News - Antawn Jamison
The Washington Wizards Wednesday confirmed the hiring of Flip Saunders to be their next head coach.
Chris Bosh, who had 25 points and 15 rebounds, hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left Monday to enable Toronto to beat Washington 97-96. Jose Calderon took an inbound pass and dribbled to the left before passing an open Bosh.
Caron Butler made a jump shot with a second remaining Friday, giving the Washington Wizards a 100-98 victory over Toronto. Two teams long since eliminated from playoff contention put on an entertaining show and combined for 69 points in the fourth quarter. It was only the sixth road win of the season for the Wizards, and just their 19th victory overall -- 11 fewer than the next worst team in the Eastern Conference. After Toronto's Jason Kapono tied the game on a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left, Juan Dixon put Washington in front with a fadeaway jumper. The Raptors again tied it when Jose Calderon made a layup with 16 seconds to go.
Dwyane Wade had 33 points, eight assists and five rebounds Saturday to lead the Miami Heat to a 118-104 win over the Washington Wizards. Jermaine O'Neal and Yakhouba Diawara each had 16 points and Michael Beasley and James Jones scored 13 points each for the Heat, who are close behind Philadelphia for
Mike Conley scored 22 points Wednesday, including four foul shots in the final minute, leading Memphis past Washington 112-107. Rudy Gay added 25 points, and both Marc Gasol and O.J.
