GAME THREAD: NBA: WASHINGTON (5-5) at CHARLOTTE (6-4)

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 95
CHARLOTTE 88 5:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 99
CHARLOTTE 95 2:37 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 101
CHARLOTTE 101 1:01 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON AT CHARLOTTE

HIGH SCORERS

WAS - CARON BUTLER 32, ANTAWN JAMISON 24,
ANTONIO DANIELS 14
CHA - GERALD WALLACE 25, RAYMOND FELTON 22,
EMEKA OKAFOR 18</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 108
CHARLOTTE 104 2:30 LEFT, 1ST OT</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 111
CHARLOTTE 107 1:02 LEFT, 1ST OT</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA WASHINGTON 114
CHARLOTTE 111 FINAL IN 1ST OT</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL IN 1ST OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 1OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- --- -----
WASHINGTON 26 18 35 22 13 114
CHARLOTTE 20 26 32 23 10 111 FINAL IN 1ST OT

HIGH SCORERS: WAS - CARON BUTLER 39, ANTAWN JAMISON 27,
ANTONIO DANIELS 14
CHA - RAYMOND FELTON 27, GERALD WALLACE 25,
EMEKA OKAFOR 20</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (114) AT CHARLOTTE (111)

WASHINGTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C BUTLER F 46:48 13-23 12-12 2 3 5 3 3 2 5 39
A JAMISON F 40:42 8-17 10-14 4 8 12 0 3 1 1 27
A BLATCHE C 36:16 6-15 0-0 5 8 13 3 5 2 0 12
D STEVENSON G 32:17 2-10 3-6 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 7
A DANIELS G 45:25 5-9 3-4 1 7 8 6 4 4 5 14
N YOUNG 14:51 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 5
R MASON JR 13:05 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 2
D SONGAILA 21:09 2-5 4-4 2 4 6 0 5 1 1 8
D MCGUIRE 14:27 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

TOTALS 265:00 39-87 32-40 16 37 53 15 25 10 14 114
(.448) (.800) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G WALLACE F 42:57 10-23 3-6 2 0 2 2 4 3 4 25
E OKAFOR F 40:41 9-13 2-2 5 9 14 0 4 0 1 20
P BREZEC C 4:36 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
J RICHARDSON G 39:27 4-14 0-1 0 6 6 2 5 0 2 10
R FELTON G 46:32 6-16 13-16 2 3 5 12 5 2 6 27
M CARROLL 35:56 4-12 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 11
R HOLLINS 17:08 1-3 0-2 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 2
J MCINNIS 18:51 2-2 2-2 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 6
W HERRMANN 12:30 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 6
J DAVIDSON 4:55 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 4
J DUDLEY 1:27 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

TOTALS 265:00 40-90 20-29 11 29 40 22 30 7 16 111
(.444) (.690) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 17 (0 PTS)

WASHINGTON 26 18 35 22 13 - 114
CHARLOTTE 20 26 32 23 10 - 111

BLOCKED SHOTS: WASHINGTON - A BLATCHE 5, A JAMISON, C BUTLER, D MCGUIRE.
CHARLOTTE - E OKAFOR 3, G WALLACE, R HOLLINS, J RICHARDSON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: WASHINGTON 4-15 (.267), C BUTLER 1-3, A JAMISON 1-
4, D STEVENSON 0-3, A DANIELS 1-3, N YOUNG 1-1, R MASON JR 0-1. CHARLOTTE 11-
29 (.379), G WALLACE 2-8, J RICHARDSON 2-6, R FELTON 2-4, M CARROLL 3-
7, W HERRMANN 2-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JAMES CAPERS, JIM CLARK, TOMMY NUNEZ.
A - 12,193. T - 2:05.</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (114)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Butler 46:48 13-23 12-12 2-5 3 3 39
A Jamison 40:42 8-17 10-14 4-12 0 3 27
A Blatche 36:16 6-15 0-0 5-13 3 5 12
D Stevenson 32:17 2-10 3-6 1-4 1 1 7
A Daniels 45:25 5-9 3-4 1-8 6 4 14
N Young 14:51 2-5 0-0 1-2 0 3 5
R Mason Jr 13:05 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 1 2
D Songaila 21:09 2-5 4-4 2-6 0 5 8
D McGuire 14:27 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 265:00 39-87 32-40 16-53 15 25 114
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.448, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
4-15, .267 (C Butler 1-3, A Jamison 1-4, D
Stevenson 0-3, A Daniels 1-3, N Young 1-1, R
Mason Jr 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked
Shots:8 (A Blatche 5, A Jamison, C Butler, D
McGuire). Turnovers:14 (A Daniels 5, C Butler
5, A Jamison, D McGuire, D Songaila, R Mason
Jr). Steals: 10 (A Daniels 4, C Butler 2, A
Blatche 2, A Jamison, D Songaila).


