[MJG]

A nice, even first quarter vanishes just as quick as back to back Stojakovic threes in the last thirty seconds

We've still played them good though up to this point.

... and wow, how quickly things change. In about two minutes (last 30 seconds of first, opening 1:30 of second), they've gone from being up 1 to up 14. Our defense sucks, but there's still more than a little heat involved when a team is shooting 70%+ on mostly jumpers.

[hobojoe]

Peja Stojakovic! Back-to-back-to-back three pointers for the Kings to open up a 10 point lead.

[HKF]

As I said before the season started. Wizards play no friggin D whatsoever. However, they can score with the best of them and will be in every game they play because they can score. They remind me of Doug Moe's Nuggets. They obviously don't score as much, because most teams won't run with them, but when they are on, they will put up some numbers.

[MJG]

On the back of Hayes' three straight jumpers (did he sell his soul?), we've cut the league down to a more reasonable 6 just as fast as they managed to get it up to 14.

This is going to be a fun one.

Also, for the EJ lineup watchers such as myself, we're currently running Profit-Peeler-Hayes-Ruffin-Kwame. Kwame should be getting the ball in the post every single offensive possession -- emphasis on should.

[afireinside]

I don't think we will or can pull out a win. the Kings have to many players who can put up big numbers when we just have streaky shooters who take turns taking the most shots.

[MJG]

The driving and dunking Hughes is so, so much better than the jumper shooting version.

We aren't exactly playing perfect, but we're hanging right in there. We're on a relatively quiet 12-3 (I think) run right now, 64-63 with some seven minutes left in the third.

[MJG]

Arenas with a personal 7-0 run and 10 points overall in the first six minutes of the 4th to cut the lead down to 89-85. These are such frustrating games, where we keep cutting a lead down but never get over the hump. Let's see what we can do in the final six.