Hawks 100, Wizards 89

Well, you don't have to worry about the Wizards going 82-0 this season. But you might have to worry about how many players the Wizards have left at the end of the season. It might not be anything serious, but it was not a good sign late in the second period, when the Hawks called a timeout, and Caron Butler was on one end of the bench, massaging his knee and talking with head athletic trainer Eric Waters while Coach Flip Saunders was addressing the team. Butler scored just five points in 17 minutes and Saunders said that he might have injured himself late in the first quarter when he dove for a loose and rolled around the court in agony. The knee possibly stiffened up while Butler sat in the second period. He tried to come back at halftime, but taking a few warmup jumpers, he shook his head, (link)