CHARLOTTE (111)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Wallace 42:57 10-23 3-6 2-2 2 4 25
E Okafor 40:41 9-13 2-2 5-14 0 4 20
P Brezec 4:36 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
J Richardson 39:27 4-14 0-1 0-6 2 5 10
R Felton 46:32 6-16 13-16 2-5 12 5 27
M Carroll 35:56 4-12 0-0 0-2 3 1 11
R Hollins 17:08 1-3 0-2 2-4 0 2 2
J McInnis 18:51 2-2 2-2 0-3 2 2 6
W Herrmann 12:30 2-5 0-0 0-2 1 2 6
J Davidson 4:55 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 4 4
J Dudley 1:27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 265:00 40-90 20-29 11-40 22 30 111
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.444, FT-.690. 3-Point Goals:
11-29, .379 (G Wallace 2-8, J Richardson 2-6,
R Felton 2-4, M Carroll 3-7, W Herrmann 2-4).
Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked Shots:6 (E Okafor
3, G Wallace, R Hollins, J Richardson).
Turnovers:16 (R Felton 6, G Wallace 4, J
McInnis 2, J Richardson 2, P Brezec, E
Okafor). Steals: 7 (G Wallace 3, R Felton 2,
M Carroll, J Dudley).

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WASHINGTON 26 18 35 22 13 - 114
CHARLOTTE 20 26 32 23 10 - 111
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,193. T: 2:05.
Officials: James Capers, Jim Clark, Tommy
Nunez.</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (114) AT CHARLOTTE (111)

WASHINGTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C BUTLER F 46:48 13-23 12-12 2 3 5 3 3 2 5 39
A JAMISON F 40:42 8-17 10-14 4 8 12 0 3 1 1 27
A BLATCHE C 36:16 6-15 0-0 5 8 13 3 5 2 0 12
D STEVENSON G 32:17 2-10 3-6 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 7
A DANIELS G 45:25 5-9 3-4 1 7 8 6 4 4 5 14
N YOUNG 14:51 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 5
R MASON JR 13:05 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 2
D SONGAILA 21:09 2-5 4-4 2 4 6 0 5 1 1 8
D MCGUIRE 14:27 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
G ARENAS DNP - LEFT KNEE INJURY
B HAYWOOD DNP - LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
O PECHEROV DNP - ANKLE INJURY

TOTALS 265:00 39-87 32-40 16 37 53 15 25 10 14 114
(.448) (.800) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 15 (21 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G WALLACE F 42:57 10-23 3-6 2 0 2 2 4 3 4 25
E OKAFOR F 40:41 9-13 2-2 5 9 14 0 4 0 1 20
P BREZEC C 4:36 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
J RICHARDSON G 39:27 4-14 0-1 0 6 6 2 5 0 2 10
R FELTON G 46:32 6-16 13-16 2 3 5 12 5 2 6 27
M CARROLL 35:56 4-12 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 11
R HOLLINS 17:08 1-3 0-2 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 2
J MCINNIS 18:51 2-2 2-2 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 6
W HERRMANN 12:30 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 6
J DAVIDSON 4:55 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 4
J DUDLEY 1:27 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
O HARRINGTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 265:00 40-90 20-29 11 29 40 22 30 7 16 111
(.444) (.690) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 17 (25 PTS)

WASHINGTON 26 18 35 22 13 - 114
CHARLOTTE 20 26 32 23 10 - 111

BLOCKED SHOTS: WASHINGTON - A BLATCHE 5, A JAMISON, C BUTLER, D MCGUIRE.
CHARLOTTE - E OKAFOR 3, G WALLACE, R HOLLINS, J RICHARDSON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: WASHINGTON 4-15 (.267), C BUTLER 1-3, A JAMISON 1-
4, D STEVENSON 0-3, A DANIELS 1-3, N YOUNG 1-1, R MASON JR 0-1. CHARLOTTE 11-
29 (.379), G WALLACE 2-8, J RICHARDSON 2-6, R FELTON 2-4, M CARROLL 3-
7, W HERRMANN 2-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JAMES CAPERS, JIM CLARK, TOMMY NUNEZ.
A - 12,193. T - 2:43.</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (114)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Butler 46:48 13-23 12-12 2-5 3 3 39
A Jamison 40:42 8-17 10-14 4-12 0 3 27
A Blatche 36:16 6-15 0-0 5-13 3 5 12
D Stevenson 32:17 2-10 3-6 1-4 1 1 7
A Daniels 45:25 5-9 3-4 1-8 6 4 14
N Young 14:51 2-5 0-0 1-2 0 3 5
R Mason Jr 13:05 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 1 2
D Songaila 21:09 2-5 4-4 2-6 0 5 8
D McGuire 14:27 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
G Arenas DNP - LEFT KNEE INJURY
B Haywood DNP - LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
O Pecherov DNP - ANKLE INJURY

