look, up in the air, it's a bird, a plane, it's dwight howard making a half court shot which he goes on a regular basis. >> phil: a high percentage shot. he shot a higher percentage against washington, right now in the top 10 field goal percentage shooting right around 60%. >> bill: he has already got his 11th straight double double phil in this game here tonight, 12 points and 10 rebounds, to go along with three blocked shots. and in his fourth consecutive

all-star game last year, the defensive player of the year, became just the fifth player in nba history to lead the league in rebounds and blocks. kareem did it, bill walton, olajuwon and bill wallace. >> the one area he still stands to improve on is his free throw shooting. you saw that one up there, his first free throw attempt, unfortunately he doesn't make a very good percentage. >> bill: jamison battles mike miller for the rebound. and for antawn his third rebound, still looking for his first point. jamison's jumper and there he is, one of five from the field, the wizards did not score in this game until the 8:36 mark of the first quarter and that was after they committed five turnovers. >> phil: they didn't get their first field goal attempt until

after the four-minute mark. >> bill: carter inside, nice move, draws a foul. foul is called on brendan haywood, that will be the second on brendan, and to the free throw line. >> phil: talking about the last time these teams met, one of the difference was vince carter who only played 10 minutes in take game, he hurt his, he was the one who hurt his shoulder in that game against -- >> bill: you're right. >> phil: so washington a had the advantage in the boards. so everything else was equal, free throw shooting, but the free throw shooting and the rebounding was where washington excelled and that was the difference in the game. >> bill: carter is the 27th best free throw shooter in the league and he gets 'em both. eb

under a minute to go, 45 second, here is butler. @?@?@?h antawn drives around rashard lewis and scores. so antoine picks up his second field goal and he has got four points. lewis for the long three. pietrus tried to poke it away and mike killer has it. the wizards trail by 17. >> phil: pietrus and pat barnes, they have two really hustle kind of players that are so good for this team, coming up with loose balls, filling the lane or break, but also defensively playing the 2 or the 3 spot. >> bill: miller into the lane for the shot, and not there, and a loose ball foul on orlando, pietrus. first in the last two minutes, going to give the wizards the

ball on the side. >> phil: forces defense to focus and enables brendan haywood to get into good position for the attempted put- back. >> bill: flip takes a time out with 1 and 4/10ths seconds left in the half. so they'll try to set something up. just one turnover in the second quarter after 10 in the first. so they have done a better job managing the basketball in that category. get connected to wizards basketball, the season tickets for the 2009-10 home games are on sale now. don't miss the action when they take on the nba rivals the denver nuggets and these orlando ma ying. visit washingtonwizards.com or call 20 # 3917 and get your tickets now. magic's four straight wins have come over milwaukee, detroit, atlanta, and boston, so a couple of big wins over the celtics and the hawks.

they will be at boston on sunday. wizards home tomorrow night entertain the atlanta hawks. alley-oop from mcgee, knocked away by gordon, flipped in by jamison, it counts. and they'll take another look at it but it counts. >> phil: yeah, the lob was for javale mcgee, who tipped at it, he and door at the hit it off the backboard, comes right off to jamison, actually doesn't go off the backboard, jamison tipped it in off the backboard. ball was moving around so quickly i couldn't keep up wi it. >> bill: rashard lewis in there but naturally it will be credited to jamison. they score them 22-18 in the second quarter, washington time out, trailing by 15, back with half-time activities from the

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>> bill: half time here at orlando where the damage was done in the first quarter as the magic outscored the wizards 32-13. and they came pack in the second outscoring the magic 22- 18, after one half of basketball it is a 15-point magic lead. steve buckhantz with phil chenier, they are going to try to get back into washington tonight or tomorrow, whatever is best. atlanta is in atlanta tonight so we'll see how things shake out as we know that there is a big blizzard going on back in d.c. >> phil: little bit. >> steve: a coating, a dumping. who would have thought, phil, at the beginning of this year, that the wizards would not only not be somewhere in the playoff mix but not each one of the top eight teams in the eastern conference? it's mind-boggling to think

that most prognosticators had the wizards anywhere from 4th to 6th. >> phil: definitely in the playoff mix. >> steve: in the playoff mix. now you look at the eastern division the only team in not in the playoffs is the wizards. >> phil: obviously people thought orlando would be one of the top teams. orlando is pretty much a strong team coming back from last year. charlotte is the surprise team, probably, they are playing excellent basketball being right at .500, and even miami is in that fourth spot right now with eighth spot. so four of those seeds in the southeast division in the playoff picture right now. >> steve: and as irony would have it they play them one-two- three, orlando tonight, charlotte, they have been come a very aggressive team. >> phil: when you play with defense you're going to find yourself in a lot of games and

of course larry brown has always been solid for defense and of course that team one of the top defensive teams in the league. they have gentleman rad wallace, but they are playing some good basketball right now. >> steve: magic have their perennial all-star, dwight howard, headed into his four consecutive eastern all-star squad, had a couple of big alley oops, double double early, 12 points and 10 rebounds as the magic lead the wizards by 15 at half. yearves a bohoco

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but in the second quarter flip saunders goes to it and pretty good production there. we're in the first quarter, now we're in the second quarter, and javale mcgee gets the lob from randy foye how about this, from javale mcgee, with his two hands up. so this is different from the last meeting. rebounding, but, boy, those 11 turnovers, 11 turnovers leading to 16 points takes you out of the game. but they have done a good job, gets themselves a little closer but they have got a lot of workout ahead of them. >> steve: sometimes when you body up against dwight howard, it doesn't matter, he was having his way inside, moving guys around, just such a great player, becoming such an unstoppable force.

>> phil: surrounded by guys that compliment his fieldin side so you can't forget about him. they double or triple team him, he has his 1 straight double double, he has learned a lot. >> steve: yeah, 11 double doubles in a row for dwight howard. news around the neb. unfortunate news for chris paul who is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks after surgery, arthroscopic certain 6 surgery on the knee. >> phil: good news if you're a kevin durant fan. >> phil: yeah, i heard people say he is basically unstoppable. makes the free throw. the second game for 25 points or more, and they talked about the team that washington will play next, the atlanta hawks, a very solid january,. >> steve: two of four on the row but they swept the boston celtics this year which is not so surprising considering they played boston well, but any

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corona and lime. building a lot of fires tonight, lots of snow there, no snow here. a lot of rain this afternoon, thunderstorms, beautiful day yesterday, high in the mid-70s, the wizards trailed the magic by 17, as we get set to start the third quarter as washington, d.c. shot 35% from the field in the first. javale mcgee came in handmade some things happen. >> phil: you saw the lob there. how about that pass that he had. offensive rebound, so for gentleman veil, he had power points in a short period of time. 2 for 3 from the field. >> steve: he helped the wizards outscore the magic # 2-18 in the second quarter. mike miller had nine points to lead washington in scoring, jamison and blatche 6 apiece, antawn went 0-5 before he made his first two field goals. meantime vince carter started in this game, went 2 of 7 from

the field. he had 10 points for orlando. >> phil: just like he did back in washington, perfect 6 for 6 from the free throw line, so he is getting to the line. washington with only two attempts at the line, but vince carter definitely came in scoring with 10 following dwight howard who has 12, behind him nelson with eight and riddick with 6 each. >> steve: wizards committed 10 first quarter turnovers, they matched their season low for a first quarter with 13 points and they were outscored 32-13, came back in the second, committing just one turnover in the second quarter. morgan franklin, antawn jamison with help from rashard lewis, tips it offer the glass. >> phil: he'll try to tip it away but ended up tipping it into jamison's vicinity.

