Gilbert Arenas News

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

A red-hot Phoenix club resumes a grueling five-game road trip against Washington in the nation's capital Sunday.

It's true that a large reason last night's game against the Miami Heat was so frustrating was the outcome.

The Indiana Pacers hope to make it two straight wins when they commence a three-game homestand Friday night versus the Washington Wizards at Conseco Fieldhouse.

According to Young, Black and Fabulous* Shaquille O'Neal has been cheating on his wife with another woman.

Dwyane Wade scored 40 points, including a go-ahead jumper with 25 seconds left, to lead the Miami Heat in a 93-89 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.

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

The Cleveland Cavaliers hope the ship has been righted after a disappointing start to the season, as they resume a three-game homestand tonight versus the Washington Wizards at Quicken Loans Arena.

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.

Andray Blatche put on his dark blade shades, slipped his charcoal jacket with white pin stripes over his burgundy shirt and had to absorb some heckling from his teammates.

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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.

Gilbert Arenas finished with 32 points and seven assists, as the Washington Wizards crushed the New Jersey Nets, 123-104, in their home opener.

The New Jersey Nets will continue their search for the first win of the season tonight, when they visit the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center.

It's late, and there's already been so much written about last night's win that there isn't a whole lot to add.

The Washington Wizards tied a franchise record for losses last season with top scorer Gilbert Arenas missing all but two games.

Wizards at Mavericks Line: Mavericks by 8. With Antawn Jamison out the first couple of weeks, Flip Saunders decided to go with Mike Miller as his starting shooting guard.

With the Wizards season set to begin, optimism abounds. Optimism? Really? For a team that lost a bazillion games last year.? Yes, really! With Flip Saunders in charge, a healthy and fully motivated Gilbert Arenas and the big trade that brought the ex-Bullets both Mike Miller and Randy Foye , it's a different team than last year's Verizon Center ...

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