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 265:00 39-87 32-40 16-53 15 25 114
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.448, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
4-15, .267 (C Butler 1-3, A Jamison 1-4, D
Stevenson 0-3, A Daniels 1-3, N Young 1-1, R
Mason Jr 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked
Shots:8 (A Blatche 5, A Jamison, C Butler, D
McGuire). Turnovers:14 (A Daniels 5, C Butler
5, A Jamison, D McGuire, D Songaila, R Mason
Jr). Steals: 10 (A Daniels 4, C Butler 2, A
Blatche 2, A Jamison, D Songaila).


CHARLOTTE (111)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Wallace 42:57 10-23 3-6 2-2 2 4 25
E Okafor 40:41 9-13 2-2 5-14 0 4 20
P Brezec 4:36 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
J Richardson 39:27 4-14 0-1 0-6 2 5 10
R Felton 46:32 6-16 13-16 2-5 12 5 27
M Carroll 35:56 4-12 0-0 0-2 3 1 11
R Hollins 17:08 1-3 0-2 2-4 0 2 2
J McInnis 18:51 2-2 2-2 0-3 2 2 6
W Herrmann 12:30 2-5 0-0 0-2 1 2 6
J Davidson 4:55 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 4 4
J Dudley 1:27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
O Harrington DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 265:00 40-90 20-29 11-40 22 30 111
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.444, FT-.690. 3-Point Goals:
11-29, .379 (G Wallace 2-8, J Richardson 2-6,
R Felton 2-4, M Carroll 3-7, W Herrmann 2-4).
Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked Shots:6 (E Okafor
3, G Wallace, R Hollins, J Richardson).
Turnovers:16 (R Felton 6, G Wallace 4, J
McInnis 2, J Richardson 2, P Brezec, E
Okafor). Steals: 7 (G Wallace 3, R Felton 2,
M Carroll, J Dudley).

------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON 26 18 35 22 13 - 114
CHARLOTTE 20 26 32 23 10 - 111
------------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,193. T: 2:43.
Officials: James Capers, Jim Clark, Tommy
Nunez.</div>

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL IN 1ST OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 1OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- --- -----
WASHINGTON 26 18 35 22 13 114
CHARLOTTE 20 26 32 23 10 111 FINAL IN 1ST OT

HIGH SCORERS: WAS - CARON BUTLER 39, ANTAWN JAMISON 27,
ANTONIO DANIELS 14
CHA - RAYMOND FELTON 27, GERALD WALLACE 25,
EMEKA OKAFOR 20

HIGH REBOUND: WAS - ANDRAY BLATCHE 13, ANTAWN JAMISON 12,
ANTONIO DANIELS 8
CHA - EMEKA OKAFOR 14, JASON RICHARDSON 6,
RAYMOND FELTON 5

HIGH ASSISTS: WAS - ANTONIO DANIELS 6, CARON BUTLER 3,
ANDRAY BLATCHE 3
CHA - RAYMOND FELTON 12, MATT CARROLL 3, THREE
PLAYERS WITH 2

ATT: 12,193</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The Washington Wizards foundout that All-Star guard Gilbert Arenas will be out for a while. Itdidn't seem to bother them on the court.


The Wizards won for the sixth straight time - including three ina row without Arenas - in a thrilling, 114-111, overtimevictory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.

Caron Butler scored a career-high 39 points and Charlotte-nativeAntawn Jamison added 27 points for the Wizards, who moved overthe .500 mark after starting the season with five straightlosses.


But the win was even more impressive for undermanned Washington,which endured the news that Arenas would be out at least threemonths after undergoing left knee surgery on Wednesday.

Jamison and Butler opened the extra period with seven points forthe Wizards, who never trailed in overtime. A dunk by Emeka Okaforgot Charlotte as close as 112-111, but Butler sank a pair of freethrows to push the lead to three points.


DeShawn Stevenson then missed a pair of free throws with 1.9seconds left which would have sealed the victory, but a3-pointer by Matt Carroll was off the mark at the buzzer.

The Wizards opened up the final quarter with a 7-2 run capped byan Antonio Daniels' shot from the arc. Daniels made two moreclutch baskets for the Wizards.