less than 2 seconds on the clock. >> that was antawn's third field goal of the game, he has 6 points now. we're under way here in the third. we're back with you tomorrow night, the wizards meet the atlanta hawks, that game is scheduled to be played wizards cut the league, howard on haywood inside, knocked away, that was touch on the rim, no call. >> phil: matt barnes touched it i believe. >> steve: here is foye. spinning upped neat, and up and in, the wizards have cut the lead to 11 with four quick points to start the quarter. brendan pointing to his eye and

a technical foul has been called on dwight howard. caron butler, who is the ninth best free throw shooter in the league will do it at the line and then orlando will get the ball. >> phil: that was very fortunate for washington, that gives them a chance, i think he lost his contact. so it gave him a chance to get that settled. ooh, my, makes the spin move there. i just don't see where he got any contact across the face there. i didn't see dwight get him. >> steve: i didn't either and i didn't see dwight's reaction to the official but whatever he said gilbert arenasered a technical foul that butler makes and the lead is down to 10 after the wizards trail by as many as 21 in the first half. meantime van gun tee calls a 20- second time out. brendan haywood the last time these two teams met with a big

game from washington. >> phil: 18 points, 15 rebounds, i thought he played extremely well, played dwight pretty much himself. even though he got his numbers he excelled in rebounding and scoring an when you combine with jamison and what butler did, their front line defined i think 61 points and 33 rebounds and that was a plus 11 in terms of the starting front line for the magic. so that was really a big part of their success. >> steve: haywood in that game against orlando was perfect from the field. he made all six of his field goals and all six of his free throws. mike miller called for a foul grabbing the jersey and the wizards with that mini use storage run you saw dating back to the second quarter have cut

if lead to 10, a minute gone by here in the third. the wizards trying to take a two-row series lead in the best of four season series after winning back on january 8th, 104-97 in dc. fade away jumper from lewis. >> i mentioned earlier that lewis leads this he also has a great post-up move. >> steve: wizards turn it over and that is number 12. jameer nelson with the open shop jumper, short, here is foye the other way. penetrates, pushed, lays it off to haywood, swing it to butler, takes the jumper and comes up a

little short. howard the rebound, that's his 11th. howard in the lane, is bodied by haywood, and brendan calls for the foul. his third personal. they camp him in there but know quickly to get the ball to him and let him do his thing. >> phil: can't spend too much time down there is you have to get him the ball soon as he gets open. >> steve: miller lays it up, finger roll wouldn't go, lewis saves it to carter. ooh, close to a travel as randy foye kicks it out of bounds. wizards come in with a record of 16-32, 7-16 on the road, the

magic of won 33 and lost 16 @@@ carter, miller pulls it down, mike really working hard again. butler, nice move on lewis, lays it off for haywood, can't get the ball up clean and he is forced into a jump ball situation, let's see if it's nelson or lewis. >> phil: that's the sign of a good defensive team when they anticipate that pass coming, you see how quickly they surrounded, brandon, both jameer nelson and vince carter so he had no chance to get that ball up in the air. >> steve: they'll say it's carter jumping with haywood and not nelson. ÷

the magic have beaten the wizards three straight times here in orlando. the same two teams will play again in washington on march 13th. last time the wizards won here was march 19th, the season before last. >> phil: two north carolina guys jumping, brendan has to get up quickly. will get the ball underneath. >> steve: here is miller for foye. foye splits defenders, throws it up, draws a foul. and it's on rashard lewis, hit

him in the head. randy foye at the line for two shots. >> phil: you see you've got the game's best shot blocker behind you there, i don't think that's a wise decision to take the foul from behind, at that point let him go, try to pick up any passing lanes you might but don't commit the foul from behind and this is, you know, talking with bradley, our director, bradley's director dave duval before the game and he made an interesting point that, you know, foye's scoring has been fine buddy they are he has to get to the free throw line or he has to get his assist numbers up, one of the two, to make something happen for this team to make things a little easier. he is a 93% shooter from the line and so, you know, he loves it, he got to the line eight times last time. >> second best free throw shooter in the league and as a starter averaging over 14 points a game, coming off the bench he averages 6 points a game, jamison gets the rebound.

again the wizards cut it to 10, could get even close earn. foye is bodied and he will go back to the line for two more. came in making 85 of 91 free throws on the season. ron nelson, here it is. >> phil: nelson in the first half, bothered him, played post out top. now he gets a bit of an angle he has the strength and the size over jameer to committee the foul. >> steve: wizards cut the lead to 9 and could get to 8. they have trailed by as many as 21 and have never led in this game. randy foye second only to steve nash in the noon in free throw shooting and caron butler checks in at ninth best. >> phil: that means you're really good when the announcer can talk about your free throw shooting and you still make the free throw.

>> steve: very little fear when foye, butler, or boykin making free throws. tip-up no good. off the glass. haywood the rebound. how about this come back from washington. jamison for three. oh, just missed it. rebound number 12 for howard. turnover, washington the other way. butler is fouled, scored the field goal, he'll go to the line. >> phil: they have got dwight howard away from that basket, he hadn't really gotten back into the defensive position, so jameer nelson, forced, this is a transition but he just doesn't get down deep enough, jameer nelson forced to try to

battle caron butler. jameer picks up his third personal. >> steve: jason williams comes in the game, jameer nelson has three fouls, sitting down. caron butler can make this a five-point lead. and does. 52-47 orlando. the wizards on a 12-2 run, mini used storage run, in the last 4:11. c7c7c7c7c7c7c7c7c7c7c7c77 carter drivers and haywood very quickly to the glass. 12 points for vince carter on 3 of 9 shooting, made all six of his free throws. 54-47. jamison had to flip it up, lost the handle, ball on the floor. and washington turns it over.

jason williams thought about the three and now waits for his team. now he takes a three and rims it. mike miller doing a great job on the boards, that's his seventh rebound. >> phil: they have got the take advantage of this spell here, they were on that mini run we just showed you, keep it goin', but they can't turn the ball over. >> steve: right. foye the jumper, got it, two- point field goal for randy foye. and, again, the lead is 5, 54- 49.. miller tumbles to the ground, fade away jumper no good, jumper howard inside, fouled by butler who grabs him.

a couple of teams, namely detroit a couple of games ago, employing the hack a shack on dwight howard, made his first couple of free throws and then really became errant from the line, and it worked, although detroit did not win the game. >> phil: yeah, well eye you got to expect that, particularly that situation. he is so strong you don't want to give up the dunk. 5 of 12 shooting from the free throw line. so you have got to expect that kind of treatment when you're not converting your free throws. convert your free throws and you probably won't see those kind of fouls. >> steve: against milwaukee he went 8 of 13 from the line the other night. had 22 points, 11 rebounds. the magic started this game going inside to him, and they started going -- outscoring the wizards 14-0 in the paint. but it's now 28-28 in the paint

as foye is bumped and he'll shoot again, on jason williams. between washington, d.c. and other teams. when washington -- now brendan set the pick hard enough to force jason williams to have to change his direction and then try and hustle bang in, commit the foul, but i don't know if our guys consistently set solid picks to force the defense to really make them adjustments, much like we see when dwight howard sets a pick, gortat sets a pick, our guys have to get out of the way, so much so that they are close to setting a moving screen. >> steve: right. again, the lead is 5, wizards trail by as many as 21, they were down by 15 at the half. vince carter no good and haywood the rebound. number 6 for brendan.

foye will take a long jumper that is a little strong and the rebound to carter. alley-oop coming inside, they grab and hold dwight howard. and let's see if they call him in the act of shooting or not. i think perhaps not. but we will check and see. and a time out. it will be magic ball on the side.

of wizards fans here. >> steve: a lot of it's wizards fans here. washington coming back in the third quarter, brendan haywood gets a move inside. >> phil: the turnover, forced the turnover, that pass by dwight howard, washington gets the ball down. i tell you what else has happened, two free throws for washington in the first half. 8 in this quarter alone, they are four from eight from the field. so shooting has improved but

they have gotten to the free throw line much more effectively. >> steve: wizards outscored 32- 13 in the first but came back to outscore them in the second and look at the third, 16-6 as washington has gotten as close as then. it's a five-point orlando advantage. as the wizards whittled away at a 21-point lead. lewis, backs in, and that's blocked by haywood. >> phil: then he knocked the ball away from hue which is, looked like he was about to get the rebound. >> steve: nist fifth in the league in blocked shots, approaching 5 minutes to play, the wizards can cut it even further. here is jamison, 7 to shoot, butler against carter, and a blocking foul called on vince carter. >0 >>@

shot clock. >> phil: here is that last play, rashard lewis, can go inside and out but brendan comes over, knocked it away from rashard lewis who was trying to get his own shot. >> steve: a penalty situation now, butler at the line, he cuts the lead to four. caron three for three from the line tonight, 7 points, 5 rebounds. foye now leads the wizards with 12 points and butler gets them both and how about this, folks, we've got a three-point game, 56-53 orlando after they led by 21. washington on an 18-6 run here. carter with 5 to shoot, go to howard, carter base line jumper good. nothing but net for vince

carter. who last year was 16th in the league in scoring at almost 21 points a game. hoo lit it up from three-point range as well, hit 151 of them last season, tony brothers calls a foul again on carter sending butler back to the line where he is 4 for 4. second personal on vince. you talked about the, all the wizards fans here phil. y want to say a special hello to lisa and miles daily. they are from st. petersburg but former season ticket holders with the wizards and from the alexandria area, wanted to say high to their family who are snowed in in the d.c. area. >> phil: no doubt they are watching. >> but they came by before the game and said how much they enjoyed the telecast. also brought some mugs for us, permanent lived mugs they took the time to made. yours said philosophy 45 on it.

