Wizards-Nets Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Feb 27 2010 6:06PM

The lowly New Jersey Nets have surprisingly won their last two road games. They'd like to find some of that success at home.

The Nets look to end their franchise-record eight-game home skid Sunday night when they meet the Washington Wizards in a matchup of last-place teams.

All New Jersey (6-52) has left to play for this season is to try to avoid the worst record in NBA history set by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who went 9-73. The Nets took a big step in that direction Saturday with a surprising 104-96 victory at Atlantic Division-leading Boston, ending a 12-game skid against the Celtics.

Brook Lopez scored 25 points and Devin Harris and Courtney Lee added 23 and 21 as New Jersey never trailed after the first quarter and led by as many as 18 points in the fourth. It was the Nets' first road game since a 103-94 victory at Charlotte on Feb. 16.

"Any win for us is big. There's no question," coach Kiki Vandeweghe said. "But to get a win on the road, and this is one of the toughest places to play in the NBA just shows that - it should demonstrate to our guys that if they play with effort, they can compete against anybody.''

Harris and Lee turned in second straight strong efforts. The backcourt mates each scored 28 points in a 102-93 home loss to Portland on Tuesday.

That was the latest in this string of defeats at home in New Jersey's final season at the Izod Center before moving to Newark's Prudential Center. The skid began with an 81-79 loss to Washington (20-36) on Jan. 29.

The Wizards were a different team then, and have since traded away three starters from that game while superstar guard Gilbert Arenas is serving his indefinite suspension. Those moves have resulted in a vastly different team, with Andray Blatche the focal point.

Blatche has shined in starting the first six games after the All-Star break, averaging 25.0 points on 56.9 percent shooting and 11.2 boards. The fifth-year forward still feels he is adjusting to his role.

"This is all new for me," Blatche said. "I've never been the go-to guy."

Blatche had 26 points and 18 rebounds while Randy Foye scored 22 and added season-high 10 assists Friday in a 118-116 overtime loss at home to New York.

Foye, who leads all current Wizards with 30 starts, is also getting used to the change surrounding the Wizards.

"At times it's tough because when I call sets, a lot of them don't know exactly what we're in," Foye said. "But this is the NBA, that's what happens. When new guys come in, they've gotta learn on the fly."

The Wizards have won three straight at the Izod Center. The Nets are 0-14 in the second half of back-to-back games.

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Blatche's career night leads Wizards past Nets

By Bob Considine, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday February 28, 2010 10:34PM

EAST RUTHERFORD (NBA.com exclusive) -- The six victories the Nets have this season all have one thing in common.

They have been amazingly fleeting.

As poised as they seemed to win consecutive games for the first time this season, the Nets still couldn't manage a successful formula to get successive victories on Sunday night at the IZOD Center.

In their 89-85 win, the Wizards were led by Andray Blatche's career-high 36 points and 15 rebounds and two key baseline buckets from Randy Foye in the final minute.

But the Nets still felt they surrendered a big chance to follow up its impressive win over the Celtics on Saturday night. They blew a 14-point lead when Washington converted to a zone defense in the second half.

Devin Harris and Brook Lopez served as a tandem disappearing act for New Jersey (6-53). Lopez scored just two points in the second half, while Harris missed 16 of his last 19 shots, including an 0-of-7 stretch in the fourth quarter.

Nets center Yi Jianlian recorded a career-high 19 rebounds to go with 20 points, but also missed two big free throws down the stretch.

Harris acknowledged the Nets had given one way.

"We've given a lot away," said Harris, who did have a season-high 14 assists. "But we're learning from it."

"It's definitely a step back," Lopez said. "This could have been something."

Blatche, who has been taking advantage of his increased playing time with the trade of Antawn Jamison and subsequent loss of Josh Howard, gave Washington an 83-81 lead on an 18-foot floater with 1:33 left.

