Wizards fall away against the Magic
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Steve Francis scored 32 points, and the Wizards missed crucial free throws down the stretch, giving the Orlando Magic a 103-97 victory last night in Washington and a sweep of back-to-back games between the Southeast Division contenders.
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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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Rashard Lewis hit a jump shot on the buzzer when the Orlando Magic eked out a 102-100 home win over the Detroit Pistons in a battle of the division leaders on Monday.
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The Orlando Magic still cannot find a way to get started at home. At least the players were able to finish the game Wednesday night.
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Even though the NBA is overshadowed by MarchÃÂ madness, the stumbling and bumbling Wizards have been unable to hideÃÂ during their recent nosedive.
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A night after watching his team blow a big lead after he was ejected, Gilbert Arenas had 31 points, nine assists and six rebounds Saturday to help the Washington Wizards snap a four-game losing streak with a 112-94 victory over Milwaukee.
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The Wizards rebound from their worst defeat in more than six years by staving off a Memphis run to beat the Grizzlies, 104-93, on Friday.
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Hedo Turkoglu scored 22 points, Dwight Howard added 21 and the short-handed Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 115-111 on Saturday night.
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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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FOXBOROUGH -- Taylor Twellman regained his scoring touch last night, but the Revolution squandered the lead in falling, 2-1, to the Kansas City Wizards, their first loss since July 4.
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Gilbert Arenas leads six Wizards in double figures with 34 points as Washington runs past visiting Denver, 120-91, Wednesday.
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That sudden surge by the New York Knicks? Over, emphatically. Antawn Jamison scored 32 points and Caron Butler added 22 while stretching his made free-throw streak to an NBA season-high 54 Friday night, leading the Washington Wizards to a 111-98 victory over New York, which had won its previous three games.
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Larry Hughes scored 20 points and Gilbert Arenas added 17 to lead the Washington Wizards to a 106-87 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night.
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Hedo Turkoglu matched his career high with 31 points &#151; 17 in the second quarter &#151; and the Orlando Magic beat Washington 108-101 on Friday night to snap the Wizards' four-game winning streak.
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Deron Williams had 17 points and 11 assists and the Utah Jazz sent Orlando to consecutive road losses for the first time this season, beating the Magic 119-115 on Saturday night.
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The Washington Wizards handed the high-flying Boston Celtics their second loss in three games with an 85-78 home victory on Saturday.
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The NBA-leading Boston Celtics suffered a second consecutive loss to the Washington Wizards, who scored the game's final six points in a 88-83 victory on Monday.