Arenas Scores 47, But Heat Get Win

Not even a career-high 47 points by Gilbert Arenas, who also had eight assists and seven rebounds, could end Miami's run of domination over the Wizards, which has included 10 consecutive regular season wins and last spring's 4-0 sweep in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Miami rode the one-two punch of Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade (28 and 34 points, respectively), received an overdue contribution from Antoine Walker off the bench (21 points, 13 rebounds) and extended its winning streak over Washington to 14 games with a 128-113 victory.

"You always want to do well and win the game and I tried to carry us early, but we just couldn't get over the hump," said Arenas. "When you've got two guys who just dominate the inside like Shaq and Wade -- they did a great job. And then you have Antoine Walker coming off the bench, it's tough."

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Hayes Out At Least Six More Weeks

Washington Wizards guard Jarvis Hayes said he will be out at least six more weeks with a fractured right kneecap. After that, Hayes will have the knee re-examined and his status for the remainder of the season could be determined.

The third-year guard, who was selected by the Wizards with the 10th pick of the 2003 draft, injured the knee Dec. 16 against the Lakers in Los Angeles. He was walking without a limp and appeared to be in good spirits yesterday after the Wizards practiced at MCI Center. Hayes sought a second opinion after his knee was originally examined by team doctors and has, for the time being, elected not to undergo surgery. Hayes missed the second half of last season and the Wizards' playoff run with a similar injury to the same knee. But last season's injury, according to Hayes, was worse than this one.

"Right now, I can walk around and it doesn't hurt as much," Hayes said. "Last year, I was in a cast and I couldn't move at all. It's not as bad this time. Hopefully, after a few more weeks, we'll have a better idea of how it is."

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Ex-Wizard Brown Calls Reception 'Weak'

The city's least favorite son returned to MCI Center last night, and Kwame Brown expected more of Washington.

Brown, the former No. 1 pick for the Washington Wizards who was practically booed out of town after his fourth less-than-inspiring season, said he had expected "the Juwan Howard treatment" -- as in the deafening sound of boos once reserved for Howard, who was unable to live up to lofty expectations after signing a $100 million contract and, ironically, also wore the No. 5 for Washington. Instead, Brown said the reception paled in comparison to what he had seen before. "That was weak!" Brown said after he was lustily booed for most of the 19 minutes 49 seconds he spent on the floor during the Los Angeles Lakers' 94-91 loss to the Wizards. "It was worse than that when I was here."

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