After a Blatche turnover, Yi Jianlian got to the free throw line to cut it to 83-82. Blatche then fouled Yi with 58.8 seconds left. Again, Yi made one of two to knot it at 83-83.

That's when Foye took over. He hit one 15-footer from the right baseline, an arcing shot with 44.6 seconds left, to give Washington the lead back. After a Harris miss was rebounded by Wizards swingman Mike Miller, Foye hit another 15-foot fader to make it 87-83 with 13.5 seconds left.

Yi was covering both shots and Nets coach Kiki Vandeweghe was pleased with the defense, saying Foye "hit really tough shots."

"I just said to myself to take what the defense would give me," said Foye, a New Jersey resident. "We got the switch and matchup we wanted. They put Yi on me and I just gave him a little jab step and drove at him and pulled up for the shot."

The Nets led by 14 in the first half, but struggled against Blatche, who connected on nine of his first 13 shots.

The Wizards (21-36) went with a zone defense late in the first half and by the 7:04 mark of the third period had rallied all the way back to a 57-57 tie and took a 69-68 lead into the fourth quarter, where the Nets second-half swoon continued. They missed eight of their first nine shots of the fourth frame, with three turnovers, and trailed 79-72 with 5:22 left - emphasized by a Blatche putback over Yi after an Al Thornton miss.

Blatche is now averaging 26.6 points and 11.7 rebounds over his last seven games.

"I'm excited about the way things are going for me," he said. "Good things are starting to pan out and my goals are coming true. I just want to continue to work hard and improve."

"He was a man tonight," Harris added.

New Jersey had one last gasp to keep it close, mostly thanks to Terrence Williams. The rookie swingman drained a 3-pointer and added a couple from the line to cut it to 79-77. Yi then grabbed a big rebound off a Foye miss and tossed a long outlet pass to Williams, who dunked it home hard, giving the Nets an 81-79 lead with 3:42 left.

Wizards center JaVale McGee tied it at 81-81 on a putback dunk with 2:58 left.

"To get 20-20 or 20-something (and lose), it doesn't really feel good," Yi said.

"At the end of the day, they hit a couple of tough shots and we missed a couple of tough ones," Vandeweghe added. "We missed a couple of free throws. But all in all, I thought we played 40 minutes of pretty good basketball and maybe didn't have the legs to finish it."

• Wizards: Howard, James
• Nets: Lee, Simmons

• Wizards: --
• Nets: --

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: IZOD Center, New Jersey, NJ
• Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #66 Haywoode Workman, #71 Rodney Mott
• Attendance: 11844
• Duration: 2:21

