The Wizards dug a big hole last night as they were down 77-60 after the first three quarters. Andray Blatche led the way for the Wizards once again last night with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Randy Foye was solid last night also with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. JaVale McGee was solid around the basket in this game for the Wizards as he finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. The Wizards are now 21-37 on the year.

The Wizards have bought out Mike James and released him. James played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Wizards this season and he averaged 11.5 minutes, 4.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. James played in 57 games (50 starts) in his two years with the Wizards and he averaged 28.4 minutes, 9.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. The Wizards did James a favor as he will try to hook on with a playoff team.

The Wizards have signed 24-year old point guard Shaun Livingston to a 10-day contract. Livingston played in 10 games (0 starts) earlier this season for the Thunder and he averaged 13.0 minutes, 1.0 point, 2.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He has now played in 167 games (61 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 25.8 minutes, 6.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. If he is healthy Livingston could help the Wizards.

The Wizards have bought out center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. This saves the Wizards money will allowing Ilgauskas to sign with a contender. It’s most likely that he will wait 30 days and re-sign with the Cavaliers. But that is not a slam dunk as teams like the Hawks, Mavericks, Jazz and Nuggets will be able to sign him starting on Thursday.

The Wizards have lost SG/SF Josh Howard for the remainder of the season as he tore his ACL in the win over the Bulls last night. Howard played in 4 games (3 starts) for the Wizards this season and he averaged 22.8 minutes, 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Overall this season, Howard played in 35 games (12 starts) for the Wizards and Mavericks and he averaged 26.2 minutes, 12.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. This is a big loss for the Wizards going forward.