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The Southeast Division-leading Miami Heat shoot for their third straight victory tonight, when they continue a five-game homestand versus the Washington Wizards at AmericanAirlines Arena.

The injury-depleted Washington Wizards will be without Mike James for the next four to five weeks after the veteran reserve guard broke a finger on his left hand, the team said on Monday.

Gilbert Arenas knocked down a 20-foot jumper in Steve Nash's face late in the first quarter and brought back his old Hibachi move.

Jason Richardson scored 22 points, Steve Nash had 17 assists, and the Phoenix Suns maintained their dominance of the Washington Wizards with a 102-90 victory Sunday.

Wizards' Season Record: 2-4 Tomorrow's Game: Washington vs. Phoenix Game Time: 1:00 p.m. ET.

There's no doubt the fourth quarter of last night's game was horrendous. The Phoenix Suns employed a zone defensive scheme that both surprised and stymied the Miami Heat and allowed the Suns to come back from 12 points down in the third quarter to overtake the Heat 104-96. While the Heat held the explosive Suns to well below their NBA-best 117 ...

* The series: Heat leads 59-27. * The game: The Heat swept last season's four-game series; the eighth time Miami has swept Washington.

Flip Saunders said his Washington Wizards squad entered Tuesday night's game at Quicken Loans Arena in a prime position.

A healthy Gilbert Arenas will challenge Zydrunas Ilgauskas and the rest of the Cavaliers Tuesday night at The Q. CAVALIERS VS.

Caron Butler is expected to return from a bruised left kneecap on Tuesday in Cleveland, and Antawn Jamison, sidelined with a right shoulder injury, will make his season debut some time in the next few weeks. But through the first three games of the season, the Washington Wizards (2-1) have shown that even without an all-star forward or two, they can succeed through double D: Depth and defense.

Neither had been present much in past seasons, when injuries left the Wizards without talented veterans, and an indifference to anything other than offense shortened their win totals and had them vacationing in May.

It was a little past 11 p.m. on Wednesday when Andray Blatche sauntered into Verizon Center with Washington Wizards assistant coach Sam Cassell. As they took the practice court to work on post moves and jump shots for an hour before retreating to the locker room, Blatche noticed the eerie silence.

Usually the building courses with activity even on non-game days. But after midnight, the only person around was a security guard.

'It was kind of scary, I ain't going to lie,' Blatche said. 'I brought my best friend. I had to go to the locker room by myself. I was a little scared.'

Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, including a halfcourt buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter, Andray Blatche scored a career-high 30, and the Wizards overcame the absence of both of their regular starting forwards Saturday night in a 123-104 win over the Nets.

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ATLANTA a ' Josh Smith scored 20 points and reached a blocked shots milestone, and the Atlanta Hawks held off Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards 100-89 on Friday night.

Washington Wizards players heard before the season about the reputation of their new coach for using a streamlined rotation.

As coach Flip Saunders said Tuesday night, Gilbert Arenas "did his talking on the court." Arenas, who was reluctant to speak to the media in the preseason, fielded questions from reporters after the game but was not interested in talking about himself.

It used to be that when you talked about the Washington Wizards, there were but a few words that immediately came to mind.

Coming off a 19-63 record in the 2008-2009 season, the Washington Wizards look primed for a bounce back season in 2009-2010. Injuries derailed the 2008-2009 Wizards as point guard Gilbert Arenas and center Brendan Haywood played a combined eight games, and guard DeShawn Stevenson missed more than half the season.

Bruce Hornsby - a long-time buddy of head coach Rick Carlisle - played a stirring National Anthem on the piano.

Regardless of what's said about Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, he does bring a winning product to the hardwood.