Washington Wizards (21-36)		New Jersey Nets (6-53)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Lopez vs McGee (Thornton gains possession)
Blatche Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:41 [WAS 2-0]
	11:24 [NJN 2-2]	Harris Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lopez (1 AST)
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: McGee (1 AST)	11:10 [WAS 4-2]
	10:41	Lopez Running Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:39
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	10:29 [WAS 6-2]
	10:14 [NJN 4-6]	Harris Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	10:01	Jianlian Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Thornton Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:48 [WAS 8-4]
	09:40 [NJN 6-8]	Jianlian Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (1 AST)
Blatche Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:40
	09:40 [NJN 7-8]	Jianlian Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Thornton Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)	09:17 [WAS 10-7]
	09:11 [NJN 9-10]	Lopez Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (2 AST)
Blatche Running Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (1 BLK)	08:50
	08:49	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Thornton Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:44
Foye Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:35
	08:31	Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:30
Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:24	Jianlian Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:17	Harris Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Blatche (1 ST)
Blatche Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: McGee (2 AST)	08:13 [WAS 12-9]
	07:54 [NJN 11-12]	Lopez Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harris (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:45
	07:32	Hassell Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:32 [WAS 13-11]
Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:32 [WAS 14-11]
Blatche Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:09
Blatche Substitution replaced by Singleton	07:09
	07:09 [NJN 12-14]	Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	07:09	Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:08
McGee Layup Shot: Missed	06:57
Team Rebound	06:54
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	06:45
Singleton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:44
Singleton Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:43
	06:42	Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:34 [NJN 14-14]	Jianlian Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Harris (4 AST)
McGee Layup Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:23	Hassell Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:20 [NJN 16-14]	Lopez Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Harris (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	06:16
Singleton Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Lopez (1 ST)	05:58
	05:48 [NJN 18-14]	Lopez Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Douglas-Roberts (1 AST)
McGee Running Hook Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:24	Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:13	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	05:11	Jianlian Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:10	Jianlian Tip Shot: Missed
	05:10	Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:09	Lopez Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:08
	05:07	Lopez Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
McGee Substitution replaced by Oberto	05:07
	04:51	Jianlian Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Foye Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	04:51 [WAS 15-18]
Singleton Substitution replaced by Ross	04:51
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	04:44
	04:43	Team Rebound
Foye Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:36
	04:36 [NJN 19-15]	Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Foye Substitution replaced by Boykins	04:36
	04:36 [NJN 20-15]	Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Boykins Jump Shot: Missed	04:17
	04:15	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:09 [NJN 22-15]	Harris Jump Bank Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	03:46
	03:44	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:37 [NJN 24-15]	Lopez Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Harris (6 AST)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:17	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:12 [NJN 26-15]	Jianlian Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Harris (7 AST)
Oberto Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:12
	03:12 [NJN 27-15]	Jianlian Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Thornton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (2 BLK)	02:55
	02:53	Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:49 [NJN 29-15]	Harris Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)	02:24 [WAS 18-29]
	02:15	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:15	Hassell Substitution replaced by Hayes
	02:06 [NJN 31-18]	Jianlian Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Harris (8 AST)
Thornton Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	01:42 [WAS 20-31]
	01:20	Harris Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)
Ross Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hayes (1 BLK)	01:13
Ross Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:13
	01:13	Harris Substitution replaced by Dooling
	01:13	Lopez Substitution replaced by Humphries
Jump Ball Hayes vs Ross (Boykins gains possession)	01:13
Boykins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:00 [WAS 22-31]
Oberto Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:52.3
	00:52.3	Humphries Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:52.3	Team Rebound
	00:52.3	Humphries Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:50.6	Jump Ball Jianlian vs Thornton (Douglas-Roberts gains possession)
	00:50.6	Jianlian Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:33.9	Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed
Ross Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:32.9
Miller Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:23.9 [WAS 24-31]
	00:00.1	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
End of 1st Quarter
Washington Wizards (21-36)		New Jersey Nets (6-53)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Jianlian Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (1 BLK)
Boykins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:39
Boykins Floating Jump shot: Missed	11:33
