Hibachi Warm, Wizards Cold in Opener

The Wizards dropped their season opener in a 119-110 overtime loss to Indiana on the road. We did not, unfortunately, look very good, as several parts of our game let us down. Poor shooting, a common culprit for this team, hurt us again: the Wiz shot 36% from the field. We bricked too many 3's (6 for 20) and let the Pacers make too many (13 for 29). Worst of all was our performance from the charity stripe: 13 missed free throws.But despite their poor play, I don't think the Wizards play was Halloween-frightful. There were some things to be pleased about, foremost among them Gilbert Arenas' first crowd-pleasing moment of the year. Agent Zero buried a 3-pointer from deep downtown as time expired to send the game into OT. (See video here. Ignore the fact that the Wizards then failed to show up during the extra period.) This was Arenas' first regular season game in almost 7 months, and it looks like his hard work in rehabbing his knee have paid off. Although he ...