The Wizards out-rebounded the Nets 54-43, but were blown out in OT 18-6!  Gilbert Arenas had a decent game with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.  Caron Butler filled up the boxscore with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.  Antwan Jamison had an off-night, hitting only 3 of 16 shots from the floor.  Jamison finished with 9 points & 8 rebounds.

The Wizards need to win games like this on their own court.  The Wizards are now sitting at 3-3 on the season.

Things were not looking too good at the start of the 4th quarter with the Wizards trailing the Bucks 85-76.  Then the Wizards flipped the switch and dominated the 4th quarter 40-26 to win the game.  Gilbert Arenas had a great game with 29 points, 5 rebounds & 11 assists.  Antwan Jamison backed Arenas up with 24 points & 8 rebounds.  Jarvis Hayes really helped out off of the bench with 15 points.  Caron Butler filled up the boxscore with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.  Antonio Daniels was also huge off of the bench with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.  DeShawn Stevenson pitched in with 10 points.

What a great win for the Wizards who snatched victory from the Jaws of Defeat!  The Wizards are now 3-2 on the season.

The Wizards won this basketball game 117-91, and it was never close.  Gilbert Arenas had a fantastic game.  Arenas only played 32 minutes, but he scored 40 points, dished out 4 assists and had 3 steals!  Antwan Jamison filled up the boxscore with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.  Caron Butler also had a stat-stuffer with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.  Brendan Haywood was very active off of the bench with 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.  DeShawn Stevenson pitched in with 10 points.

The Wizards played a great all-around game as they shot 51.8% from the floor and held the Pacers to 38.6% shooting.

The Wizards have huge problems rebounding and playing defense and it hurt them last night.  The Magic shot 50.6% from the floor against the Wizards.  Antwan Jamison led the way for the Wizards with 29 points & 10 rebounds.  Gilbert Arenas scored 24 points, dished out 6 assists and stole the ball 4 times.  Center Etan Thomas had another fantastic game for the Wizards with 14 points, 15 rebounds and 6 blocked shots.  Caron Butler (16 points) and Antonio Daniels (10 points) each pitched in.

The Wizards need to fix their defense and rebounding or they will be in deep trouble as the season goes on.

Songaila had surgery to repair a herniated disc in his lower back.  He will be out at least 10 weeks, putting his return sometime in January.  This hurts the Wizards, because they were depending on him to give Antwan Jamison a breather once in a while and keep him fresh.