"There was John Wall, back after missing more than two weeks of action, pulling out a Manu Ginobili move, whirling the ball behind his back and dropping a pretty left-hand layup. Rashard Lewis appeared comfortable in his second game with his new team, providing the perimeter shooting the Washington Wizards had hoped for when they acquired him from the Orlando Magic. Kirk Hinrich, despite the rainbow-colored shiner beneath his left eye, ran the team well and could hardly miss in the first half. And Hilton Armstrong helped limit Tim Duncan to five points, which used to equate to success against the San Antonio Spurs. While there were some positives that could be taken from Sunday's game at AT&T Center, the undermanned Wizards couldn't come away with a road victory against the team that holds the league's best record. With Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee serving a one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team, the Wizards lost, 94-80, to the Spurs and extended their franchise record for consecutive road defeats to start the season at 14. The Wizards have lost 11 straight games in San Antonio, with Lewis the only player on their current roster who was in the NBA on Dec. 11, 1999. "I can't fault our guys as far as effort," Coach Flip Saunders said. "When you're undermanned like that, you almost have to play perfect basketball." The Wizards (7-21) will have Blatche and McGee back in uniform on Monday in Houston, where they will attempt to avoid matching the team record of 15 straight road losses in one season. Blatche and McGee issued apologies for getting involved in a scuffle with each other outside a Washington area nightclub last week. The team had initially deemed it "simply a disagreement between teammates" but decided to punish the players after further investigation. Blatche wrote in a text message: "I'm very sorry for the incident. I had no intention of this ever happening. I apologize for my behavior, to my family, the whole Wizards organization, my fans, my teammates and coaches." McGee expressed a similar sentiment on his Twitter account. " read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/26/AR2010122602662.html