>> phil: and yours says dagger on it. >> steve: really nice. >> phil: thoughtful. >> steve: other folks, david and peter sheer. >> phil: that's right, they are sitting right behind us. >> steve: they are all over the place. a lot of jerseys. nice to see that. the wizards again get it to three but now carter is at the line for two. called it on mike miller, that will be his fourth personal, he'll have to come out of the game, asking tony brothers about the play, we get our first look tonight at deshawn stevenson. stevenson, who went 0-4 against the knicks the other night. with four rebounds and 17 minutes of play. wizards losing that game 107- 85, trying tonight to snap a two-game losing streak after losing to the celtics on monday, 99-88. pp;r;r;r;r;r;r;r

foye around howard, lays it up and in, beautiful move by randy foye. >> i think that can stay all night, challenged dwight, got to the basket before him, able to get the layup. >> steve: back the other way, tipped away, butler has it. here is jamison. foye. thinking about that long jumper, now antawn is there. foye around williams, needs some help, tough shot for three, got it. >> phil: wow. >> steve: antawn jamison has tied the game at 60. can you believe this? wizards were 21 down and they have come back to stun this crowd in orlando. foye nearly had the steal as williams gets it back. now carter open for three. too strong. haywood is there. and some booing coming from the fans here in orlando. a jumper, good, and the wizards

lead 62-60. and van gundy has seen enough. orlando may have gotten a bit complacent after building that gigantic lead, but credit the wizards for not giving up, they hacome back and regained, actually taken the lead, for the first time tonight. a group of wizare in landutles landutles gtontwo lea d thhy eeare loshars. mom mov wirt natiomple vigand klook pisirstsmtp smargh t up th m

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is 2 for 2 tonight. >> phil: back to that free throw shooting. when you're playing a team of this caliber, i mean those are huge points for you. >> steve: big. >> phil: we have talked about how successful the team has been defensively the magic, so any time you can put points up on the board, that is even larger for you. >> steve: goodness gracious, he has made three in a row, all of them perfect. just under 60% on the season

from the line. my goodness. always seems to happen, doesn't it? whether it's him or shaq. qqq#ú >> steve: foye, long jump earn, how about randy foye? knocks down a three and the wizards lead by six. tremendous shot by foye who has 21 points in the game. shot clock should basically be off. magic can take the final shot of the quarter. and, before that shot went up, penalty situation, foul is on randy foye. so jason williams goes to the line, a 69% free throw shooter, just 32 attempts on the season

coming into this game. randy foye with 19 points in the quarter. 5 and 7/10ths seconds. here is butler. he'll take the long jumper, hit it for three. caron butler at the buzzer and what a quarter for washington as they scored 39 points. >> phil: ho ho ho. >> steve: and outscored this magic team 39-17. the tide has turned here in orlando. the fans have been quiet as butler silences them even further with a three-point shot at the buzzerment &&&&&&&&&&&&& washington in this third quarter and they have come back

from 21 down to take the lead 74-67. win for their second time this season over the magic.

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were perfect from the line. and that shooting continues. butler with another jumper. >> steve: wow. wow. 76-67, washington by nine, an incredible turn around for the wizards who trailed by 21 points in the first half. down by 15 at the half. mickael pietrus for the jumper, got it, three-pointer for pietrus. q?q?q?q?q?q?q?q?q?q?qú see if this shooting can continue. jamison high, taken by pietrus and a foul on for it. round washington area chevy dealer stats through three quarters of play.

>> phil: washington with some hot shooting, bringing the percentage up to # 4, only 39% for the magic, plus the rebounds, and three-point shooting, about equal. remember, this is the number 1 three-point shooting team in the league, and makes and attempts. >> 5 unanswered points by the magic and they have cut the lead to 4. blatche on a fading shot, i think he can make that shot but he needs to go in the gym and work on it. he gets himself open and it's almost impossible to block that shot. but he is not as proficient at it as you would like him to be. >> either that or he has to go toward the basket where he is going to get the contact and get to the free throw line. >> steve: blatche gets it back and a foul called on the wizards. it's on jamison who reached in

there in an effort to keep that ball alive. that's the first on jamison. fans looking for a certified preowned my mercedes benz or bmw, select auto group, they'll help you find the vehicle you're looking for and they'll save you thousands. with phil chenier, steve buckhantz, courtside in orlando. the wizards have made a terrific come back. pietrus, a little bit short, hits the 24-second clock, washington ball. wizards shot 69% in that third quarter handmade all 14 of their free throws, in fact, they have yet to miss from the line tonight, 16 of 16. >> phil: equally important that 4 for 19 shooting, 21%, by orlando. >> steve: yeah. so washington capitalizing on the inability. and mike miller called for an offensive foul. i don't know about that.

that is the fifth personal on miller, who has got nine points and 7 rebounds. >> phil: he had him saying that he hooked reddick, i still don't see any hooking there. he just aggressively is posting up like anybody will do that has a size advantage. >> steve: mike scratching his head, has to come out of the game. >> phil: i mean you're not going to allow a smaller guy to get in front of you and move your feet, you're going to take a wide stance. >> steve: replaced by.com mcgwire. howard very physical by blatche and still scores, that's a big- time move.

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>> steve: the aforementioned peter and jacob sheer, wizards fans. student nights, they take on the t-wolves february 17th, 7:00, upper level tickets 7 bucks with your student id. to purchase visit the verizon center box office or a local, call and you'll get reminders about upcoming student nights.  down by 21, came back to lead by nine. >> phil: the end of that half, the quick tip-in by jamison, how about this three-pointer by

caron butler, what a shot that was, giving washington a seven- point lead at the end of the quarter. >> steve: wizards lead has been shaved to two. here is magic -- howard. he backs in on haywood, kicks it out for jameer nelson's jumper, he got fouled and scores a three have the >> phil: earl boykins has a kind of inquisitive look on his face but this felt like he moved into jameer nelson on that shot, the official thought. he knocks down the three and has a chance for the four-point play. >> steve: converts and gives his team the lead by two. boy that was a tough tough

play, four-point play, they are up 78-76, the marines.com leaders of the game. blatche against anderson, nice move inside, got it to go. >> phil: washington going with the two search-footers up front, dwight howard pretty much had to stay home, and that allows andre to use his size over anderson. >> steve: eight points for blatche. anderson for three, short. dom mcgwire high for the rebound. tied at 78. butler, jumper, good. he is really finding his range lately. caron now 7 of 13 from the field has 21 points. reddick off a screen, couldn't get it.

butler again, long shot, just missed it. pietrus got a hand up on it. good effort by caron. aaaaaaaaa nelson not there, haywood the rebound. boykins across the lane, lost it, turned it over. and he makes a foul to keep pietrus from scoring. >> steve: turnovers such a big part of washington's detriment in that quarter, they did much better in the third, or the second i should say. >> steve: yup. had 11 for the first half and then six since then. but that third quarter much more judicious with the basketball. >> phil: second effort, right.

>> steve: so mickael pietrus to the line for two, the penalty situation. can tie the game up. not a good free throw shooter, just 63%. as boykins comes out and randy foye, in that second quarter, 23 points, pietrus misses the second. the wizards remain up by one. a whistle by benny adams, it's an offensive foul on washington. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii to see if you make sure you get that both ways. didn't see who they called that on. >> steve: dom mcgwire, i didn't see what he did or allegedly

did but they called him on it. washington's 18th turnover. seventh of the half. back the howard, nearly lost it, so carter, the defense, now haywood back to carter for the long jumper and that's good. flip saunders is i rate. >> phil: i think he is telling.com he is not the one to double down when he is guarding vince carter, let somebody else do the double teaming. >> steve: carter hits a huge shot after the wizards forced the shot clock all the way down to 2 and tic re le two ow t som een g toyou. you lo--utte so c i ..

