Agent Zero Fails To Back It Up

Gilbert Arenas had vowed to get 50 points against the Blazers today, in his continuing revenge tour against the coaching staff of the US Olympic basketball team. Blazers head man Nate McMillan was one of those coaches. Gilbert even implored ESPN to pick up the game to witness his spiteful heroics. He's lucky they didn't.

Gilbert... did not get his 50. Unless he meant that his points, field goals attempted, free throws attempted, rebounds, assists, steals, turnovers, fouls, and three pointers attempted would all combine to equal 50. In that case, hey, mission accomplished. Gilbert called his shot. That number was 52. And the final score was Blazers 94, Wizards 73.

In 33 minutes, Gilbert had 9 points, was 0-of-8 from behind the three-point line, 3-of-15 from the floor, and had 2 assists against 5 turnovers. The "Zero" in "Agent Zero" today referred to his production. Gilbert's at his best when he's not trying to force the greatness, but letting it come to him.

Trail Blazers @ Wizards Game Info [NBA.com]