The Washington Wizards shot 56.8% from the floor and they outrebounded the Knicks 41-32 which were the main reasons for the easy win last night. Antwan Jamison had a outstanding night as he led the Wizards with 32 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots. Caron Butler also had an outstanding night with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Rookie Nick Young had a solid game off of the bench as he hit 5 of his 6 shots from the floor and finished with 12 points and 2 rebounds in only 19 minutes on the court. The Wizards improved to 21-17 on the season with this win.

With Agent Zero out for the next three months the Wizards need everyone to step up. Stevenson has not held up his end of the bargain yet this season. Stevenson has played in 17 games this season and he has averaged 26.7 minutes, 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. The Wizards also need Stevenson to shoot better as he’s only hitting 37.8% from the floor so far this year.

With all of the major injuries suffered by the Wizards they need Roger Mason to step up.  He has played in 7 games this April and he’s averaging 2.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  He’s also shooting very poorly as he’s only hit 22.2% of his shots from the floor and he’s 3 for 15 from three-point range.

With the injuries to Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas the Wizards will need DeShawn Stevenson, Jarvis Hayes and Antonio Daniels to step up their games.  Stevenson has been a starter all season long and he’s averaging 11.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.  The Wizards will need him to be more selfish on offense as he does have the ability to average 15+ points per game.  Antonio Daniels will take over Gilbert Arenas’ starting job at point guard the rest of the season.  He is averaging 20.5 minutes, 6.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.  The Wizards will need him to double those averages the rest of the way.  Jarvis Hayes will step into Caron Butler’s spot in the starting lineup and they will need him to pick up his offensive game.  He has averaged only 18.7 minutes, 6.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.  The Wizards will need him to more than double his previous production during this season.

With Antawn Jamison out for awhile it’s likely that Jarvis Hayes will take his spot in the starting lineup and the Wizards need him to play well.  He’s averaging 16.8 minutes and 5.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  The Wizards will need him to score at least 10 points per game while Jamison is out.  Also, the Wizards will likely get DeShawn Stevenson more shots and he’ll need to make them count.  He’s averaging 9.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game this season but the Wizards will need more than that until Jamison returns.