Wizards Play Spoiler
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Antawn Jamison leads a balanced scoring attack as the Wizards get off to a 2-0 start after spoiling the Charlotte Bobcats' NBA debut Thursday night with a 103-96 win.
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This one would really, really, really have hurt had it not ended the way it did. There would have been the inevitable comparisons to the same disheartening defeat three days earlier against Sacramento. There would be six days to stew over it. There would be a sub-.500 record at the All-Star break and, well, who needed that ?
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(Sports Network) - The much-improved Orlando Magic will take aim at their fourth win in five games tonight, when they take on the Washington Wizards at the MCI Center.
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Gilbert Arenas scored 60 points and led the Wizards past Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in the first matchup between the teams earlier this year in Los Angeles. Now with Bryant coming to the Verizon Center, everyone is eagerly anticipating the rematch.
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Try double-overtime in the Washington Wizardsâ 126-125 victory over the expansion Charlotte Bobcats Thursday night in a game that had fans cheering, dancing and reveling in the sportâs return to their city for the first time in two years.
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Washington Wizards forward-center Kwame Brown has been suspended by the team for one game for conduct detrimental to the team and will miss Friday&#39;s game against the New York Knicks at MCI Center.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Washington Wizards handed centre Kwame Brown a one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team. No explanation was given, but Brown will miss Friday&#39;s game against the New York Knicks and rejoin the Wizards on Saturday.
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A blowout at the Palace of Auburn Hills is nothing new. The surprise last night was that it was the Pistons getting routed. Detroit trailed the Orlando Magic by as many as 26 points and its 10-game winning streak was snapped with a 103-85 loss.
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Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Antawn Jamison scored a game-high 24 points, Gilbert Arenas added 19 with eight assists, and the Washington Wizards spoiled the NBA debut of Emeka Okafor and the Bobcats with a 103-96 victory at the Charlotte Coliseum.
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(Sports Network) - The Orlando Magic fell to the Washington Wizards, 106-96, on Wednesday at MCI Center. Grant Hill recorded a season-best 24 points for the Magic, who have dropped two of three following a 2-0 start to the year.
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Rub your eyes and look again at the NBA standings. The Washington Wizards are seven games over .500 &#151; for the first time since 1985.
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Filling in for an injured Caron Butler, Andray Blatche scores 19 points while Antawn Jamison has 24 point and 20 rebounds as the Wizards upend the Raptors in overtime, 108-104, Tuesday.
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WALTHAM -- What could be worse than welcoming Western Conference foe Sacramento to the FleetCenter tonight for a game that could ensure that the Celtics enter the All-Star break with a .500 record or better? How about welcoming a Sacramento squad desperate for a win after dropping four games in a row? That is the scenario the Celtics face with ...
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It's no coincidence that when the Celtics fail to keep pace with opponents on the glass, they lose. Last night's game against the Wizards at the MCI Center was no exception. Washington outrebounded Boston, 50-43, and won, 110-105, in overtime. Most discouraging was the fact the Wizards pulled down 21 offensive rebounds, which explains why they scored 27 ...
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(Sports Network) - The Minnesota Timberwolves found themselves on the wrong end of a 100-87 decision against the New York Knicks on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
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The Washington Wizards would appear to have every reason to feel confident entering tonight&#39;s home opener against Shaquille O&#39;Neal and the Miami Heat.
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Hedo Turkoglu scored 22 points, Dwight Howard added 21, and the shorthanded Orlando Magic rallied to beat the visiting Philadelphia 76ers, 115-111, last night. The Magic, missing Grant Hill with a bruised right wrist, trailed by 6 with 2:02 left to play after Allen Iverson's jumper.