First, he gave Washington a two-possession cushion at 90-86 andthen sank a long jumper over Jason Richardson to push the leadto a game-high nine points at 99-90.


The Bobcats, however, would not go away quietly.


A 3-pointer by Carroll pulled Charlotte within two and thenRichardson tied the game at 101-101 on a layup with 1:01 toplay. However, Richardson was unable to convert the three-pointplay which would have given Charlotte its first lead since thethird quarter.


Jamison drained a 3-pointer to give the lead back to Washington.The Bobcats tied it back at 104-104 after Raymond Felton sank3-of-4 free throws.


The game headed to overtime after Butler was unable to score onJeff McInnis on the final possession of regulation.

Charlotte rallied behind the inspired play from Gerald Wallace,who scored eight points in a 13-4 burst that put his team up bytwo points.


Stevenson and Daniels scored the final eight points in the thirdfor Washington, which took a 79-78 lead into the fourthquarter.


Felton collected 27 points and 11 assists and Wallace added 25points for the Charlotte, which made just 20-of-29 free throwsand took a franchise-record 27 shots from the arc.

The loss snapped a three-game home winning streak for theBobcats, who survived an injury scare when Wallace temporarilyleft the game with 38 seconds left in the second quarter afterhitting his head on the backboard.

 

NBA: WASHINGTON at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
WASHINGTON 114
CHARLOTTE 111 FINAL</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The Washington Wizards foundout that All-Star guard Gilbert Arenas will be out for a while. Itdidn't seem to bother them on the court.


The Wizards won for the sixth straight time - including three ina row without Arenas - in a thrilling, 114-111, overtimevictory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.

Caron Butler scored a career-high 39 points and Charlotte-nativeAntawn Jamison added 27 points for the Wizards, who moved overthe .500 mark after starting the season with five straightlosses.


But the win was even more impressive for undermanned Washington,which endured the news that Arenas would be out at least threemonths after undergoing left knee surgery on Wednesday.

"We knew we had to come out with a lot of energy," Butler said."The guys got it together. We dealt with the emotional strainof losing him for three months and we went out there and got thewin.


"We've showed a lot of character. Guys are more serious rightnow. We were a little bit loose to begin the season. Now weknow what it takes, and we've been able to rally."

Jamison and Butler opened the extra period with seven points forthe Wizards, who never trailed in overtime. A dunk by EmekaOkafor got Charlotte as close as 112-111, but Butler sank a pairof free throws to push the lead to three points.


"It was a gutsy win," Washington coach Eddie Jordan said. "Itwasn't pretty in the end. They made it tough for us. Our guyswere great tonight and were resilient."


DeShawn Stevenson then missed a pair of free throws with 1.9seconds left which would have sealed the victory, but a3-pointer by Matt Carroll was off the mark at the buzzer.

"It felt rushed," Carroll said. "It was a good play, and we gotthe shot off which we wanted to do. But unfortunately, therewasn't much time on the clock to take our time."


The Wizards opened up the final quarter with a 7-2 run capped byan Antonio Daniels' shot from the arc. Daniels made two moreclutch baskets for the Wizards.


First, he gave Washington a two-possession cushion at 90-86 andthen sank a long jumper over Jason Richardson to push the leadto a game-high nine points at 99-90.


The Bobcats, however, would not go away quietly.


A 3-pointer by Carroll pulled Charlotte within two and thenRichardson tied the game at 101-101 on a layup with 1:01 toplay. However, Richardson was unable to convert the three-pointplay which would have given Charlotte its first lead since thethird quarter.


Jamison drained a 3-pointer to give the lead back to Washington.The Bobcats tied it back at 104-104 after Raymond Felton sank3-of-4 free throws.


The game headed to overtime after Butler was unable to score onJeff McInnis on the final possession of regulation.

Charlotte rallied behind the inspired play from Gerald Wallace,who scored eight points in a 13-4 burst that put his team up bytwo points.


Stevenson and Daniels scored the final eight points in the thirdfor Washington, which took a 79-78 lead into the fourthquarter.


Felton collected 27 points and 12 assists and Wallace added 25points for the Charlotte, which made just 20-of-29 free throwsand took a season-high 27 shots from the arc.


The loss snapped a three-game home winning streak for theBobcats, who survived an injury scare when Wallace temporarilyleft the game with 38 seconds left in the second quarter afterhitting his head on the backboard.


"I came back and was able to make a run and get in the flow ofthe game," Wallace said. "I took a shot to the ribs which kindof shut me down mentally. I felt I wasn't physically able to dowhat my team expected me to do in the fourth quarter."