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night, 9 for 9, 20 points in the game. howard also has 20 along with 15 rebounds. carter makes and ties the game at 84. 5:24 to play in what has turned out to be a terrific game here in orlando. it did not start that way, the wizards were horrific to start the game. turning it over five times. haywood misses the jumper, trying to keep it alive but carter has it. didn't score at all, didn't get a shot attempt for the first 2

1/2, almost three minutes of the game. finally scored at the 8:36 mark of the first quarter. carter's jumper rims it. rebound washington. >> phil: vernon is very active, he is trying to keep dwight ineffective. >> steve: the wizards are going to caron butler recognizing the hot hand. nice pass back for haywood. got fouled down low by lewis. brendan haywood will try to keep the washington, d.c. streak alive at the line, these are his first free throws tonight >> phil: they never had good control of that ball on the pick and roll. it bounced through two defenders.. >> steve: how about that. makes the free throw. the land time these two teams played he went 6 for 6 from the

line. >> phil: 6 for 6 from the line and from the field. >> steve: now mcgwire comes in, mike miller with five personal fouls is back in the game. 9 points and seven rebounds. you see the numbers for haywood. >> phil: mike, he doesn't want to not be aggressive. >> steve: first miss of the game for washington, now 19 of 20 from the line. wizards by 1, 85-84. boy, caron with that rebound, 6 boards as well as 6 assists. >> steve: switch out on him is effective and they need to reset with 8 seconds on the

shot clock. penetrates and stripped away. 19th wizards turnover, eighth of the second half. double teamed, swing it over to nelson. kept alive. jamison kicks it to miller. >> steve: all he was doing was tipping it away from dwight howard. >> >> steve: the running shot no good, tip-up not there, howard the rebound. that's his 17-s. up ahead to lewis, ahead of the pack, and he scores. 86-85 orlando. butler for three, misses,

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>> steve: even though the wizards trailed by 2 # the combination of butler and foye has been extremely productive. they have provided 46 points in this game. dwight howard is three rebounds shy of his fourth 2020 game of the season. and the wizards in the second half have outscored orlando in the paint 10-8 in the half. it is a 1-point magic lead as dwight howard is headed to the free throw line where he is perfect tonight, 4 for 4 from the line. howard does have four turnovers and you got to give a lot of credit to brendan haywood and blatche for playing him tough and causing some of those turnovers. >> phil: yeah, he has had to switch off on carter or other perimeter guys but he has been active enough to get back into the painted area and do some

damage. two blocked shots as well as 10 rebounds. >> steve: since the wizards were outscored in the first quarter 32-13, they have outscored orlando 72-54. and that included a 39-point outburst in the third for washington. first miss of the game for dwight howard, four of five from the line, his team collectively 20 of 24. while the wizards much made 19 of 20. >> phil: they have to plan on a miss there, make sure they block out their assigned players. >> steve: so two misses by howard, his team still leads by one. steve buckhantz, phil chenier. the rebound by howard, 18th. randy got a pretty good look at

that one. >> phil: yes he did. he was protecting the ball from jameer that time, didn't let him get to it. >> steve: nelson around the screen, goes base line, out to lewis. lewis playing with five fouls and the ball was kicked, that will take it up from 4 seconds to 14. and give orlando possession again. wizards home tomorrow night. game still is scheduled against the atlanta hawks who, themselves, are playing in atlanta tonight. this magic team will be in boston on sunday. washington trying to take a 2-0 series lead in this best of four series, one that the magic swept last season four straight. the same two teams will play again march 13th in bc and again april 7th here in

orlando. steve: trying to get a little bit of the popcorn up there. >> steve: is that what it is. >> phil: yeah. >> steve: carter to inbound. 14 on the shot clock. magic by one, 86-85. carter with a nice move, cut off by haywood. down low, ball knocked out of bounds by butler with seven to shoot. excellent defense by washington. >> phil: at that point if brendan is not going to be able to come off of vince carter he has to make that pass as difficult as possible, use those long arms. >> steve: into carter, takes a short long jumper, off the rim, jamison there for the rebound. for antoine his eighth rebound to go along with nine points.

butler driving on carter, fade awii good, what a shot by caron butler who has got 27 points in the game and nine rebounds. 87-86 washington. they are just really clamping down on d as lewis goes base line, shoots and scores. >> phil: a tough shot from lewis, slightly behind the backboard, had to arc that shot a little bit higher. >> steve: back to orlando by one. the lead seesaws butler back to caron, drives in and slams. >> phil: ho. boy, that's a tough play there, plus it was a great give and go, foye, soon as he touched it gave it reading back to butler

who already generated some momentum toward the basket. >> steve: for reddick who drives, kicks it out, long jumper, missed it. the rebound. nelson missed the jumper, 48 second to play, saunders will take a time. missing the game in new york the other night, has come back with a vengeance here tonight, 29 points to lead all scorers >> phil: that's a new season high for him. 28 was his high. did that against golden state. he has really been sharp, particularly from the second quarter on, an that's a nice give and go, foye gets it, gives it right back, carter had over played, he played right by carter, got the pass back and went in for the jam. >> steve: the magic had held their last three opponents under 87 points but the wizards have broken that streak with 89 here tonight. there are the numbers we just

mentioned. only two players in double figures for washington but they have been extremely productive. foye and butler have combined for 50 points in this game tonight. >> phil: but with the low- scoring outage on the magic part, that says that they have done a much better job after the first quarter in playing some good strong defense. keep in mind they have 32 points after one quarter, washington has held them under 20 for the other two. >> steve: mike miller played at the university of florida, helped them to the ncaa championship game, losing to michigan state, played two years there. was drafted by the orlando ma gic. played here in orlando for three seasons, then traded to memphis wound up going to minnesota with ryan cargill,

greg butler, walker, and the draft rights to o.j. mayo a year ago, and the wizards brought him to washington from minnesota, with foye, for oleksly pen that of and the fifth pick in the draft, turned out to be a really good trade by ernie grunfeld bringing foye and miller here. >> phil: i agree. after successful years here, a couple years of major playoffs, doc rivers was moving them through the year. >> steve: washington, d.c. by one. butler look to go drive. pass to haywood and he stepped on the line.

leading by two. 19.4 seconds to play. back on january 28th, the magic and the celtics, rashard lewis who hit the game winner for orlando. >> phil: got kevin garnett a little out of position, he was able to get to the rim and finish it right there. >> steve: meantime washington has lost three consecutive games to the magic here in orlando. their last win was back on march 19th, the season before

last, and that was in a game where turkoglu did the deed for orlando. @@@@@@@@@@@ washington beating this team 104-97, that was the first win over the magic in six consecutive games in verizon center. couple of wizards fans standing and home hoping. this has been an unbelievable come back by the wizards. 21 down, they seemed to be completely out of it. committing 11 first-half turnovers, many of them in the first quarter. over the last three games, just 46 points in the fourth quarter for washington. >> phil: that's a little better than 15 points per game. so -- but right now they have to be concentrating on what they are gonna do defensively. they have got the two-point

lead. obviously you don't want to give them three-point shooter a look but you have to be concerned about dwight howard down low. >> steve: sure do, and howard has each made some free throws, missed his first two, made his last four. nelson, shot clock is off. carter, wizards lead by two. around the howard screen. to nelson. now drives to his left, kicks it off, for the jumper, got it. 3-point shot and that makes the foye miss that much more important. óóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóó >> phil: the number 1 three- point shooting team in the league, they attempt about 26 plus per game, they make a little better than 10, tonight that was their seventh made three but it was a biggy.

school in texas. in his third year with this team led the nba in three- pointers last season, made and attempted, made 220 of them last season, was an all-star last year and in '05, but his best year was in '06-'07 when he averaged 22 1/2 points a game. none bigger this season than those two for rashard lewis who has given his team the lead and it's such a shame that randy foye wasn't able to knock down the two free throws, it would have just tied it. but now washington will need a field goal here with 4 and 6/10ths second to play in regulation. >> phil: keep in mind they can't foul, the magic can't foul either, so washington has time to get a good look. let's see if they convert on this possession.

the jumper, dagger. with 5/10ths of a second to play, caron butler, who has been scorching hot all night long, droops in a long jumper for his 31st point of the game. >> phil: what a play that was. he got great separation, you know, they brought matt barnes in as another one of those hustle players, and this, here it is, man oh ehmann oh, gives him the hard step to the base line, fights out, droops back, gets a lot of spacing, able to pull up and knock down the jump earn, one more look at it. base line drive, matt barnes goes back too far, gives the open look to caron, and caron puts it down. still half of a second left. >> steve: he has really been feeling it, bill, in the second half. you could see the confidence just brimming in caron butler.

>> phil: the way he moves into his shot not the hesitation we see. >> steve: by rule the magic able to advance it to the front court. a rule i haven't figured out. >> phil: a rule i like it. >> steve: i don't understand it, it's been a rule for many many years, so now this team will try to get it on the inbounds, barnes, the bounce pass, lewis, off in time and the wizards have made a tremendous come back in orlando, down by 11 points, 15 at the half, an explosive third quarter with 29 points and washington has come back to stun this crowd in orlando. the officials are meeting to discuss the last play.

