Washington Wizards Blog

TONIGHT: WIZARDS AT ROCKETS
The Wizards look to bounce back from last night’s second-half KO by the Mavericks when they visit the Rockets tonight in Houston.
The Rockets (7-4) look like a team that’s going to be a force in the Western Conference this season with Yao Ming averaging 26.4 points and 10.3 boards per game. [...]

WIZARDS CAN’T KEEP UP IN THE SECOND
It started out promising but the Mavericks showed why they were the defending West Champs in the second and left the Wizards searching for their first road win.
I’ll be honest, I missed the entire second half. I had a feeling the Mavs’ poor outside shooting in the [...]

TONIGHT: WIZARDS AT MAVERICKS
EDITED 8:01 pm: Just got the word from Zack (Wizards PR Director) - Jarvis Hayes will be in the line-up tonight. (CLAP CLAP CLAP!)
For a team looking to get their first win on the road this season, the Wizards can’t be too excited to be visiting the home of the defending [...]

MONDAY - QUICK SHOTS:
Wizards held practice today at Verizon Center before flying out to Dallas for tomorrow’s game against the Mavs.
Jarvis Hayes, who was released from the hospital after a few hours of observation Saturday night, was at Verizon Center Monday. He did not participate with the team but worked with Head Athletic Trainer [...]

ESPN RESEARCH: ARENAS’ 22 FORTY-POINT GAMES FOURTH BEST
AMONG NON-FIRST ROUND PICKS
Last week, we discussed Gilbert’s place among non-first round picks. I think we’ve all aired our opinions on this subject, but I thought I’d share this info posted on ESPN.com’s Daily Dime.
“Only three other non-first round picks have more 40-point games than [...]