What’s left to say after the 105-98 win over Philadelphia? Again the Wizards hauled themselves into a dogfight against an inferior opponent. They led, 22-11, in the first quarter on the second three-pointer of the night by Gilbert Arenas but it was down to four by the time the 76ers scored on their first possession of the second period. They led by 11 again, 44-33, after Nick Young hit a three midway through the second period but barely crawled into the locker room ahead by three.
And then, of course, there was the benching. Said Wizards head coach Flip Saunders: “We had guys that were mad. I told them you can be mad, but you’re not half as mad as I was with the effort that we gave. My second point was you have to have enough confidence when things aren’t going right that you can put guys in and give you energy, get it turned around and get things going. That’s what a team is.”
