Brendan Haywood is stepping up and playing the best basketball of his NBA career right now. The Wizards need all of the help that they can get with Gilbert Arenas out and Haywood is doing his part. He has played in 14 games this season and he has averaged 27.1 minutes, 10.0 points, 8.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.8 blocks per game. The Wizards are hoping that Haywood’s play is not a mirage because they need his help this season.

The Wizards will be without Gilbert Arenas for the next three months after he had surgery on his left knee. Arenas has played in 8 games this season (all starts) and he has averaged 39.5 minutes, 22.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Antonio Daniels will take over as the starting point guard for the Wizards and he has played in 10 games (2 starts) this season and he has averaged 22.5 minutes, 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

The Wizards played good defense last night as they held the Pacers to 39.3% shooting from the floor and it was the big reason for the win last night. Gilbert Arenas had a awesome game for the Wizards with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Caron Butler also had a great game with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Brendan Haywood was very solid around the basket with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. The Wizards are now 2-5 on the season.

The Wizards finally got a win on the season and they did it with rebounding and defense. The Wizards outrebounded the Hawks 53-41 in this game and they held them to 39% shooting from the floor. Caron Butler led the way for the Wizards with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Antwan Jamison also had a big game with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists. Gilbert Arenas stuffed the boxscore with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Brendan Haywood did a good job near the basket with 13 points and 12 rebounds. The Wizards are now 1-5 on the season.

The Wizards got blasted 33-11 in the third quarter of this game and they couldn’t recover. It didn’t help that the Wizards only shot 38.3% from the floor and allowed the Nuggets to shoot 51.1% in this game. Caron Butler led the way for the Wizards with 21 points and 4 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas (18 points, 4 assists and 4 steals) and Antwan Jamison (17 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) each had decent games to back Butler up. The Wizards are now 0-5 on the season.

The Wizards only shot 39.7% from the floor and it hurt them in the end. Antwan Jamison led the way for the Wizards with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals. Caron Butler also had a outstanding game with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 steals. Gilbert Arenas pitched in with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. The Wizards are now 0-4 on the season.

The Wizards only shot 34.8% from the floor on Saturday Night and it did them in. Caron Butler led the way for the Wizards with 23 points and 9 rebounds. Antwan Jamison was only 6 for 21 shooting from the floor but he still finished with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Brendan Haywood had another outstanding game near the glass with 10 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. The Wizards fell to 0-3 on the season with this loss.

The Wizards fell behind 58-36 at the half and they never really made a game of it. The Wizards only shot 35% from the floor and they were 0 for 16 from three point range. Gilbert Arenas had a night to forget as he only shot 5 for 20 from the floor. But, he still finished with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Caron Butler had a solid game with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Center Brendan Haywood had another really solid game for the Wizards with 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocked shots. The Wizards are now 0-2 on the season.

The Wizards had to feel confident playing the Pacers without Jermaine O’Neal and Troy Murphy. But the Wizards cold shooting cost them this game as they only hit 36.4% of their shots from the floor. Gilbert Arenas led the way for the Wizards as he led them in scoring and hit a three pointer with less than a second left to send the game into OT. Arenas finished the game with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Antwan Jamison was also a beast in this game as he scored 27 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out 3 assists. Caron Butler was also active as he scored 19 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and stole the ball 3 times but he also missed some key free throws down the stretch. Brendan Haywood had one of the better games of his NBA career with 10 points and 13 rebounds. The Wizards are now 0-1 on the season.