The Important Game I Forgot To Highlight

Kaboom! Guess who stepped in the room?!! (Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images) In my list of Washington Wizards games to watch for the 2009-10 season, I left off one game that probably stands out more than them all -- the season opener against Dallas. The Wizards are one of eight teams to open the NBA season on Oct. 27 and the American Airlines Center is where the Wizards hope that their odyssey from lousy lottery loser to playoff contender begins. When the Wizards were last coming off of a lottery season, they opened the season, on the road, against Memphis (a 50-win team from the Southwest Division), then traveled to Charlotte (a Southeast Division rival) for their second game before having their home opener in the third game. The Wizards finished with 45 wins and beat Chicago in the first round that season. They are following a