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 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Gilbert Arenas had a ball, even if he came up well short on his promise.
The Washington Wizards' All-Star guard had 19 points and 10 assists, but was just 4-of-16 from the field and didn't approach the 50 points he predicted he would score against the Portland Blazers in a 100-98 loss Tuesday night. Most of his points came from the free throw line, where he was 11-of-12.
Arenas, third in the NBA averaging 28.8 points entering the game, vowed to score 50 against both the Blazers and Phoenix Suns when he was cut from the U.S. national team last summer. Suns coach Mike D'Antoni and Blazers coach Nate McMillan were assistants on the U.S. team. Arenas scored 54 against Phoenix earlier in the year, but Portland held him to nine points on 3-of-15 shooting when the teams' first met Feb. 11.
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