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:31
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	11:16 [WAS 26-31]
	10:56	Hayes 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:54	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:44	Jianlian Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:43
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Boykins (1 AST)	10:37 [WAS 28-31]
McGee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:22
	10:22	Jianlian Substitution replaced by Lopez
	10:22 [NJN 32-28]	Humphries Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:22 [NJN 33-28]	Humphries Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
McGee Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	10:08 [WAS 30-33]
	09:54 [NJN 35-30]	Lopez Running Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:42	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:34	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (1 BLK)
	09:33	Team Rebound
	09:23	Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:22
	09:14	Dooling Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Miller Substitution replaced by Young	09:14
Ross Substitution replaced by Thornton	09:14
	09:07	Lopez Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
McGee Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:07
Team Rebound	09:07
McGee Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:07
	09:06	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:55	Timeout : Official
	08:49	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:47
Young Jump Shot: Missed	08:31
	08:29	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:11 [NJN 37-30]	Humphries Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	07:50
	07:49	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:45 [NJN 39-30]	Williams Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dooling (1 AST)
Thornton Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Blatche (2 AST)	07:24 [WAS 32-39]
	07:02	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
McGee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:00
	06:49	Hayes Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Boykins Substitution replaced by Foye	06:49
	06:49	Williams Substitution replaced by Harris
	06:49	Humphries Substitution replaced by Jianlian
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	06:39
	06:37	Jianlian Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:23	Dooling Layup Shot: Missed
	06:22	Jianlian Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	06:21	Jianlian Tip Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:20
Blatche Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Dooling (1 ST)	06:15
	06:12 [NJN 42-32]	Dooling 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Harris (9 AST)
Young Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	05:53
	05:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:53	Hayes Substitution replaced by Douglas-Roberts
McGee Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:44
	05:39	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	05:38	Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:37	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
	05:36	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:34 [NJN 44-32]	Lopez Putback Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
McGee Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	05:28
McGee Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:28
McGee Substitution replaced by Oberto	05:28
	05:15 [NJN 46-32]	Jianlian Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Harris (10 AST)
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:00 [WAS 35-46]
	04:48	Harris Jump Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:46
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	04:40
	04:39	Team Rebound
Young Substitution replaced by Miller	04:39
	04:23	Harris Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	04:21	Jianlian Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	04:20 [NJN 48-35]	Jianlian Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	04:03
	04:01	Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:48	Harris Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Thornton (1 ST)
Jump Ball Lopez vs Thornton (Miller gains possession)	03:47
	03:41	Douglas-Roberts Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:41 [WAS 36-48]
Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	03:41 [WAS 37-48]
	03:27	Lopez Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	03:27	Lopez Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	03:27	Dooling Substitution replaced by Hassell
	03:27	Lopez Substitution replaced by Humphries
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:15	Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:09	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:08
	03:04	Humphries Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:04 [WAS 38-48]
Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:04 [WAS 39-48]
	02:45	Hassell Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:43
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:39	Team Rebound
Thornton Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:39
Team Timeout : Regular	02:39
	02:21	Jianlian Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
	02:20	Jianlian Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
	02:18	Jianlian Layup Shot: Missed Block: Oberto (1 BLK)
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:17
	02:13	Humphries Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:13
Team Rebound	02:13
Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:13 [WAS 40-48]
	01:48	Humphries Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:47
	01:36	Harris Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:36 [WAS 41-48]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:36 [WAS 42-48]
	01:17 [NJN 50-42]	Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (11 AST)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	00:59.9
	00:58.6	Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:51.9	Humphries Layup Shot: Missed
	00:50.9	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:49.7	Humphries Tip Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:48.8
	00:48.5	Jianlian Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Blatche Substitution replaced by Ross	00:48.5
	00:48.5	Hassell Substitution replaced by Dooling
Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:48.5 [WAS 43-50]
Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:48.5 [WAS 44-50]
	00:28.8	Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Missed
	00:28.1	Team Rebound
Thornton Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	00:28.1
Thornton Substitution replaced by Harris	00:28.1
