GAME THREAD: NBA: INDIANA (3-4) at WASHINGTON (1-5)

NBA: INDIANA (3-4) at WASHINGTON (1-5)

<h3>Arenas, Wizards aim to snap eight-game home skid vs. Pacers</h3>

<div class="pre">Indiana (3-4) at Washington (1-5) 7:00 pm EST</div>

WASHINGTON (Ticker) - The Washington Wizards finally havesomething positive to build on.


Gilbert Arenas and the Wizards will aim for a second straightwin when they host the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.

Washington held a team meeting before Sunday's game and recordeda season-high 26 assists in a 101-90 victory over the AtlantaHawks. Arenas scored 18 points and added six assists, whileCaron Butler scored 24 points as the Wizards avoided the first0-6 start in franchise history.


But while Washington avoided one dubious record, it will now tryand avoid losing a franchise-record ninth straight regular-seasongame here. The Wizards are 0-2 at home, and have not wonsince beating Philadelphia, 111-108, on March 28.


Part of the reason for the poor start this season is the sub-parplay of Arenas, who has been hampered by his surgicallyrepaired knee. He was 5-of-15 from the floor on Sunday, and isshooting just 35 percent (37-for-104) on the season.

In addition to that, Arenas is hitting a staggeringly low 13.9percent (5-for-36) from the arc.


However, his best game of the season came on opening nightagainst Indiana. The sixth-year guard scored 34 points to gowith eight rebounds, and forced overtime with a 3-pointer at thebuzzer. However, the Wizards lost that game, 119-110.

Jamaal Tinsley scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth quarterand overtime to help the Pacers to the win.


That game was the start of three straight wins, but since thenthings have been all down hill. Tinsley and Indiana lost theirfourth straight, 101-86, to Boston on Tuesday. The sixth-yearpoint guard scored 14 points, but the Pacers were hurt by aseason-high 23 turnovers.

 

NBA: INDIANA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">INDIANA AT WASHINGTON - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


INDIANA WASHINGTON

F Danny Granger F Caron Butler
F Jermaine O'Neal F Antawn Jamison
C Jeff Foster C Brendan Haywood
G Jamaal Tinsley G Gilbert Arenas
G Mike Dunleavy G DeShawn Stevenson

OFFICIALS: Monty McCutchen
Michael Smith
Sean Wright</div>

 

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<div class="pre">INDIANA VS WASHINGTON - INACTIVES

INDIANA WASHINGTON

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
T MURPHY LEG INJURY E THOMAS HEART SURGERY
S GRAHAM COACH'S DECISION
I DIOGU LEG INJURY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 4
WASHINGTON 6 9:12 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 6
WASHINGTON 14 5:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 12
WASHINGTON 20 3:05 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 15
WASHINGTON 28 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 15 15
WASHINGTON 28 28 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

IND - JAMAAL TINSLEY 7, JERMAINE O'NEAL 3,
DANNY GRANGER 2
WAS - CARON BUTLER 14, GILBERT ARENAS 10,
BRENDAN HAYWOOD 4</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 21
WASHINGTON 34 8:56 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 30
WASHINGTON 39 5:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 37
WASHINGTON 46 2:52 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 41
WASHINGTON 56 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 15 26 41
WASHINGTON 28 28 56 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

IND - JERMAINE O'NEAL 11, MARQUIS DANIELS 9,
JAMAAL TINSLEY 8
WAS - GILBERT ARENAS 20, CARON BUTLER 17,
BRENDAN HAYWOOD 8</div>

 

Re: NBA: INDIANA (3-4) at WASHINGTON (1-5)

This entire Wizards squad looks like the Wiz of old tonight. We're going up against a pretty hot Indiana team and dominating them. Let's see if we can continue this high caliber of play in the second half.</p>

 

NBA: INDIANA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 47
WASHINGTON 65 9:03 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 57
WASHINGTON 75 4:15 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 62
WASHINGTON 77 2:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 66
WASHINGTON 83 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 15 26 25 66
WASHINGTON 28 28 27 83 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

IND - JERMAINE O'NEAL 13, JAMAAL TINSLEY 12,
DANNY GRANGER 11
WAS - GILBERT ARENAS 24, CARON BUTLER 23,
BRENDAN HAYWOOD 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 69
WASHINGTON 87 8:47 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>