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 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Gilbert Arenas' bold-talking, high-scoring first half of the season ended with a whimper. Arenas struggled with his shot — again — scoring 22 points on 8-for-26 shooting, and the Washington Wizards broke open a close game in the fourth quarter and held on for a 92-85 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
Caron Butler scored 16, Darius Songaila added 12, and Andray Blatche, making just his second start of the season, had his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Wizards won for just the second time in six games.
It was yet another poor shooting performance for Arenas, who is headed to the All-Star game this weekend in Las Vegas. And, despite a first half of the season that included a 60-point game and three games of 50 points or more, Arenas isn't in the mood to evaluate.
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