i don't think he got it off in time. what are they calling here? >> phil: yeah, they are making sure washington doesn't leave the floor, but with half a second you have a chance to catch but he caught, turned, and shot. >> steve: right. well here is my point. even if he got the shot off in time, he missed it. >> phil: right. okay. see, he didn't get it off in time, unless they are saying that the starter started the clock too soon. but catch, turn, shoot, that sounds like about a half a second to me. >> steve: yeah, and the officials are the one that start the clock with their apparatus on the back of their pants. flip saunders getting an explanation from tony brothers and derek richardson along with stan van gundy. i can't imagine what they are

looking at. they are reviewing the play. >> phil: was there -- there wasn't a foul called, right? >> steve: i don't believe there was a foul called. >> phil: this would be a strange thing if they put some time back on the clock. >> steve: again, i don't understand, even if they put time back on the clock, how would they award the ball to orlando? they took a shot and missed. >> phil: unless they are saying that the clock went off early and it was a distraction to the shooter, giving him somewhat of an unfair advantage so sending it back to 5/10ths of a second and running the play over again. >> steve: so you're saying that -- >> phil: that's the only thing i can think they are looking at. >> steve: you are saying there is a possibility to see if somebody started the clock too soon? >> phil: right. >> steve: i've never heard of

that before. there is lags with someone who started the clock and sometimes it's started too soon. >> phil: we'll whe an it's possible 10th of a second befo you have to advance it very vole, it's still 5/10ths of a second, still 5, now it starts just before he

there's another example of playing a 48-minute game. what looked to be a blowout turns out to be one of the best four quality wins this team has had this season. >> steve: chris, we were just talking about that, how do you think stan van gundy feels

right now. they did not play the first 48 minutes, blue the team out in the first two quarters, forced them into turnovers and all that, but did not focus for the whole game and the wizards caught fire. >> phil: couldn't get their offense back in gear, give washington credit, their offense was much more active. ended up outrebounding this team, something they did in the first game as well. give a lot of credit to guys, once you're down like that, you fight to come back and all of a sudden it's a steam roll thing. >> outrebounded them by a large fashion, 11 points, caron butler and randy foye combining for 53 points in the game. >> phil: the would he have of them only had 2 points in the first half. they put in a combined 49 points, each shot the ball well. but more important they got to the free throw line, that was a big part of their success. as you saw in the first half they only had two free throw attempts, washington starter, getting in the attack mode and getting the line and converting

those free throws. look at their shooting, doing some other things too, both of these guys hitting the boards but also randy foye with some good assists down the stretch there. we talked about his ability and his need to be a little bit more than just a scorer, get some other things done, and he surpassed that. he rebou nelson. >> first time since march 19th of the season before last that the wizards win here, their first time in four straight games in orlando, but it was a terrific come back by this team. really got to give everybody a lot of credit. brendan haywood, i'm thinking of how well he played, on howard. >> phil: yeah. >> steve: even andray blatche when he was in the mike miller, butler, foye, they all played great, guys, a terrific win. >> indeed it was, safe travels to you coming back home. steve, i can tell you this brother, it is a blizzard in dc. >> we know that our friends at landmark aviation are going to do their best job as they always do to dig everyone out

of those cars and far be it from me to use the public airways as a personal gain, but my jeep is about five or six in right up on the fence. there may be a little something extra in there for you as well for that, so keep that in there, my black jeep, virginia tags. >> phil: a little plug there. >> i'll be out there in 25 minutes. steve buckhantz, phil chenier joining us from orlando. we'll look at how the wizards won this game against the magic. retin to break down the matchup down there in orlando. don't miss a point. if the wizards score sent directly to your cell phone for free. enter the key word "text," standard text rates apply. here on come sportsnet.

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all right, ron, have at it. the thing that jumps out to he is the job the wizards did from the floor. they held them to 34 shifts from the floor. all year we have been around them not doing a food job. they totally shut down orlando and then also they were plus 12 on the board. coming into this game with the white house, who would have thought they would have rebounded in about 12. >> more wizards postgame live continues on the way, but before we go to score, presented by american service centers, mercedes benz of alexandria. continues right after this. pee

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charlotte eight back, wizards 16 1/2 back, still two of their wins in the division have come against the orlando magic, they are now 3-6. in the southeast division. welcome back here to wizards postgame live, chris miller, ron thompson, victorious 92-91, if you turned that game off in the first quarter i wouldn't be mad at you but you probably missed one of the best second halves the wizards got. but they got down so early, i heard steve buckhantz say it before the game. before the game they calm out with a lot of energy, high- fiving each other, then all of a sudden they got down 12 nothing how? >> in the first two or three minutes of the game they had four turnovers, they were knocking the ball off, not focusing, i thought defensively the orlando magic came out with an awful lot of intensity and the wizards got behind very early. you see the careless passes early on, they barely could get in the offensive set. the orlando magic were knocking

down shots, dwight howard had a double double with about like 10 minutes to go in the second half already at a double double so they got out the gate very vole but you to have get them credit. they were definitely resilient tonight. clawed, got defensive stops, 18- 6 run in the third quarter, they had absolutely no answer for caron butler and randy foye there in the third. >> all right. let's take a look at our select auto imports player of the game and i mean you, i don't know, caron butler, what do you think? >> you think? caron did a good job, 31 points, 9 rebounds, 100% from the free throw line. but, tonight, he had it going and they knew he had it going and they kept feeding him, kept looking for him. kept -- you know, whenever caron goes up against another small forward in this league that is supposed to be good like a paul pierce or a vince carter, good players do that, they find a way to rise to the

occasion and he did that just tonight. >> he did not play against the knicks, battling a knee injury, had a day off, flew down to orlando, fresh legs. amazing. we were talking when was the last time he had a dunk in the game. >> he had a monster dunk. a crunch time, a key point in the game when they were trying to make a statement. >> absolutely. we're getting wizards victorious 92 will be 91, caron butler leading the way with 31 points. as for dwight howard, we talked about that early, double double he had in this game. he is just a force inside and i guess i have to keep harping on this. it is amazing to me he doesn't get a lot more touches than what they offer him down there in orlando. >> i blame him. i think he is far too nice, i think he is far too, you know, understanding of them not finding him but dwight howard is one of those guys you have no answer for him in the post, because he is not just an athletic strong guy who can dunk, he has post moves, left hand jump hook, the right hand jump hook, gives you moves, he is a freak of nature in terms

of how he runs, he can get the baskets, because he is faster than usual lowe tea guy guarding him. i say it's amazing he doesn't get more tips. but he doesn't get angry enough when he doesn't get it because he is so unselfish. >> remember the last thing that brendan tan told us. he told us he camped out in the lane, he is such a tough check because of that physicality. brute force. >> he is so strong you can't just move him. you know. aside from him being talented offensively he is physically strong, built for that position, it takes energy and effort to wrestle with someone that is 7 feet built like a brick house. >> that's a good way to describe it. >> built like a brick house. let's check in with flip saunders and get his take on tonight's game. that's not ready, when it is we'll bring it to you here on the wizards postgame. 423% shooting for the washington wizards, you look at the stat sheet, 12 assists, something that has plagued them through undertake the course of

this season. >> exactly. but tonight for some reason i thought in the second half everything was going well. with regards to the bows they had in the first last in the second half they put it all together. if you would have cut the game off in the first half you would have understood but you would have missed a heck of a game because in the second half they competed, hit orlando magic in the mouth and when they started to bleed a little bit they kept going and caron butler was in an absolute rhythm. getting to the basket, it was an awfully exciting second half. >> i'm sure told we have flip saunders now. after they pulled off a miraculous second half effort. >> you know, i think the biggest thing is before the game we talked about things that we weren't doin' and in the first half we said those are the things, i told our guy, i said listen, you cut to it 15, you realize that you played them more than even. if you get that thing below 10 you got a chance. you never know what is going to happen. put yourself in a situation,

relying on three-point shots, we contest threes, then we're going to be able to get into our offense, i didn't expect that we would have a 22-point advantage in the third quarter and come back like that and take that kind of a lead. i mean, you know, this is a game, we had. games like this that we haven't showed character, we just really faded. well this game, we went 7-0-5 and didn't get out of it and kept our points. [ inaudible question ] >> that's flip saunders talking to the media down in orlando. the wizards pick a big 92-91 win against orlando. that will do it for this edition of wizards postgame live. i'm ron thompson. up next, geico "sportsnite" up next, geico "sportsnite" mic. pper knowold mus. you!of te! exc... what grndwithan ♪ yout habe so nice ♪

the snow may be the only thing capable of slowing down the cats' they look to extend their winning streak to the new look thrashers. plus you probably seen him in cash games but who exactly is he. we get up close and personal with the cap extra naught. as for the wizards they escape the snow. can they escape their losing ways with a trip to the magic kingdom. and media week at the super bowl, somehow this year it was clinton portis. >> live from the comcast sportsnet studios, this is geico "sportsnite." >> here we go again. for the second time this winter, another snow storm blitzing the nation's capital.

