers and finishing with 25 points to set another career best. Jeff Green had 19 points and 14 rebounds,...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Rookie James Harden followed his 24-point performance by hitting his first three 3-pointers and finishing with 25 points to set another career best. Jeff Green had 19 points and 14 rebounds,...
WASHINGTON – LeBron James was stymied down the stretch by DeShawn Stevenson, Antawn Jamison delivered 31 points and 10 rebounds in his season debut, and the Washington Wizards beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-91 Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak. Wearing a white protective sleeve over the right shoulder that sidelined him since October, Jamison looked in midseason form from the start,...