Washington Wizards

The mounting losses are beginning to take a toll on the Wizards. Following their 106-84 drubbing by San Antonio over the weekend, fingers started to point and comments came to life that indicated that the Wizards have some problems not just on the court but internally as well.

Gilbert Arenas has said there are players with "hidden agendas." Caron Butler has indicated that the ball moves better when diminutive point guard Earl Boykins is on the floor as opposed to Arenas.

While it has been speculated for months that Butler and Arenas do not get along, Butler recently announced that he has spoken to Arenas about things that were being written in the local papers and discussed on talk radio (Arenas said that Butler is robbing him of assists when he puts the ball on the floor to create space).

Whatever the case may be, the Wizards are losing games in a division that is markedly better than it was last year. If things don't change and change soon, it will only become worse.

WIZARDS 108, 76ERS 107: The Wizards staved off a furious Philadelphia rally in the fourth quarter to preserve the victory, just their second in the last 10 games. Philadelphia point guard Louis Williams missed a potential game-winning 3-point shot at the buzzer. Antawn Jamison led the Wizards with 32 points and 14 rebounds.

• Team owner Abe Pollin, the longest-tenured owner in the NBA, passed away Tuesday afternoon. Pollin bought the team in 1964 for $1.1 million. He won his only championship in 1979. He built the Verizon Center with his own money a little more than a decade ago.

• Guard Mike Miller will be out three to six weeks with a strained left calf suffered against San Antonio.

• Former Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said that he was not bitter over having been fired by the team. Jordan is now the coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, who played the Wizards on the one-year anniversary of his being fired. "I had great times here," Jordan said. "This is my hometown, my family is here. I look back and have good memories of my time here in Washington."

Quote To Note:

"I really don't have a problem with anybody on the team. When we're together behind closed doors, we're all laughing and joking."

Rotation:

Starters—Point guard Gilbert Arenas, Shooting guard Nick Young, Small forward Caron Butler, Power forward Fabricio Oberto, Center Brendan Haywood. Bench—F Andray Blatche, G DeShawn Stevenson, C JaVale McGee, G Earl Boykins

Player Notes:

• G Gilbert Arenas is shooting just 39 percent from the floor.

• F Caron Butler is listed as day to day with a sore right ankle.

• F Nick Young made his second start of the season against Philadelphia and finished with a season-high 20 points.

Medical Watch:

• G Mike Miller will miss at least three weeks with a calf injury.

• G Javaris Crittenton (left foot tendon) is the only Wizard with a significant injury. He has yet to play in a game this season.