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As important as forwards Antawn Jamison and Gerald Wallace are, new additions to the backcourt may be what get the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats out of the Southeast Division cellar.

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Today's briefing will be two-part. The first part will focus striclty on the game last night and in the second part we'll focus on tributes to Abe Pollin.

I had so much footage of people talking about the passing of Mr. Pollin that I ended up with two videos.

Antawn Jamison had 32 points and 14 rebounds to lead Washington past the Philadelphia 76ers 108-107 on Tuesday night, hours after the death of Wizards owner Abe Pollin.

The Wizards will possibly be without two starters when they welcome back Eddie Jordan on Tuesday.

The Washington Wizards silenced a few critics with a big win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in their second meeting of the season.

Earl Boykins man is listed at 5-foot-5, 139. His max bench press is 315 pounds. This makes him the Wizards' strongest pound-for-pound player.

When training camp began, the concern was what the Wizards were going to do with so many guards.

After the Washington Wizards returned from Miami -- where they suffered their fifth consecutive loss, continued to sputter on offense and were reduced to just one healthy point guard -- Caron Butler said he walked around his house with a smile on his face. His wife, Andrea, looked at him, perplexed.

'How are you smiling?' Butler recalls her asking.

'I've got to smile to keep from crying,' he told her.

The Wizards' sorrows weren't resolved when they signed point guard Earl Boykins on Wednesday, but the 11-year veteran does address one problem for a team already ravaged by injuries only three weeks into the season. He provides scoring, playmaking and stability, all in a pocket-sized package.

The Washington Wizards are in the midst of a four-game losing streak amid a flood of seemingly minor injuries to major players.

Two teams headed in different directions meet at the American Airlines Arena in Miami tonight.

Is it just me, or are a lot of players going unnoticed? I am open to suggestions on this subject, but I'd like to do a article on "Who should be pursued by the Wolves"? I always contemplate the Wolves becoming the Atlanta Hawks of two seasons ago by making a midseason trade that's going to improve the Wolves enough to get the eighth seed.

It's no secret that there's something wrong with Caron Butler's game. In three games thus far this season , Butler is averaging just 14 points a contest and is posting a dreadful 47.3% true shooting percentage.

The Boston Celtics have decided not to suspend forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis after an off-court fight sidelined him for at least five weeks.

Gilbert Arenas dazzled in his team's season-opening 102-91 win over the Mavericks in Dallas.

The Washington Wizards picked apart the visiting New Jersey Nets last night in a blow-out 123-104 home opener victory.

Coming into the 2009-2010 season, it was said that the success of the Washington Wizards would be dependent on depth and the health of their key players.

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.

28, 2009, in Washington. Browse more photos>> The Wizards just sent a press release out announcing that they have picked up the 2010/11 options on Nick Young and JaVale McGee .