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Misleading Success

The Washington Wizards limped into the 2007 NBA playoffs without injured stars Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler, and were promptly swept in the first round. Arenas and Butler are now healthy, but three games into the 2007-08 season the Wizards have yet to win a game.

Washington shoots for its first win since last regular season Thursday night when it visits the New Jersey Nets.

Still Seeking Victory

The Hornets franchise wasn't even in existence the last time the Portland Trail Blazers lost their first four games. New Orleans, meanwhile, has won its first four for the second consecutive year.

The Hornets look to continue their hot start Wednesday night when they face the winless Trail Blazers in the season's first game at the Rose Garden.

Emerging Threat

In just his third season, Utah Jazz point guard Deron Williams has become one of the league's emerging stars.

Williams looks to continue his outstanding play Wednesday night when the Jazz host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Spurs, Heat Battle in S.A.

The San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat have won the last two NBA titles, but neither team is feeling like a champion right now.

San Antonio tries to shake off its first loss of the season and take advantage of a winless Heat team missing its biggest star as the clubs face each other Wednesday night.

Strugglers

Nearly six months after their surprising trip to the Western Conference semifinals, the Golden State Warriors are just looking for a win. With Utah off their schedule until February and a struggling Cleveland Cavaliers team coming to town Tuesday, that might now be a much easier task.

The Warriors (0-3) lost in five games to the Jazz in the semifinals last May, and two of their three defeats to open the 2007-08 season have come at the hands of Utah - both in blowout fashion.