jamison for a long 3 and he answered. antawn jamison has been outstanding again.points on 5-11 shooting with 8 rebounds. >> steve: all conference second team and pac-10 defensive player of the year last year. antawn drives again, lost it on his hip but got the ball to butler and shoots and scores on 3. we are tied for the 8th time in this game. noah pushes one up short and jamison is there for his ninth rebound. foye drives, gave the wizards the advantage. >> phil: he saw noah overplaying so much, he knew once he got by hinrich, he had a free lane to the basket and ended up with the layup. >> steve: s&p vinny del negro wants a time-out. this basket puts washington on -416 ne o. ich uld ve?sy, h, mour - uhy mo ur mlite oh. mbli how s thf? ou le ta offbeermuch ll, uld. whate taabouknow . >> steve: wizards have come back to a take a 2-point lead on chicago as washington's big two, butler and jamison have combined for 29 points here so far in this game. chicago has a 3-game win streak, current longest in the eastern conference. bulls coming off the victory last night

jamison the rebound. foye. jamison baseline. backing in. had it knock out by williams and out-of-bounds. randy foye with a three-point field goal. cut the wizards lead to 6. >> phil: did the same thing the other night in that second quarter i believe with detroit. scored nine points. >> steve: wizards outscoring this team 17-2 on a run that started with 1:00 # 5 left in the second quarter. two more there from joe johnson. 13 points in the game for johnson. played 3.5 minutes here in the third quarter. butler has got the open jumper. takes it and misses. >> steve: johnson baseline to get some help from haywood. atlanta looks to swing it. butler. al horford in his third year from florida averaging about 14 points a game and that pushes the atlanta lead back to 10 after the wizards cut it to 6 and washington turns it over. >> steve: jamison pointing to himself. >> phil: he should have had that pass. got to get back. >> steve: flip saunders wants time. >> phil: the wizards cut it to 6. 47-41 but that was short lived. >> steve: and atlanta on jo

jamison ga t& . let by one, but the nets have come back to score five unanswered points and lead it by four. butler jumpe . douglas roberts off the glass mike miller for his 9th rebound of the game. butler's held by douglas-roberts . it will be washington ball on the side. which gives you an indication how earl boykins made things happen when he came in the game. the ball not moving the same way it did when boykins was in the game. randy foye misses rebound underneath. calls a foul it will be on new jersey. it's on yi. that's his second. new jersey picking up some quick team fouls here. phil: one thing that took 13 fouls. steve: only played a little over 2 minutes in this quarter. . phil: the pass went awry. he had miller on the weak side the pass was intended for limb but he had already vacated the area. steve: 12th washington turn over. you see kiki vandeweghe became the gm of the nuggets. they brought him here to new jersey in 07 as assistant promoted to gm in 08. and has done some really good thi

when we come back, a look back at antawn jamison's heartfelt address to wizards fans last night at theon center. geico sports xtra will be right back.  >>> welcome back. the former face of the franchise no longer has a banner at the verizon center. his jersey and merchandise no longer on sale at the arena and his highlights are gone from all pre-game videos. although the wizards say they're not phasing gilbert arenas out, they're definitely making an effort to move on. it started with this speech from team captain antawn jamison at a sold out crowd at the verizon center. >> there's been a picture of some of us taking events very lightly. this is a serious situation. it's something that we take to heart. we never meant to make light of the situation and we're going to do everything in our power as long as i'm your captain and as long as these guys right here are my teammates to make this one of the most respectable organizations in the league. >> well said by antawn jamison. one other quick note, the dallas cowboys did beat the philadelphia eagles in the nfc wi

when ailey died in 1989, jamison succeeded him. she had stopped dancing the year before.alked to the newshour's charlayne hunter-gault then about her goals. >> mr. ailey was so specific about his african-american heritage that what he had to say through movement became universal because it spoke to the human condition. if revolutions was done in russia, toledo or tokyo, everyone understood what that message was about. what i'd like to do in the ailey is continue that history but not make the alvin ailey american dance theater a museum. >> brown: 20 years later at age 66, she says this. >> the changes have been that i've made my selections, my choices on what ballets would come in and who the dancers would be. but still adhering to that initial vision that said we should celebrate the african- american cultural expression and experience in the modern dance tradition of our country. >> brown: i was reading your memoir. you say in there that alvin ailey used to speak of what he called blood memory. what does that mean? >> that means look to your ancestors before you look ahe

jamison, butler and arenas. hawks have only made five field goals tonight but they have assisted on all five shots. 11-6 for atlanta. foye gets another one. randy foye outstanding averaging 8.5 points a game for washington. >> phil: i think what is significant about the play right now he is getting minutes. he is getting at least 32 minutes over the last five games that he has played as a starter. >> steve: jamison comes to help on joe johnson. rotates. foul called on brendan haywood. jamison holds his arms apart as if to say couldn't have been me. >> phil: brendan haywood came out with the same attitude. you are not going to win with that one. tony brown making the call. williams making a very aggressive move to the basket to make sure he got some contact. >> steve: hawks ranked 16th in the league in free throw shooting. >> phil: williams shooting his best in his career from three- point range. he is another one of the listed players with this atlanta team that is knocking down threes. >> steve: hawks by four.

