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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 .

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

There will come a time where the bright smile must be replaced with a scowl, when the carefree, Californian perspective will submit to championship coldness, and the reality of being a professional will truly set in.

Lost in the euphoria of the Wizards' surprising 102-91 road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday was that Flip Saunders appears to have settled on a rotation -- and that doesn't bode well for youngsters and summer league superstars Nick Young and JaVale McGee.

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.

Outlook: The Wizards' $111 million franchise player appears to be healthy for the first time since April 2007.

Nick Young, right, reaches out to Mike James after James drew a foul that led to the game-winning free throws against the 76ers.

The 76ers' power forward coming off a serious injury showed no ill effects on Tuesday night as he led his team on a fourth-quarter comeback against the Washington Wizards.

There's no narrative to a game that doesn't count. Hence, bullets... Mike Woodson on the fight for the 13th and final roster spot: "It could be a big guy.

The fate of the Washington Wizards rests on the health of oft-injured All-Star point guard Gilbert Arenas.