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It was one Juan Dixon's most recent games. The Wizards were down 2-1 in their first round series against the Chicago Bulls. Then Dixon, the newest Blazer, came off the bench in game four and kicked off an incredible hot streak: he scored 35 points, while only taking 15 shots from the floor. He was 11-15 from the field, and 10-10 from the line. The Wizards won the game and the series. This if from the re-cap on NBA.com:

Entering the game with 3:17 left in the first quarter and the Wizards already ahead by double digits, he scored 14 points in just over six minutes as the lead ballooned to 42-22 with 8:49 left in the first half.

"I just tried to get up as many shots (the last couple of days) as possible to get my rhythm back," Dixon said. "Last game I was rushing a little, so I wanted to slow the game down in my head. Tonight I was able to find my rhythm and it felt good."

A Baltimore native who led Maryland to the national title in 2002 when he was named the Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four, Dixon had scored just 25 points on 8-of-34 shooting in the first three games of the series.

"We needed someone to step up, and I'm happy to be able to do it," Dixon said. "There is always going to be a lot of focus on the 'Big Three' so we need someone to step up, like (Etan Thomas) did for us last game. I struggled in the last three games but I didn't lose my confidence."

"Juan is one of the toughest players I've ever been associated with," Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said. "He came in the last two days and really worked on his game and his shot. ... He has won at Maryland and he wanted to be a big part of the playoffs and have an impact. He certainly had an impact tonight."

Chicago Coach Scott Skiles had a great quote after the game: "That would be called a whuppin' where I come from."