"Tell them … tell the team to bear down"

For 31 seconds, it appeared Gilbert Arenas would rescue his team in vintage fashion and redeem himself from two early overtime gaffes.

Arenas — who had a season-high 34 points — booted the ball away early in overtime, and he later collided with teammate Earl Boykins, causing a turnover. But with Washington facing what appeared to be certain defeat, Arenas (who failed to score in double figures his last two games) turned back the clock to his Hibachi days — briefly.

Catching a pass from Boykins on a fast break, Arenas rose up and made a 3-pointer to tie the score at 107-107 with 30.9 seconds left. With the Verizon Center fans on their feet, Arenas pounded his chest and skipped down the floor for a timeout.

Hedo Turkoglu came back with a turnaround jumper over Caron Butler with 8.1 seconds left for a 109-107 lead. After one final timeout, Arenas had the ball in his hands again but couldn’t quite deliver. He blew past Toronto’s Jarrett Jack but missed a baseline layup, and Andray Blatche’s tip-in attempt missed its mark as the horn sounded.

• Gilbert Arenas info page (NBA.com)
• Gil’s Web site
• Gilbert Arenas’ Twitter page
• Gilbertology: The study of Gilbert Arenas
• Gilbert Arenas and the Wizards falling short to Toronto in OT:
• Gilbert Arenas’ confidence issue
• Wizards hope Arenas can shake off the rust (Washington Examiner)
• Arenas, Butler talk and resolve differences (Washington Post)
• Agent Zero on Abe Pollin’s death (Washington Post)
• Agent Ego? (Washington Post)
• The Scene at Shootaroud (re: Gilbert Arenas, NewsOK.com)
• Gilbert chases wackiness and Twitter (Washington Post)
• Gilbert Arenas is on Twitter, sort of (SB Nation)
• Return of Agent Zero? (Washington Post)
• Injuries to teammates wears on Arenas (Washington Post)
• Sloppy Arenas provides scare (Washington Times)
• Gilbert Arenas’ thoughts on why Wizards have lost four straight games BulletsForever.com)
• Arenas struggles in crunch time against Miami (ESPN.com)
• Arenas No. 34 among NBA’s top 50 players (SLAMOnline)
• Arenas is letting play speak for itself (USA Today)
• Arenas puts on a frightfully good show (Washington Post)
• Gilbert Arenas is back in the arena (Washington Post)
• Arenas, Wizards start off strong (Washington Post)
• Gilbert Arenas’s latest incarnation (Washington Post)
• Gilbert Arenas, Greg Oden among players with something to prove (Sports Illustrated)
• Arenas, Wizards hope for health this season (USA Today)
• Arenas plans to shut up and play (Washington Post)

• Mike Bibby info page (NBA.com)
• Mike Bibby’s official Web site
• written about former UA guard Mike Bibby
• Bibby’s status still uncertain (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Hawks’ Bibby sprains left ankle (listed day-to-day) (USA Today)
• No caffeine needed by Memphis’ energetic Pastner (SI.com)
• Young Hawks spreading wings and flying high (FoxSports.com)
• Bibby one of five Hawks on All-Star ballot (BleacherReport.com)
• Boos for Bibby (and other notes) (ESPN.com)
• Should Jamal Crawford start over Mike Bibby? (BleacherReport.com)
• Bibby looks back fondly (Sacramento Bee)
• Depth revealed (sort of) (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Hawks shake off injury woes on eve of opener (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Bibby retools for new role with Hawks (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Hawks could make NBA’s Eastern Conference a 4-team race (Orlando Sentinel)

• Channing Frye info page (NBA.com)
• Frye’s Blog: About the 3-ball (ChanningFrye.com)
• Channing Frye reborn in Suns offense (OregonLive.com)
• Frye deserves Okur type money (Bright Side of the Sun blog)
• Frye enjoying time with Suns (KTAR.com)
• Channing Frye-d (ValleyoftheSuns.com)
• Channing Fry Web site
• Suns 2009-10 predictions (Valley of the Suns)
• Suns claim veteran center Collins (Arizona Republic)
• Suns new math: Addition by subraction (Arizona Republic)

• Andre Iguodala info page (NBA.com)
• Allen Iverson’s return to the 76ers
• Andre Iguodala and the 76ers’ loss to San Antonio
• Iguodala shaky for the 76ers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• The Scene at Shootaroud (re: Gilbert Arenas, NewsOK.com)
• Iguodala makes mark as one of the league’s best two-way players (NBA.com)
• Iguodala No. 26 among the NBA’s top 50 players (SLAMOnline)
• Sixers’ Iguodala poised to lift team on his shoulders (Philadelphia News)
• Sixers Notes: Team still tweaking new offense (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• Iguadala coming along (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• The NBA’s 30 best go-to players: No. 19 Iguodala (Dime magazine)

• Richard Jefferson info page (NBA.com)
• Richard Jefferson: No. 46 in Sporting News poll
• Another writer critical of Richard Jefferson’s defense (48 Minutes of Hell)
• Jefferson remains thankful to Bucks (San Antonio Express)
• GAME NOTES: Milwaukee at San Antonio (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Spurs sharp again after Jefferson addition (USA Today)
• Jefferson an unexpected defensive presence (Oregonian)
• Spurs feeling chipper with infusion of new players (NBA.com)
• Spurs reload rather than rebuild (The National)
• Adding powerful talent, top NBA teams flex muscles (New York Times)
• Spurs sharp once again after Jefferson addition (USA Today)

• Jason Terry info page (NBA.com)
• A.I. could learn from Jason Terry
• Super-sub Terry carving new niche with defense (NBA.com)
• Strength in numbers for Terry, Marion (ESPN.com)
• Terry one of five Mavs on All-Star ballot (Dallas Morning News)
• Defense makes the difference for Dallas Mavericks this season (Dallas Morning News)
• Dallas Mavericks preview: What you need to know (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
• NBA teams hope new faces yield different results (The Detroit News)
• Five questions at start of NBA season (Austin American-Statesman)

• Luke Walton info page (NBA.com)
• Luke Walton injury update (InsideSoCal.com)
• Luke Walton interviewed about his injury (MyLakers.com Blog)
• Lakers’ Walton has back procedure (L.A. Times)
• Extra work pays off for Lakers’ Shannon Brown and Luke Walton (L.A. Times)
• Luke Walton comments on his dad’s retirement as a TV announcer (L.A. Times)
• Lakers’ Bench-Mob a non-factor (L.A. Daily News)
• Walton says Lakers’ bench reliable (Press-Enterprise)
• Luke Walton blog (NBA.com)
• Luke Walton comes back from back injury a little slower (Los Angeles Times)
• Sports Arena’s home to Walton (San Diego Union-Tribune)