antawn jamison got a big three- point shot moments ago. but the hawks building a lead as both teams struggled from the fields. atlanta just 7 of 22. washington just 6 of 21. and after one quarter

antawn jamison and the wiz welcoming the reigning nba champ lakers to town. check this out. kobe bryant and chris miller discussing shooting fundamentals before the game. not good here. early in the first, kobe's first shot from the top and air ball i think he took advice from chris to stay the other way around. first quarter for the wizards. off a steal, mike miller ahead. he throws it down. washington down just one after one. early in the second, lakers started to pull away. lamar odom lobs one up for shannon brown, the putdown. l.a. outscores washington by 15 in the second. about led by 16 at the break. third quarter, kobe starts to put on a show. he start 0d-3 from the field. he turned it on in the second half. 11 points in the third on 4-6 shooting. also getting teammates involved like pau gasol. washington makes a run. deshawn stevenson the corner

jamison hahelped make ailey an intertional brand. 30 professional dancs tour constantly. the company has performed in 7countries for an estimated 23 million people. >> please welcome e alvin ailey american danceheater. ( applause ) >> brown: anlast year they appeared on the popur abc prime timehow dancing with the stars. jamisowas skeptical at first but thename around. >> the wor is full of ways for people to dae. when we get r opportunities, there we are. >> brown: i oftefind when i'm talking to people at dance fomany people seems the haest one to get. the least accessible. >> yes. >> brown: they don get it. >>hat's okay. brown: that's okay? >> yesjust fine. all we wanyou to do to ... is get inhe theater. there's nothing like live performance. >> brown: you have to remeer at there's no test at the end of it. it's like lookinat a painter, yoknow. yolook at a painting. you gesomething from it. or you don't. it moves your it doesn't moveou. there's nody strapping you in your seat and saying yove got to get this. >> brown: amid t current celebration tore jamis, the sear for

last night, the wizards tried to make a strong statement, antawn jamison apologize to the crowd. in reference to any merchandise with gilbert arenas' name was gone. playing orlando last night. the wizards cut the lead to 81- 74. now they are down by one. butler off the inbounds, the wizards take the lead, 84-83. then randy foye and hits a high art, the wizards win. they are home tomorrow against new orleans. >>> another award for peyton manning, winning the associated press award four times. manning and the colts have day bye in this week's playoffs after finishing 14-2. >>> pete carroll is allegedly going to become head coach of the seattle seahawks. after nearly a decade at usc and two national titles, it could be a five-year deal to turn around the seattle seahawks. a lot of people say it is not a done deal yet, but when they say it is not a done deal, it is a done deal. it is not a done deal, it is a done deal. have you gotten your seasonal flu vaccination? great - but your work's not done yet. we still need to get the h1n1 flu vaccination. you, me -- we should all get one. t

he has a very good low post moves and a lost moves like i said kind of reminds me of antawn jamison. he looked very -- he's a very good player on the low post area. >> mike: adako able to hit both free throws. huskies lead by four. and hancock. what a jam the freshman from george mason! >> mark: hancock is a player who can get to the paint and finish! wow. coach says he's very athletic. he does a lost things. no one expected -- a lost things. no one expected him to go down the lane and finish. >> mike: could not convert on the offensive end. they hang on to a two-point advantage. what a move by hancock. he's going to try to do it again. unable to convert that time. ojougboh for the huskies. that sends a message. >> mark: that sends a strong message. i see why coach larranaga eyes light up when i was talk to go him earlier about hancock. >> mike: the recruiting job they've bun done is incredible. >> mark: excellent job. hancock was not on the circuit. you don't have to be a preseason or high school all american to be a good basketball player. you come out and work on your skills and w

arenas finds antawn jamison. the wizards come back to win 104-97.fterwards agent zero facing answers. >> if i did something wrong, it would bother me. i would feel remorse. i didn't doing. >> there are reports now that they are not licensed guns and you may not have had a permit? >> that's something i will have to deal with the da. >> were they licensed? >> what was it like to go in the da's office? >> were you nervous? >> of course i was nervous. i thought i was going to be seeing a movie. we were at a conference table. you have no idea. >> we're just thinking it's blown out of proportion? >> you guys do what you have to do. you don't be the story. >> but you haven't explained left to find out what's going on because you haven't explained. >> i'll let you guys beat me up and i'll take all the hits now. >> interesting. >>> coming up alex ovechkin is the new captain of the washington capitals. did they start his tenure on a winning note? >>> and clinton portis had choice words about jason campbell's leadership skills. wait until you hear how the quar

