Pacers-Wizards (postgame)

The Wiz took it to the Pacers and had their first blowout win of the season. The offense was on fire as Gilbert Arenas dropped 40 points in basically three quarters of play. Oh yes, and "Agent Zero" shot 14 for 20 (that's 70% for non-math majors)! Most of Gil's shots were jumpers and 3's, so he was definitely on a roll. Speaking of more offense, Jamison continued playing very well shooting the ball. Butler did his usual thing, bringing intensity and energy with his balanced offense and defense. Coach emptied the entire bench except for James Lang and Calvin Booth as most of the starters didn't play in the 4th quarter.

The Pacers were coming off a back-2-back against Philadelphia and their fatigued demeanor showed early. No one except Al Harrington cared to play basketball. Jermaine O'Neal was hurt and Harrington tried to carry the team. It was shocking for me to see that Stephen Jackson had a terrible game. Jackson's mind may be on something else other than basketball at this moment. I was also shocked to see Danny Granger not get minutes. What's up with that? He's a solid player. He wasn't hurt (from what I saw). Maybe he played a lot against the 76ers. Who knows what Coach Carlisle is doing with the Pacer rotation?

Anyways, Gilbert had a highlight dunk from a backdoor pass by Jamison. Andray Blatche almost posterized Marquis Daniels when he went for a coast-2-coast slam (Andray was fouled by Marquis [a hit to the face] and the dunk didn't make it). If it did, the crowd would have erupted. Late in the game, Josh Powell of the Pacers tried to put the ball back in the basket and was rejected by the rim (he didn't jump high enough). The crowd gave him his due after that play.

Wizards move back to .500 with the 117 to 91 win.

Indiana: 3-2
Washington: 2-2