j.r.rtunity. smith and singleton are in for washington now. the open jumper, good for two. his field goal in his first minute of play. 22-15, washington. the wizards have not swept the nuggets since the 2001-2002 season. and on the pass, nene is fouled. >> phil: nene is heavier than singleton, but i will not say he's stronger. battling in the same area, but lost his footing, and went down. >> steve: how about this, phil, alonzo gee who has been impressive since signing the 10- day contract was and good against utah is in the game. >> phil: he has been impressive more and more. the more minutes he gets, the better the game. >> steve: you saw alonzo's numbers, he was a rookie from the d-league and he was signed to a 10-day contract. he's terrific. a lot of athletic ability. foye short. gets the rebound. here's miller, and they reset. miller for the open 3. missed it. i would like to see him get an open look at a 3. the second best in the nba in that category. here's carter off the screen, dr

j.r.ith here. almost knocked the ball away. >> phil: yeah, he can make some of the difficult shots. >> steve: 4:45 to play in regulation, and melo hounding thornton, and i believe he is called for the foul. now they will get between anthony and al thornton. they saw each other four times a year for the three previous years with thornton playing for the clippers. number 3 on carmelo who has gotten 22 points and 9 rebounds. >> phil: going at it again. >> steve: a lot of dribbling, on the arm. and the foul is called on carmelo. that will be his fourth personal. >> phil: now both he and thornton have four personal fouls as both of them want to be more careful in terms of wanting to develop the physical style of play. >> steve: boykins to the line for the first time tonight. the wizards are 10 of 20 from the free-throw line. really unfortunate free-throw shooting night for this team. denver has made 17 of 21. boykins gets the first. wizards trying to sweep this team for the first time since the

j.r. smith lets it fly and hits the buzzer beater. unfortunately that was the only high light for the celtics. paul pierce had a team-high of 278. they clinch apply-off spot. >>> to san antonio, lakers and spurs. l.a.'s already in the play-offs but they didn't rest on their laurels. lakers up six and go on to win their seventh in a row, 92-83. >> and stop the presses. the nets won a game, crushing the kings. bruce with 26 points and 13 rebounds. the nets now need to win two of their last 11 games to avoid becoming the worst team in history. >>> a quick golf note, tiger woods will conduct his first news conference on monday april 5 and don't be surprised if it's buried on page 2. that's the same day as college basketball's national championship and baseball's opening day. >>> finally mexico facing ice land in a friendly, however nothing friendly about what happens to this fan. he runs on the field, thinks he's home-free and a security guard blind sides him with a tackle. chalk one up for the security guard. that's your early look at sp

j.r. smith, keeping the nuggets close, within one. under 30 seconds to go. how about toney douglas. the stepback. he's been playing very well. knicks win at home. gallinari tossed in 28 for new york. >>> clippers/mavs. mavericks have won 10 of their last 11 against the clip show. watch this here. watch dirk. he gets pushed by drew gooden. he just slaps him. dirk not pleased. official, bill kennedy, he would get an earful. there's one. there's -- dirk's night would be over in the third quarter. 18 points, 19 minutes, before he left. but the mavericks start the fourth on a 22-3 run. jason kidd had 26. mavs win by ten. >>> that will do it for now. i'm jonathan coachman. back to you guys in new york. >>> looks like art is imitating life when it comes to supersizing our meals. >> two scholars say the last supper has grown by proportions over the years. they analyzed the painting. what they found is that the size of the main course grew by 69%. even the plate size went up by 66%. >> yeah. by the year 2000, jesus and company were eating 23% more bread than the originals. >> the scholars sa

another one from j.r., said he's from kentucky. i won't read some portions of this letter but i will read this part: "i would like to say i'm unemployed and unemployment insurance has allowed me to keep my home. there still are no jobs that will allow me to live on. i have cut back to just the basic needs and have to give up the internet next. then i'll start selling my belongings to get by. i sit and wonder if everyone on unemployment gets cut off. do the senate and congress realize the war here in the united states will be worse than the one overseas. there will be so much stealing and no telling what else just for people to try to survive and feed their families. god help us all." that is a letter of desperation. it is an unimaginable scene that we would reach in any community here in this country, in any state. but i think it reflects the fact that some people who write and say "cut them off and so what" are pretty fortunate people. they probably have a job. they probably have a home. and they may not be worried where the next

another one from j.r., said he's from kentucky. i won't read some portions of this letter but i will read this part: "i would like to say i'm unemployed and unemployment insurance has allowed me to keep my home. there still are no jobs that will allow me to live on. i have cut back to just the basic needs and have to give up the internet next. then i'll start selling my belongings to get by. i sit and wonder if everyone on unemployment gets cut off. do the senate and congress realize the war here in the united states will be worse than the one overseas. there will be so much stealing and no telling what else just for people to try to survive and feed their families. god help us all." that is a letter of desperation. it is an unimaginable scene that we would reach in any community here in this country, in any state. but i think it reflects the fact that some people who write and say "cut them off and so what" are pretty fortunate people. they probably have a job. they probably have a home. and they may not be worried where the next