	00:28.1	Humphries Substitution replaced by Hayes
Foye Substitution replaced by Boykins	00:28.1
	00:07.5	Miller Violation:Kicked Ball
	00:07.5	Team Timeout : Short
Boykins Substitution replaced by Young	00:07.5
Oberto Substitution replaced by Livingston	00:07.5
	00:01.6	Harris Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:00.4
End of 2nd Quarter
Washington Wizards (21-36)		New Jersey Nets (6-53)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Douglas-Roberts 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:44	Jianlian Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)
	11:41 [NJN 53-44]	Harris 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Jianlian (1 AST)
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Blatche (3 AST)	11:20 [WAS 47-53]
	11:02	Douglas-Roberts Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	11:02	Douglas-Roberts Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Blatche Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)	10:49 [WAS 49-53]
	10:27	Hassell Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:25
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	10:19 [WAS 51-53]
	10:01	Lopez Hook Shot: Missed
	10:00	Team Rebound
	09:51	Lopez Driving Hook Shot: Missed
	09:50	Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	09:49 [NJN 55-51]	Lopez Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Foye Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:27
McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:26
McGee Tip Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:24	Jianlian Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)
	09:18	Harris Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Blatche (2 ST)
Thornton Driving Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Blatche (4 AST)	09:15 [WAS 53-55]
	08:56 [NJN 57-53]	Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	08:35
	08:34	Team Rebound
	08:25	Douglas-Roberts Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Blatche Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (3 BLK)	08:04
Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:02
Blatche Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (20 PTS)	07:59 [WAS 55-57]
	07:47	Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:46
	07:46	Jianlian Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Blatche Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:28	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:17	Jianlian Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	07:16
Miller Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	07:04 [WAS 57-57]
	06:55	Jianlian Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	06:36
	06:35	Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	06:26	Harris Jump Shot: Missed
	06:25	Jianlian Rebound (Off:7 Def:3)
	06:20 [NJN 59-57]	Jianlian Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Harris (12 AST)
	05:55	Hassell Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	05:55	Team Timeout : Regular
McGee Substitution replaced by Oberto	05:55
Foye Substitution replaced by Boykins	05:55
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	05:39
	05:38	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	05:22 [NJN 61-57]	Hassell Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (13 AST)
Boykins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Harris (1 BLK)	04:58
	04:56	Jianlian Rebound (Off:7 Def:4)
	04:52	Harris Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:51
Blatche Driving Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)	04:36 [WAS 59-61]
	04:12	Lopez Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Oberto Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:11
Miller Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	03:59
	03:58	Team Rebound
	03:50	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:49
Boykins Jump Shot: Missed	03:43
	03:42	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	03:36 [NJN 63-59]	Harris Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Blatche Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Boykins (2 AST)	03:21 [WAS 61-63]
	03:21	Jianlian Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	03:21	Harris Substitution replaced by Dooling
Blatche Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:21
	03:19	Team Rebound
	03:06	Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:04
Thornton Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)	02:58 [WAS 63-63]
	02:41	Hassell Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:40
Blatche Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	02:33
Blatche Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:33
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
Miller Substitution replaced by Livingston	02:33
	02:33	Douglas-Roberts Substitution replaced by Hayes
	02:33	Jianlian Substitution replaced by Humphries
	02:10	Hayes 3pt Shot: Missed
Oberto Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:08
Thornton Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Boykins (3 AST)	02:02 [WAS 65-63]
	01:38	Lopez Hook Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	01:37
Livingston Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dooling (2 ST)	01:32
Livingston Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:16
	01:16 [NJN 64-65]	Hassell Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:16 [NJN 65-65]	Hassell Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Blatche Layup Shot: Missed	00:58.8
Oberto Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:57.6
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Boykins (4 AST)	00:43.0 [WAS 67-65]
	00:33.5 [NJN 67-67]	Dooling Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Blatche Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Humphries (1 BLK)	00:22.9
Blatche Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	00:22.1
Blatche Putback Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)	00:21.1 [WAS 69-67]
	00:02.9	Hayes 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:01.8	Hassell Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Thornton Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:01.5
	00:01.5 [NJN 68-69]	Hassell Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:01.5	Lopez Substitution replaced by Douglas-Roberts
Thornton Substitution replaced by Miller	00:01.5
	00:01.5	Hassell Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	00:00.9
Blatche 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Washington Wizards (21-36)		New Jersey Nets (6-53)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Boykins Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:40
Oberto Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:38
Blatche Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (30 PTS)	11:26 [WAS 71-68]
