League-worst Wizards take down Heat 105-101 for 2nd win of season

“Nah, man, there's not no lesson. This ain't a lesson for us. We just lost,” James explained. “We've seen and been through everything, so we don't need a loss to be like, 'Oh, let's catch ourselves.' It happens.”

Not too many people figured this outcome would happen, though, a message Wizards coach Randy Wittman delivered to his players before their worst-in-the-NBA team went out and beat the Heat 105-101 on Tuesday night behind Jordan Crawford's 22 points — and despite James' triple-double of 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

Perhaps inspired by the courtside presence of Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III, who exchanged a handshake with Cowboys fan James after the final buzzer, the Wizards doubled their victory total this season. The Wizards improved to 2-13, earning their second win in the past three games after starting a franchise-worst 0-12.

“I'm so happy for those guys,” said Wittman, who called this perhaps the most satisfying victory of his coaching career.

He said he told his team beforehand: “The only people that think you have a chance tonight are the people here in this room ... We need to have a statement game.”

And, Wittman continued, “I said, 'I've seen it a number of times, guys.' ... (People say), 'They ain't got a chance to win this game.' And that's what people were saying. We all listen. Could hear it on the street and all that. These guys, it bothers them.”

The reigning NBA champion Heat's six-game winning streak ended, and they fell to 12-4.

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