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Arenas returns, almost hits winner in Wizards' loss (sportsline.com)

Gilbert Arenas nearly had a heroic finish to his first game in almost a year. With 4.5 seconds remaining Saturday and the Washington Wizards trailing by two, Arenas chased down the rebound of his missed own free throw. He whirled to put up a potential game-winning 3-pointer but was blocked, and the Detroit Pistons escaped with a 98-96 victory that sent their tenuous playoff hopes -- at least temporarily -- headed back in the right direction.