When you look at the early schedule for the Washington Wizards what you should see:
DATE
Home Team
Home Line
Away Team
Result
W-L Rec
Top Scorer
Top Rebounder
Top Assists
Mon, Dec 26
Washington Wizards
-4.5
New Jersey Nets
L, 84-90
0-1
Young/16
Blatche/10
Wall/5
Wed, Dec 28
Atlanta Hawks *
-9
Washington Wizards
L, 83-101
0-2
Young/21
McGee/12
Wall/6
Fri, Dec 30
Milwaukee Bucks *
-8.5
Washington Wizards
L, 81-102
0-3
Crawford/24
Blatche/10
Wall/7
Sun, Jan 1
Washington Wizards
+7
Boston Celtics *
L, 86-94
0-4
Wall/19
McGee/14
Wall/8
Mon, Jan 2
Boston Celtics *
-12
Washington Wizards
L, 92-100
0-5
Blatche/28
McGee/14
Wall/8
Wed, Jan 4
Orlando Magic *
-13
Washington Wizards
L, 85-103
0-6
Young/17
Crawford/7
Wall/5
Fri, Jan 6
Washington Wizards
+6
New York Knicks *
L, 96-99
0-7
Young/24
McGee/10
Wall/9
Sun, Jan 8
Washington Wizards
+2
Minnesota Timberwolves
L, 72-93
0-8
Young/14
Blatche/9
Wall/6
Tue, Jan 1...
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