Wizards' Butler extends streak in win over NY
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Chatting informally with a group of reporters, Gilbert Arenas mentioned he expects to be ready to return from knee surgery March 1. Earlier in the day, Etan Thomas said he plans to be back from open heart surgery at some point this season.
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Gilbert Arenas set a franchise record with 60 points, 16 of them in overtime, to lead the Washington Wizards to a 147-141 victory over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
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Matt Howard scored 19 points, and No. 16 Butler won its sixth straight game, pulling away for a 66-55 victory over Loyola of Chicago on Monday night.
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Brandon Crone scored 17 points and No. 15 Butler finished its winningest regular season with a 56-36 victory over Detroit on Saturday for a share of the Horizon League championship.
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Caron Butler scores six of his team-high 21 points in a decisive 25-6 run over the game's final six minutes Monday as the Wizards stun the Celtics again, 88-83.
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Caron Butler's three-point play with 1:04 remaining helped the Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 96-95 on Tuesday night.
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Ben Gordon scored nine of his 22 points in the fourth quarter on Wednesday as the Chicago Bulls rallied for a victory over the Washington Wizards.
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Caron Butler scores 33 points and Antawn Jamison adds 21 points and 12 rebounds, leading the Wizards to a 108-86 win over visiting Seattle on Sunday.
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Dwyane Wade had 33 points and 11 assists, Udonis Haslem scored 18 and tied a career high with 17 rebounds and the Heat extended its winning streak to nine games Tuesday night with a 108-100 win over the Boston Celtics.
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Mike Green matched his career high with 24 points and added eight rebounds to help No. 16 Butler beat Valparaiso 73-65 on Saturday.
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Julian Betko scored 11 of his career-high 15 points in a decisive second-half run to give Butler a 56-44 victory over No. 22 Tennessee last night in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals at Madison Square Garden.
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Andre Iguodala scored 21 points and the Philadelphia 76ers extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 99-86 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday.
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Eddy Curry scored a season-high 29 points, Jamal Crawford added 24 and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 105-100 Tuesday night and snap a seven-game losing streak.
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A night after watching his team blow a big lead after he was ejected, Gilbert Arenas had 31 points, nine assists and six rebounds Saturday to help the Washington Wizards snap a four-game losing streak with a 112-94 victory over Milwaukee.
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Forward Caron Butler, whose rise to All-Star status has coincided with the Wizards' rise in the standings, is ailing and may have to sit for a game.
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Caron Butler and Antonio Daniels are both working to rejoin the Wizards, but their status remains up in the air heading into a two-game road trip.
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Lamar Butler scores a career-high 28 points and hits seven three- pointers to lead Mason to a 79-61 win over Towson on Wednesday.