"John Wall rested his head on a towel on an equipment bag, his back on the parquet floor, flustered with his performance as he couldn't hit a shot or draw a foul. JaVale McGee angrily shook his head as he had his usual struggles trying to contend with Orlando Magic all-star center Dwight Howard. And Nick Young spent most of the game saddled on the bench in foul trouble.

Three of the Washington Wizards' starters were having forgettable outings, but somehow, some way, they were in the middle of a hotly contested game, on the road, in a place where they were dominated quite easily last month. Interim coach Randy Wittman managed to get a better, more sustained effort since replacing Flip Saunders last week, and that was evident for most of the Wizards' 109-103 loss Wednesday night at Amway Center. "