The Nets dropped to 0-3 Saturday night in Washington, getting smoked by the Wizards, who were playing without Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler. A 6-0 run late in the first quarter gave the Wizards the lead and they never trailed after that. They led by 11 at the half, by 20 after the third quarter and by as many as 27 in the fourth. Chris Douglas-Roberts led the Nets with a career-high 25 points and Rafer Alston, starting for Devin Harris, added 20 points and eight assists. But the Nets allowed the Wizards to shoot 63 percent from the field. Gilbert Arenas and Andray Blatche combined to score 62 points for Washington. Lawrence Frank called the defense "pitiful" while CDR was angry that none of his teammates retaliated for Javale McGee's hard hit on him after a particularly good run. In both his post-game interview and his Twitter page, Douglas-Roberts demanded the team change its attitude. "We have to protect each other," he said. "We have to send messages. We have to develop that culture. If not, we won’t be a good team."
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights: Nets vs. Wizards (Video) - NBA.com
- Arenas scores 32 to lead Wizards past Nets 123-104 - Joseph White - AP
- Depleted Wizards still beat Nets, 123-104 - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Arenas, Blatche bury defenseless Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Home is where the rout is - Michael Lee - Washington Post
- Arenas passes back-to-back test in Wizards win - John Mitchell - NBA.com
- Arenas puts on a frightfully good show - Gene Wang - Washington Post
- Harris will remain sidelined at least another week with groin strain - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Defenseless Nets crushed; Harris out a week - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Frank calls Nets pitiful - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Harris out at least 7-10 days - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Wizards play through injuries to defeat Nets, 123-104, at Verizon Center - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Balance key as Wizards win - Mike Jones - Washington Times
- From the Booth (Video) - Marv Albert & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Courtney Lee Interview (Video) - Frank DiGraci - YES Network
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Wizards - Ned Dishman - NBA
- The Wizards' new secret weapon lineup - Mike Prada - Bullets Forever
- Block of the Night: Brook Lopez (Video) - NBA.com
- Thoughts On The Game: All Trick, No Treat - Sebastian Pruiti - Nets Are Scorching