Houston (32-24) at Washington

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Gilbert Arenas(阿伦纳斯) and the slumping Washington Wizards try to get

back on track (阻挡)when they host(做客主场迎接) Tracy McGrady（麦格雷迪） and the Houston Rockets

on Wednesday. Despite a 43-point performance by Arenas, the Wizards opened a three-game

homestand with a 110-108 loss to the Sacramento（萨克拉门托，加州首府） Kings last Sunday. Arenas

connected on seven 3-pointers and Kwame Brown notched his first double-double of the season,

posting 10 points and 10 rebounds. Arenas is a strong candidate for NBA Player of the Month in

February, averaging 29 points per game - nearly five points over his season average - and

connecting on（还有） 45 percent of his shots（45%命中率）. He scored over 30 points seven times

during that stretch and eclipsed 40 points twice. After a four-game winning streak brought them to

11 games over .500 (30-19) on February 11, the Wizards have lost five of their last six games.

Houston has won its last three games against the Wizards, including a 123-93 triumph at the Toyota

 Center on February 15. McGrady collected 34 points and nine assists for the Rockets, while All-Star

Antawn Jamison paced the Wizards with 23 points. After losing three in a row, Houston picked up its

first win after the All-Star break on Tuesday with a 119-89 triumph over the Chicago Bulls. McGrady

 scored 32 points and Mike James added 26 with four 3-pointers. James is averaging 22.5 points in

two games since being acquired from Milwaukee（雄鹿） before the trade deadline.

 

 

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