we could get as much as 2 feet of the white stuff. wow. well if you're going to be stuck at home there is no better way to spend your time than watching geico "sportsnite." with michael jenkins i'm jim toland. >> you're not one of my loved ones though. >> i'm not talking about you. we talked and we're close. >> we can bond at the end. >> yeah. and then we can do whatever. >> okay. this weekend's weather is being called the snow pock a lips, maybe even snow ma get done, that is nothing compared to the the fury of the washington capitals going for their 13th consecutive victory. thrashers striking first. tobias main strom, his shot stopped, but he follows the shot and knocks it in. the third straight game the capitals have allowed the first goal. the caps on the power play now. alexander ovechkin not on your screen because his stick is broken, comes back from the

bench with a new stick, unleashes a rocket and ties the game at one. his fourth straight game with a goal. late in the first, john erskine, chris author burn, get into it with each o not a good decision by authorburg as he connects with a big left hook. ouch. second period, role reversal this time. ovechkin sets up nicholas backstrom for a huge wrister upstairs. nickey's 25th of the season, capitals lead 2-1. third period brooks lake comes up with a the puck, two on one, alexander semin on the doorstep, semin's 26th on the year, 3-1 caps. a minute later, thrashers turn over the puck, jason chi mira comes up with it, rips a slapper into the net, his fourth goal as a cap, washington wins its 13th straight game 5-2 the final. couple more to his total wracking up one goal and one

assist, he continues to lead the nhl with 82 points, michael norberg in goal comes up with 43 saves between the pipes. we continue our coverage now from snowy chinatown by heading inside verizon center and joining our less a hillary. lisa, this is sort of ridiculous, i'm kind of getting the point now where i just don't expect these guys to lose. >> reporter: it is pretty remarkable. it is pretty remarkable to be a hockey fan right now and witness something like this. in the eyes of a broadcaster, you know, i have never seen anything like it, you know, in the 20 plus years that i have been covering hockey. the longest winning streak in nine years, 13 straight wins, 10 straight here at the verizon center, i mean this one going down in the record books. and tonight, especially, it was not as easy as it may have looked especially without an ilya kovalchuk in the lineup. difficult to stay at a pace

when every team that you're playing, and all different teams are, coming at you in waves be curse they are the ones that want to end it. and it's -- so -- and the reason winning streaks are tough is because you have to be at the top of your game all the time and when you go back to back games it's tough. and it's not an excuse, it's just, that's a fact. so sometimes it looks like oh- oh we're not doin' the right stuff or getting everything done, well it's because it's tough to keep up with that same level all the time. you know, it's something special. >> but it's a streak and i've just been in a couple of games so it has been really good right now, the streak, i think it is good for something, so when he gets tired, and i mean skate, great, great for the franchise. >> reporter: i've got an update here to pass along from nick

backstrom. you may have noticed he did not return in this hockey game. it doesn't appear to be too serious. according to bruce boudreau he was told by the trainers there was flu-like symptoms. one person told me they saw nick backstrom leaving and he told them it was migraines and he has suffered from migraines in the past. but the good news is bruce boudreau did speak with him and he said whatever it was he is feeling better and he goes expect nick backstrom to be back in the lineup for that noon game when the pittsburgh penguins come to town if they make it to town with this 30" of snow i understand now that is out there. or nearly out there michael. pretty unbelievable right now to be a hockey fan, there is no question about it. >> and joe say theodore i believe won 9 straight with the caps. ya ya. >> he gets a break. michael newberg comes in and makes 43 saves. >> i love what he had said. first of all he was sticking up

for alexander semin, you saw his look on his face when that goal went in, but they came out with the win so that was okay. you have to believe that michael norberg knows in the back of his game that simeon varlamov is inching close to a return so there is a good chance he is going to play down for the hershey bears and there's going to be three healthy goal tenders and they all want that job. it's going to be interesting in the coming weeks what the brass, including bruce bow degree is going to do with three healthy goaltenders, michael. >> lisa hillary reporting live with the red hot washington, d.c. capitals in downtown washington. you be safe tonight. >> reporter: did i mention too the ottawa senators my hometown team are on a nice 11-game- winning streak of their on. >> lisa, we did not get that, we're having problems with your audio right now. >> oh, gotcha. >> we'll try to get back to you sometime next month. >> reporter: super, bye-bye now.

our capitals coverage is only just beginning. more reaction headed your way later in the show. is that the cabbage patch? that's next. the wizards escaping the snow and making the trip to orlando to take on the magic. what a game this would turn out to be. dwight howard and the orlando magic primed for tonight's conest with the wizards and early on it was all magic, off jameer nelson, superman gets the big rebound and the big slam. 24 points for howard. howard this time in transition, gets the pass and another dunk. magic would jump out to a 12-0 lead. but the wizards would fight back and a big part was gentleman develop mcgee. he gets the alley-oop from randy foye for the big slam. more wizards. mike miller with the nice pass to the cutting caron butler for the layup and the foul.

later on, this time it's caron, and he'll hit the jumper, the wizards would grab their first lead of the game at 62-60. more from the back court. randy foye, works the pick and roll, and dials up the long distance three, 71-65, 22 points tonight for randy foye. but now here comes, nelson finds rashard lewis for the three-pointer. magic take the lead 91-90. but the wizards weren't done, with 5/10ths of a second left in regulation reliable caron butler hits the jump earn. how clutch is that. the wizards take a 92-91 lead. 31 points for butler. one less hope for the magic. lewis gets the inbounds from barnes but he takes too much time on the jumper, time expires, and the wizards hold on, the officials check just to make sure, but it's in the books. the wizards come-from-behind, they were down 21 this game and

they win it, the final score 92-91. checking out some of the scoring, randy foye 22, caron butler 31, for orlando, dwight howard had 20 points, 18 rebounds, for more on this thrilling win let's send it over to chris miller and ron thompson. >> all right. thank you very much. if you watch, if you turned away at half time we wouldn't be mad at you but boy you missed an exciting second half. that third quarter, ron thompson where the wizards went off. >> they did. got on a 13-6 run which jump started them getting back in the game defensively which all year had been a problem. in their offensive transition, they were scoring some of their baskets, and that's how caron butler and randy foye did an outstanding job. they combined for 49 points each of them of the wizards points total scored in second half. but they showed a lot of resilience, patient offensively. picking the magic apart which is a great feet because orlando

is one of the top teams in the league. and a lot of credit has to be given to the wizards in terms of staying patient and stick to go the script and doing what they had to do to get back in this game. >> looking at this third quarter clips, attacking the basket. if they didn't take a shot in the paint it was a drive and kick. >> exactly. you noticed fairly early on in the game there was a lot of one- passion, no-pass situations so in the second half they did an excellent job in the latter part of the second half at moving the ball around and attacking the basket, trying to got a at dwight howard, trying to do the things flip saunders has been doing the entire area. >> caron butler had 31 points tonight. >> there was in answer for caron tonight. i felt he was in a rhythm, feeling good about himself. even better the wizards did an excellent job at finding him. i thought tonight they just didn't settle for three, he showed you his mid-rage game, those mid-pulls, swings through, drives to the basket.

you touched on it earlier, you couldn't remember the last time he got a dunk. tonight in the crucial part of the game he drove down the middle and got a thunderous dunk. even about more exciting than that he came up short, tonight they went back to him to try to win the game and he got it. >> fantastic step-back jumper over matt barnes who just was given this by the washington wizards. they are not flying out of orlando tonight obviously because of the snow. so if there's going to be a game, man, they are going to have some short rest because they are going to be flying in. the atlanta hawks are still playing right now in atlanta playing chicago. they get their game over we don't know if they are going to fly in until morning. they are 3-6 in the southeast division. two of those three wins -- >> the orlando magic. >> some times you have their number and they seem to have the magic. >> play them the rest of the year. >> flip that one, down now. >> all right guys, we'll send

it back over to you. the super bowl but somehow clinton portis managed to steal the attention. you don't want to miss what number 26 had to say. reynolds prepared to lead his villanova wildcats to a dc homecoming. >> the newest sensation on the dc "sportsnite," you'll hear the person inside the cat suit. that and more when oh geico "sportsnite" returns.

