Mike Jones

Captains bring the heat

The Washington Wizards emerged from Thursday night's 122-88 thumping by the Boston Celtics embarrassed and frustrated -- but also with a lesson. Published December 13, 2008

Balanced Celtics throttle Wizards

A feather, or moral victory of sorts, that the Washington Wizards stuck in their caps last season was that they were the only team to win a season series over the Boston Celtics. Published December 12, 2008

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Seen and heard at Verizon Center Published December 12, 2008

Wizards deal Daniels, add more scoring

Seeking to address a scoring deficiency in the backcourt, the Washington Wizards finalized a three-team trade Wednesday to bring seventh-year point guard Mike James and second-year combo guard Javaris Crittenton to the District. Published December 11, 2008

Wizards swing three-way deal

The Washington Wizards finalized a three-team trade that brings seven-year veteran point guard Mike James and second-year combo guard Javaris Crittenton to the District. Published December 10, 2008

Wizards have a lot in reserve

Throughout the dismal first month and a half of the season, two of the Washington Wizards' shortcomings have been a lack of support from the bench and an inability to close down the stretch. Published December 10, 2008

Pistons sputter into town

In their last meeting with the Detroit Pistons, the Washington Wizards stumbled to a loss in what has become a familiar fashion - in good position at halftime, struggle in the third quarter and collapse down the stretch. Published December 9, 2008

Change good for Blatche

Throughout the Washington Wizards' preseason, there was a constant call for Andray Blatche to step up. But during the team's 1-10 start, Blatche showed the same occasional flashes, frequent inconsistency and questionable effort on both ends of the court. Published December 5, 2008

Some progress but not enough

In Tuesday night's victory over the New Jersey Nets, the Washington Wizards finally avoided the kind of slow second-half start that has plagued them all season. Published December 4, 2008

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SEEN AND HEARD AT IZOD CENTER Published December 3, 2008

Scruffy Stevenson regains his swagger

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. | Many of the elements that served the Washington Wizards well during last year's playoff run without Gilbert Arenas have gone missing during the team's 2-12 start, but one of the most notable has been the contributions of shooting guard DeShawn Stevenson. Published December 3, 2008

Crossing that bridge

The story of Ed Tapscott's ascension to coach of the Washington Wizards doesn't take the storybook path. Published December 2, 2008

Second half is second-rate

After another frustrating loss, Washington Wizards interim coach Ed Tapscott pointed out a problem that has been occurring "with more consistency than I want." Published December 1, 2008

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SEEN AND HEARD at Verizon Center Published November 30, 2008

Wizards continue to play same tune

The broken record that is the Washington Wizards' season continued to play on Saturday night as the downtrodden team fell 102-98 to the visiting Atlanta Hawks after continuing every negative trend that has plagued it during a franchise record-tying 2-12 start. Published November 30, 2008