jamison faced the wid wiz with 27-9.akers shot 60% from the fieldfive players scoring in double figures. 38 points coming off the bench. for more on the loss to kobe and company, we'll join chris miller and ron thompson. i'm sorry. what kind of advice did you give. mr. bryant because it didn't work off the top? you know what i told him? i told him, dude, don't let your index finger be the release point if it's broken. try to the ring fing ear they have no follow through in the air balls. >> yeah, bad look on my part. that's why i have them in my fantasy league. ron, this guy after talk to go him yesterday, just finds thewill, the yearning, the desire to thirst to compete every night. despite the fact that maybe his fingers broke in two place, still two points off his average with 26. >> could he be gee an absolute assassin. his intelligent level is through the roof and he has a tremendous feel for the game. when you couple that with his ability to shoot the long ball, he has an excellent mid range game. he has the abilit

antawn jamison and brendan haywood will start at the center position. flip talked about a total mindset change. they have gone through the last two days working on the defensive end. the san antonio spurs is a staple of that. what they allow and what teams are scoring. it's impressive on the defensive end. some of the numbers, 11th in the nba and giving up field goal percentage at 45%. the wizards are at 10th. they do a pretty good job there. but the totality of the spurs' defense, opponents 37 which ranked number one in the nba. the wizards are 25th in that department. michael, that's the story here at the verizon center. there is a lot of roll and national media here as and you can expect for those distraction. >> if both parties end up being found guilty and you are reporting no guns, what would the league ramifications if this did take place. >> reporter: gilbert arenas did have guns. he has confirmed that. that is where the problem really lice. all the other information that that's being leaked out now, no one can confirm that because the people in

despite 34 from jamison, 27 from butler and haywood with another big game. so chicago wins it 211-1 -- 121- 119 in overtime. phil and i will join you tomorrow when the wizards take on the sacramento kings from verizon center, game time 7:00 on comcast sportsnet. 34 points, 18 rebounds for jamison. brendan haywood with a career- high 20 rebounds tonight and 16 points. chicago wins it 121-119 in double o-time. phil chenier, steve buck hans hants -- buckhantz, so long from the windy city. line people were accepted there and that was and i think they no longer are attainable and i felt what he wanted to do and it is a shame and away the controversy was subsequently followed about the dossier was intended as it was because in an exercise it had an openness and much more open government trying to share with the public information it's quite sensitive but what she's trying to share with the public so they can be informed about all of the factors coming into his decision making process so the was the thinking behind it. >> was a political context as well in the diar

early boykins, nick young, caron butler, antawn jamison, how do they move on tonight?>> they have to do that. they have to move on, put all the foolishness that's gone on with gilbert and move beyond that. tonight is another opportunity for nick young to solidify himself in this league as a consistent, production-type ball player. we know he can shoot the long ball. we know he's a natural scorer. he can get buckets. now he's going to have more than ample opportunity to solidify himself as a consistent player in this league. now you have early boykins who is a great addition. he got guys easy baskets. he pushed the tempo, he was able to get into the paint and suck in the defense. brendon haywood is 50/50 tonight. we're not sure if he's going to play. he gives them the inside presence they desperately need. any time you play against shaquille o'neal and guys that can score on the blocks, step out and knock down shots, that's an area of concern, how they're going to react defensively. is andray blatche going to step up. is germane going to play? can alberto stay on the fl

. >> late word, antawn jamison and randy foye both gametime decisions suffering from injuries. we'll have to see if they'll be available tonight against the world champions. >> chris miller, ron thompson. see you on the post-game show coming up at the top of the hour. it's the lakers-wizards in hi- definition right here on comcast sportsnet. after the game, they'll break it all down on wizards post- game live. and later on this very show, much more from ron thompson's exclusive conversation with kobe bryant. a side of kobe we rarely get to see. >> which riding kobe now? >> still enjoying it every day. >> is it still fun? >> i love it. >> we'll look back at some of kobe bryant's finest moments in the nba. a top five countdown you do not want to miss later on "geico sportsnite". >>> hockey now. apparently, regulation just can't contain the capitals and islanders. last four times they've met on the island, they've gone to overtime. 7-9 last games they've played overall needed 60 plus. tonight, they're back at nawms look to go extend their wing streak to a -- to a season high 17. >