	11:01	Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed
Livingston Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:59
Livingston Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	10:51
	10:33	Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	10:31
Boykins Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (6 AST)	10:27 [WAS 73-68]
Oberto Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:08
Blatche Substitution replaced by Young	10:08
	10:08	Hayes Substitution replaced by Harris
	10:08	Humphries Substitution replaced by Lopez
	10:08 [NJN 69-73]	Hassell Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	10:08 [NJN 70-73]	Hassell Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Livingston Jump Shot: Missed	09:46
	09:45	Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
Oberto Foul : Personal (4 PF)	09:38
	09:38	Hassell Substitution replaced by Jianlian
Livingston Substitution replaced by Foye	09:38
	09:26	Jianlian Hook Shot: Missed
	09:25	Jianlian Rebound (Off:8 Def:4)
	09:23	Dooling Substitution replaced by Williams
	09:09	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
	09:08	Jianlian Rebound (Off:9 Def:4)
	09:07	Jianlian Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	08:56
	08:54	Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	08:49	Jianlian Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	08:49	Jianlian Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Timeout : Official	08:49
Young Substitution replaced by Ross	08:49
Miller Substitution replaced by Blatche	08:49
	08:49	Douglas-Roberts Substitution replaced by Hassell
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:23	Jianlian Rebound (Off:9 Def:5)
	08:10 [NJN 72-73]	Williams Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Blatche Running Jump Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:42	Jianlian Rebound (Off:9 Def:6)
	07:28	Lopez Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:27
	07:11	Lopez Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:11 [WAS 74-72]
Boykins Substitution replaced by Thornton	07:11
Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	07:11 [WAS 75-72]
	06:50	Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	06:49
Blatche Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	06:36
	06:35	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:27	Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:26
Blatche Driving Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Foye (2 AST)	06:12 [WAS 77-72]
	06:11	Team Timeout : Regular
Oberto Substitution replaced by McGee	06:11
	05:56	Team Timeout : Short
	05:50	Harris Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:49
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	05:24
Blatche Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)	05:22
Blatche Tip Shot: Missed	05:21
Blatche Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)	05:20
Blatche Putback Layup Shot: Made (34 PTS)	05:19 [WAS 79-72]
	05:07 [NJN 75-79]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Harris (14 AST)
Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jianlian (1 ST)	04:48
McGee Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:46
McGee Substitution replaced by Oberto	04:46
Ross Substitution replaced by Miller	04:46
	04:46 [NJN 76-79]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	04:46 [NJN 77-79]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Oberto Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	04:28
	04:15	Harris Jump Shot: Missed
	04:14	Jianlian Rebound (Off:10 Def:6)
Oberto Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	04:13
	04:13 [NJN 78-79]	Jianlian Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	04:13 [NJN 79-79]	Jianlian Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	03:46
	03:44	Jianlian Rebound (Off:10 Def:7)
	03:41 [NJN 81-79]	Williams Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jianlian (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:41
Oberto Substitution replaced by McGee	03:41
	03:37	Harris Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Thornton Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	03:29
Thornton Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:29
	03:18	Lopez Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	03:17
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	03:11
Foye Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:10
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	02:58
Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	02:56
McGee Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:54 [WAS 81-81]
	02:26	Jianlian Hook Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	02:25
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	02:15
McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:14
Jump Ball Hassell vs Thornton (Williams gains possession)	02:12
Thornton Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Hassell (1 ST)	02:12
	01:57	Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:55
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (36 PTS)	01:33 [WAS 83-81]
Blatche Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:19
	01:19	Jianlian Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:19	Team Rebound
	01:19 [NJN 82-83]	Jianlian Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Blatche Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	01:07
	01:07	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:00	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (2 BLK)
	00:59.8	Jianlian Rebound (Off:11 Def:7)
Blatche Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:58.8
	00:58.8	Jianlian Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:58.8	Team Rebound
	00:58.8 [NJN 83-83]	Jianlian Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:58.8
Foye Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:44.6 [WAS 85-83]
	00:34.9	Harris Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	00:32.9
	00:30.5	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Foye Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (16 PTS)	00:13.5 [WAS 87-83]
	00:13.5	Team Timeout : Short
	00:13.5	Hassell Substitution replaced by Hayes
McGee Substitution replaced by Ross	00:13.5
	00:08.5	Hayes Floating Jump shot: Missed
	00:07.9	Jianlian Rebound (Off:12 Def:7)
	00:06.9	Jianlian Layup Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (2 BLK)
Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:05.8
	00:04.8	Hayes Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:04.8 [WAS 88-83]
Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:04.8 [WAS 89-83]
	00:00.2 [NJN 85-89]	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

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