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Originally posted by By JOSEPH WHITE@ AP Sports Writer
Confetti flooded the MCI floor and fireworks exploded at the final buzzer as the Wizards won the series 4-2, advancing for the first time since the Bullets' 2-0 sweep of New Jersey in 1982, back when the first round was best-of-three.
``I was just born, huh?'' said the 23-year-old Arenas. ``It's great feeling for us. We believed we can go far, and we're showing it. It's been an uphill battle with injuries and players missing, but we stayed together and kept believing.''
This was the ninth time in NBA history that a team recovered from an 0-2 deficit to advance, but the Wizards aren't getting much of a break to enjoy their success. They open at top-seeded Miami on Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Game 6 recap
Washington wins series 4-2
Game 1: at CHI
CHI 103, WAS 94 - Final
Game 2: at CHI
CHI 113, WAS 103 - Final
Game 3: at WAS
WAS 117, CHI 99 - Final
Game 4: at WAS
WAS 106, CHI 99 - Final
Game 5: at CHI
WAS 112, CHI 110 - Final
Game 6: at WAS
WAS 94, CHI 91 - Final