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reaggravating a knee injury he played with much of the season, however coach caldwell says that injury is not deemed to be serious. >> by noon time tomorrow the snow should be still falling and the levels might be at a foot or more, but that won't stop the blockbuster taking place at verizon center, seventh ranked georgetown hosting number 2 villanova. as long as the officials can make it to the game it will go on as scheduled. the key for georgetown is controlling scotty reynolds, three weeks ago he lit up the hoyas with 27 points, the cats won the game 82-77. no doubt he is nova's biggest threat. knowing how to stop reynolds is one thing, actually doing it is another. >> scotty is so good, he has been doing it for four years, he he is gonna get his. hopefully we did make it difficult for him. the supporting cast around him, he is one of those guys that gets his points in an unselfish manner. he gets everybody else points also. but we're used to it.

if that makes sense, without making it easier, we kind of know what to expect. whether we can stop him or not is difficult. >> accounty is having a good year, he is shooting real well, shooting from everywhere, he has an engine that gets him to go. >> we just got to try to cop taken him and force him to take shots that aren't his best looks, force him into difficult shots and play team defense and hope he is everything an off night. >> on the network tomorrow afternoon a great matchup in the caa. old dominion is taking on virginia commonwealth. our coverage begins at 4:00. don't forget you can get instant score alerts from your team sent to your phone, for more information go to csnwashington.com and enter the key word "tech." road ahead is brought to you by chevy chase accura and nissan. your dealer. as is snow continues to fall the games go on. virginia officials say their game against wake forest will go on as scheduled tomorrow

down in charlotteville. tipoff time is at noon. virginia tech's game against clemson back in blacksburg is also on. the terps fresh off their win over florida state arrived back home before the snow and after playing in blacksburg last night the tar heels came straight to college park instead of going back to chapel hill. impressive win over atlanta as the win streak now moves to 13. but ... >> i remember saying to my wife "is that a cat in an astronaut suit, like we're on the moon or something" and she said"n yup." >> cats owner ted leon advertise isn't the only one confused. we'll get some insight into the cap strow naught, that and more geiport s. i used a run onne su cup ann i onnet 7the

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alexander ovechkin took over the nhl lead in goals getting his 39th of the season in the 5-2 victory in atlanta. it's the 13-s straight victory for washington, the longest overall in fact, since 2001. the streak continues for the caps. with that win they move into a tie for fourth place all-time for the nhl's longest win streaks ever. a victory sunday over the penns will tie them with boston for third place. and get this, the redskins only had 12 wins during the jim zorn era. team on the planet since

rocketing up the eastern conference standings the fan base has gone into ga lack particular. it's only one fan. >> the cat stow naught is a fixture, he has become part have the action whenever the caps are in town. >> he has become a fan favorite at games but his true identity remains a mystery. we wanted to find out what makes him particular. he granted an interview to comcast sportsnet but only on the condition of an know nim tee. the cat ontario naught is the story, not me. the cat stow naught has been so much fun going through the concourse, meeting kids, getting high fives and people, people ask me why do you do it. i said it's more fun than my day job. >> high in here is what t tss k

stivitled ab t oriaus idty iled nve shonc.o fate lmark is ther region space museum and his favorite drink is tang. comcast sportsnet was able to obtain this top secret footage of the cat stow naught doning his familiar space suit and once he gets downtown there are benefits to being the cat ontario senate. when he needs a ticket there is always a fan willing to help him out. and then he is ready to embark on the mission at hand. >> one small step foreman, one giant leap more mankind. >> his dance moves seem to have come from another planet. >> i'm making it up as i go along trying to come up with interga lack particular steps. i may seek professional help

before the season is over though. >> the first time i saw the catstronaut i was in the owner's box and i saw him ethereally walking down the steps and it took me a couple of seconds to orient myself and it was one of the funniest things i had seen. >> his inguy new tee earned him invitation to the owner's box. >> he sent an email out into space inviting me the into his box. he said great, thank you, he had tang. >> he had a spokesperson, which i thought was interesting, he didn't talk to us. he needed to stay in character. i don't think he can go to the bathroom and i don't think he can drink or eat. so he is a hardy fan. >> reporter: where does the catstronaut go from here. >> i think the highlight would

be capstronaut bobblehead night at verizon. that could be it. oh, wait, celebrating the stanley cup, that one the pinnicle.

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13th consecutive game, the longest winning streak in the nhl since 2001. to the other pro team. the wizards versus the magic. after randy foye missed the free throw jameer nelson finds rashard lewis his hits the three. 91-'09 magic. but the wizards weren't down, with 5/10ths of a second left in regulation, old reliable caron butler hits the j. 31 for butler. one last hope for the magic, lewis takes the inbounds but too much time on the jump earn. time expires, the wizards hold on, the officials check just to make sure, and it is in the books. down by 11 the wizards come back for the victory 92-91. impressive win in a tough season. that does it for this edition of geico "sportsnite." >> we're always online at c. n washington.com. we're back here at 11:00.

>> that is two days before you could even register. >> that's right. i wanted to make sure i was here and i flew from fargo north dakota to atlanta georgia. i was picked up and taken to a car dealership where i picked up a used car which i had bought for this convention and i drive to defeat could prove that from georgia to national. >> why did you go through the hoops to get here? why did you fly to atlanta, rent a car? >> the car is what i would like to think of as a demonstration of commitment, where i bought an unusual car and had a completely repainted just for this event. and that's because i think this event is so critical to the united states -- >> what you mean by on usual karkh? >> it is a 1995 stretch limousine and it was black, but i had it painted brilliant purple. and a brilliant purple is simply to draw attention to the event. >> how is this convention going so far? >> to me it is encouraging.

it is more than sold out. there were 500 people waiting list and i understand there were only 600 tickets. and i tried to get some extra tickets or complete coverage because i have to dinner tickets and only one convention ticket, and everything sold out and i think it is a great success for the convention as well as america. >> what do you hope comes out of this weekend activity? >> i would like to think of refocusing both of the big parties, the republicans and democrats, and i would hope that they would think about their policy is going forward and this tea party apparently is catching on like wildfire all over the country and we as a nation regardless what party we used to belong to we all need to hope and pray thi country can be restored. >> thank you.

chinese foreign minister spoke today at the munich security conference. he discussed the china security needs, climate change and china's relationship with europe. this is 45 minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman for your introduction. indeed, we spent several memorable years in washington together and i regard you as a highly respectful ambassador, and now highly respectful chairman of this very important

munich security conference. i really feel at home with so many friends and so many new friends and acquaintances. i have come here to learn and exchange views with you for the purpose of working together to build a more peaceful, stable and prosperous world. looking back at the first decade of the 21st century, i am convinced that the enormous and profound changes the world has experienced will leave imprints of human history. china is without a doubt an important part of the changing landscape. when i read newspapers or watch

television these days i see stories about china almost every day. many people ask how would china, a country ever growing and developing interact with the rest of the world and what role would china play on the international stage? let me therefore began my speech about china. we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china a few months ago. in 60 years we have found a new development paths through long and hard exploration. the past 30 years in particular have witnessed a tremendous achievement in china thinks to the policy of reform china's gdp has been growing at an average rate of about 10%.

235 million people have been lifted out of poverty. china has achieved three historic transitions from highly centralized economy to dynamic socialist market economies from the closed-door summit closed society to a fully open one and from a state of mutual estrangement with the rest of the world to one of close attractions. but on the other hand, china still faces many difficulties and in china we are keenly aware of our weaknesses and challenges. china's per-capita gdp just exceeded 3,000 u.s. dollars ranging the 104th in the world. uneven development remains a prominent problem in many rural and remote areas are still very poor. 135 million people are living

now less than 1 dollar a day and 10 million people have no access to electricity. china is a developing country and we take the strenuous efforts of several and even of those and generations before china can achieve modernization. to enable the 1.3 billion people to live a comfortable life we must focus all of our time and energy on development. we will seek a peaceful international environment to develop ourselves, and at the same time contribute to the cause of world peace through our own development. this is a strategy choice that china has made, it is a trace route to the in china's own interest as well as the long-term interests of the whole world. a more developed china is an opportunity more than a threat to the world i must stress.

without same as it has been a much trashed value of the chinese people since ancient times. the argument that a strong nation is bound to seek fines no supporting case in history and goes against the will of the chinese people. china today is committed to a path of peaceful development. we pursue a defense policy that is defensive in nature and in nuclear strategy for self-defense. we adhere to the policy of no first use of nuclear weapons at any time and under any circumstances and we have made the unequivocal commitment that we will unconditionally not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapon states and nuclear weapons free zones. china's military development has a clear purpose that is to

maintain national security and unity and ensure a smooth economic and social development. a more developed china will continue to treat others as equals and would never impose its will on others. china has always maintained all country's big or small, strong or weak, rich or poor are equal members of the international community and must respect one another, and treat one another with a quality. china's diplomacy is guided by this principle. the ecology we call for is not just the equal the in form. but more importantly, the quality and substance. all of loss should embrace and i diverse world with an open mind. we must respect the values and independent choice of the development path of other countries, respect each other's

and refrain from interfering in their internal affairs. in the same, china like any country in the world will stick to principles on the issues affecting its interest and the major concerns and equal rights and legitimate interests. a more developed china will undertake more international responsibilities and will never pursue self-interest at the expense of the interest of others. we know full well that in this interdependent world china's future is closely linked to that of the world. our own interests and those of others are best served when we work together to expand common interests, shared responsibilities and seek when we're now comes. that is why when focused on development china is undertaking more and more international

responsibilities commensurate with its strength and status. and we've taken that active part in the international cooperation on the financial crisis and promoting the establishment of a nation foreign-exchange report 120 billion u.s. dollars and signed with other countries' currencies agreements totaling 650 billion u.s. dollars. we have cancelled the debt of 49 heavily indebted poor countries and least developed countries and provided over 200 billion in assistance to other developing countries. china has been actively involved in the international peacekeeping operations as the largest peacekeeping contributing country one of the private members of the u.n. security council have to get%

