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**Anima** · 03-10-2005, 12:27 AM

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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Washington appears to be headed for its first postseason appearance since the 1996-97 season. In Washington's last playoff appearance, the Bullets, who became the Wizards for the 1997-98 regular season, were eliminated in three straight games by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

The Wizards, who won just 25 games last season, are eight games above .500 (33-25) this late into the season for the first time since the 1978-79 campaign. Washington is trying to hold on to the No. 4 seed, which would get it homecourt advantage in the opening round of the playoffs.

All-Stars Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison have been the catalysts for the Wizards. Both players have been consistent all season and were deserving of their spots in February 20th's All-Star Game, which was played in Denver at the Pepsi Center. In fact, Washington had two representatives in the All-Star Game for the first time since 1987 when center Moses Malone and guard Jeff Malone represented the franchise.

Arenas, who has missed just two games this season, has started all 56 games that he has appeared in for the Wizards. He leads the team in scoring (25.5 ppg) and assists (5.3 apg). The 23-year-old Arenas has scored in double- digits in 53 of 56 games and has netted 20 or more points in 44 contests. Arenas, who has led the Wizards in scoring in 32 games, is shooting 43 percent from the field and 36 percent from three- point range.

The 28-year-old Jamison, who is playing in his seventh season in the league, has started all 58 of Washington's games. He has not missed a regular season game since the 1999-00 season and has provided the scoring and rebounding that the Wizards lacked up front in the 2003-04 campaign. The North Carolina product is averaging 20 points and a team-high eight rebounds per game. He is playing over 39 minutes per game.

http://www.reuters.ca/locales/c_news...toryID=7828016

Gripni · 03-10-2005, 06:05 PM

That's not really news to me. I think most of us have kinda noticed that the Wizards might just be going to the playoffs this year.

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