Gilbert Arenas left the court at the Verizon Center yesterday as fans serenaded him with chants of "MVP! MVP!" after hitting yet another game winner at the buzzer. The Utah Jazz were Agent Zero's latest victim, falling 114-111 in an incredible Martin Luther King Day matinée. Arenas, who tied a Verizon Center record with 51 points, traded three pointers with Utah's Memet Okur down the stretch, but got the ball last and made Utah pay. Arenas took his time on the last possession, waiting until the clock was under three seconds to make his move. Arenas began to drive to the hoop, but pulled up for a jumper just above the three point line that hit nothing but the bottom of the net as time expired. So much for that shoulder injury. And this on the heels of his game winner 11 days ago against Milwaukee.

"That was a quality shot. I hibachied all through the game and that was a quality shot." I do believe Gilbert just created a new verb! His final numbers for the day: 14-29 from the field, 7 of 12 from three point land, 16-17 from the line and five assists. He's topped 40 points seven times this season and 26 times in his career. "In that situation, it's a win-win," Arenas said of the last possession. "If you make the shot, you win. If you miss the shot, you're going to overtime. There's no point in shying away from something like that. I don't care about the pressure."

The Wiz were down by as much as 16 in the first half and cut the Jazz lead to eight as halftime approached before Okur hit a jumper as time expired in the second period to push the Utah lead back to double digits. Head coach Eddie Jordan must have fired up the troops at halftime, because the Wizards were very aggressive when they took the court in the third. Arenas and Caron Butler combined for 26 of the Wizards 34 points in the period, good enough for a four point Washington lead going into the fourth. From there, the drama continued to build.

Photo by Kyle Gustafson. More photos from the game here.

Arenas scored 12 points in the last 2:09 and needed every one to offset Okur's 15 fourth quarter points. Okur was doing most of his damage from outside while Carlos Boozer went to work in the lane. The two combined for 65 points and 22 rebounds and provided some tough match-ups for Washington on the defensive end. Jordan went small in the game's waning moments, substituting Jarvis Hayes for Brendan Haywood so Hayes could chase Okur around the perimeter. His move paid dividends with 24 seconds left as Hayes grabbed an improbable offensive rebound and sank the putback to give the Wizards the lead by two. However, the small lineup couldn't keep Boozer off the boards on the ensuing possession, as he answered Hayes' rebound and putback with his own to tie the game and set the stage for the final 11 seconds.

"Today was one of those days where I wanted that challenge," Arenas said. "Okur was coming down and hitting long, deep shots, and I wanted to match him shot for shot. If he went in for a two, I was going to go up for a two. If he hit a three, I was going to shoot a three. We were just going to go back and forth for the whole night until the game was over with. He's their best three point shooter and we knew that."

Caron Butler continued his stellar play of late with 21 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Brendan Haywood registered a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

The Wizards host the New York Knicks Wednesday and travel to Orlando Friday to face the Magic before returning home on Saturday to host the struggling Boston Celtics. Saturday's tip-off has been moved back to 8 p.m.