over 10,000 peacekeeping personnel to 24 u.n. peacekeeping missions including over 2,100 currently performing peacekeeping duties. some chinese peacekeepers even gave their lives to the cause of world peace and security as you may know eight of our peacekeeping personnel lost their lives in the recent massive earthquake in haiti. china has shown with this concrete action that it is a positive force for world peace and common development. mr. chairman, ladies and gentlemen, with the historic changes in china and new developments and changes in the whole world how shall we read the changes our world has gone through in the past decade? the way i see it is this has multiple lardy in the globalization government come the call for peace, development and cooperation that represent a

trend at the time has become stronger than ever. the destiny of all country have never been so closely linked as they are today and multilateralism a democracy in international relations have one ever greater populace support. there's also the other side of the coin, the impact of the financial crisis is continuing and the prospects of the world economic recovery are unclear. climate change, food security, energy security, public health security and other global issues have become more acute, nontraditional security threats including terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and transnational crimes persist. when some longstanding local

conflicts and a hot spot a she remained unresolved all of these pose grave threats and challenges to world peace and development. living in a changing world we must see things in the light of the development and seek solutions the cooperative spirit. we should foster a cooperation outlook based on mutual respect and equal consultation and safeguard the right of the developing countries to equal participation in international affairs. we shall foster and outlook on interests which emphasize this mutual benefit and common development and of last economic globalization in the direction of balanced progress and shared benefits. we should foster security out look featuring mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and coordination.

respect each other's security interests and pursue security for all. we should foster and outlook on civilization that encourages mutual learning and seeks common ground while reserving differences' and facilitate exchanges among civilizations in development models for common progress and we should foster and outlook on the environment that champions mutual support and the quarter needed progress that make joint efforts to preserve planet of, our common home. to promote world peace and development in this particularly important that we properly manage the following hot spot issues in the global challenges. the room is a little bit too warm for me. [laughter] may be for china doesn't have enough energy to have such well

heated rooms. [applause] i thank the one hospitality of my german friends. [laughter] first, the nuclear issue in the current peninsula, tension surrounding this issue as recently eased to a certain extent and there is a new opportunity to restart the six-party talks and push forward the denuclearization process. the korean nuclear issue is a sensitive one and involves the interest of different parties. we must find a peaceful solution to this issue through dialogue and consultation and by political and diplomatic means. this is the only bright trice, the choice which serves the common interest of all parties we must all work together to keep the dialogue going.

there must be flexibility and create conditions for the resumption of the six-party talks. china will work tirelessly with other parties concerns and the international community as a whole for the denuclearization of the peninsula, the normalization of relations between relevant countries and the achievement of the enduring peace and stability in the northeast asia. second, afghanistan. afghanistan has made headway in its peace and reconstruction endeavor but still faces daunting challenges including the resurgence of terrorism, rampant drug trafficking and slow progress in reconstruction to bring forth stability to afghanistan requires the arduous efforts of people of all sectors in that country and and and the entire international community. we fully support the afghan

government efforts for peace for reconstruction and for national reconciliation and for building a more prosperous afghanistan. as a friendly neighbor, china hopes to see a peaceful stable and independent afghanistan that in joyce development and good neighborliness we continue to take an active part in afghanistan's reconstruction process to work together with the rest of the international community for the early realization of stability and development there. the third, the iranian nuclear issue. this issue has entered a crucial stage. the parties concerned with overall interest in mind step up diplomatic efforts cost a patient and adopt a more flexible pragmatic and proactive policy. the purpose is to seek comprehensive long-term proper

solution through dialogue and negotiations and uphold the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and these instability in the middle east. china will make concerted efforts with international community's to play a constructive part in selling this issue. fourth, climate change. climate change is a major challenge facing the world today. a review of the history of the industrialization shows that over the past 200 years and more only developed countries with a combined population of less than 1 billion achieved modernization their modernization came out a huge cost of global resources and the environment. it represented an unsustainable development model. we must enhance international cooperation to counter climate change. the copenhagen conference

produced a positive outcome but was by no means the end of our endeavor. it only signified a new beginning all parties should stick to the basic framework of the united nations framework convention on climate change in the kyoto protocol and the principal of common that differentiated responsibilities. on a consensus shooing the copenhagen accord commits the respect of commitments through credible elections the chinese government for its part takes climate change very seriously and has adopted a serious step in this regard. china's carbon dioxide emissions in gdp were cut by 46% between 19 and in 2005. we have committed to lower the co2 intensity by 40 to 45% by

2020 from the 2005 level. to reduce co2 emissions of such a large scale and over such an extended period of time, we are requiring tremendous efforts on our part. the chinese government will honor its word with real actions and do its best to achieve the target and even exceed this target. mr. chairman, ladies and gentlemen, this year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between china and the e.u. thinks to drink efforts china and the e.u. established a comprehensive strategy that is multidimensional, wide-ranging and faulty tiered. of the major development transformation and the adjustment have brought china and the the new relations to a

new historical starting point. china and the e.u. are among the most important economic and trade partners of each other. we share a broad consensus on promoting multilateralism and seeking peaceful solutions to international disputes and we need closer cooperation in addressing climate change and the global challenges our common interest expense of our shared responsibilities in the international affairs are increasing to the foundation of our cooperation is growing stronger and exchanges and coordination between our growing. all of these will then a powerful boost to china, the e.u. relations. the chinese government attaches great importance to give up and relations with europe. we have always been high on its diplomatic agenda. we are pleased to note that with the lisbon treaty coming into effect the e.u. integration

process has entered a new stage. we hope to see europe that plays a bigger and more active role in international affairs. we look forward to working with europe for an even brighter future of china e.u. relations to achieve such a brighter future we must manage our relations from the strategic and long-term perspective, cherish and build on the progress that we have worked so hard to achieve and see to it that the relations are not obstructed by any individual the incident at any particular time. we must respect each other, treat each other as equals and accommodate each other's common interests and major concerns. it is our hope that europe will see china and a more objective and sensible white and recognized china's development is not a challenge but an alternative. we do not expect china and europe to see eye to eye on each

and every issue and we need not be afraid of our differences. we both embrace and open and inclusive spirit. we will have more consensus than differences the more mutual benefit's than fractions and cooperation will be the defining fema of the china e.u. relations. germany is an important country with considerable influence as, europe and relations with germany are part and parcel of china's overall relations with europe. in recent years, china and germany have intensified communications consultation at various levels and stepped up practical and mutually beneficial cooperation and response to the international financial crisis. china, germany, bilateral ties have maintained the dynamic growth. today in the face of the complex international situation various great challenges china and germany must bear in mind a

larger long-term interests further enhanced mutual trust and cooperation. china is ready to join in germany, the common effort to elevate our partnership of global responsibility to a higher level. mr. chairman, ladies and gentlemen, the german literary giant once said what eckert man least hold the deals with the individual is not enough. society remains the highest of any honest and as we enter the second decade of the 21st century we are heralding the dawn of a new era of hope and challenges. united actions and cooperation the present the call of the day for the only viable pathway to security and development for all. china will work with other countries to devise a common security and build a future of

prosperity and progress. thank you very much. [applause] thank you. thank you. >> as i was able to see the minister's speech, the minister has agreed to take a couple of questions. now is the time to ask them. francois maybe we can start with? >> thank you for a broad ranging and extremely thoughtful speech. but the question i would want to ask you is about an issue you hardly touched upon and that is american and chinese relations

relating to taiwan. china has taken announced measures after the united states has announced the conclusion of an arms sale to taiwan. those measures in my understanding go further than similar measures which have been taken by beijing when previous arms sales were made by the united states to tie one. the fact that you are going further than he did in the past is this the consequence of china feeling stronger or is this the consequence of the arms sales to taiwan being considered as bigger and worse than the previous american arms sales to taiwan since there is a long history of american arms sales to taiwan? >> thank you. thus china feel stronger?

yes. [laughter] china is growing, this china feel weak in terms of the socially economic development in china? yes. i have perspired a little but cannot because i was nervous because i have been through this thing god knows how many times. but the heating here is very good. in china self of the river many of my countrymen still had the type of childhood suffering from cold that i had. i used to have the chills because the government was not supposed to support central heating system south of the river. in china now in the city's people's lives have improved. they may have central heating or they may have air-conditioning

of one kind or another. but actually still many people are suffering from cold command most of europe, i would say most, not all, most of europe if they were in china the government would not supposed to be provided with central heating, so i would not be so outrageous to say if you would like to talk climate change with me a better set off your central heating and we are on equal footing than we can say but literally hundreds of millions of people in china in the wintertime are having a quite difficult time. so, i hope there can be more mutual understanding. about the u.s. arms sales to taiwan let me say that in the early 1980's there was issued a joint communique between china and united states august communique goes like this