Wally Szczerbiak has experienced some swelling in a sore left knee. He had arthroscopic surgery on the knee nine years ago.

?I just caught it,? he said. ?I haven?t had trouble with it before, so I don?t know what this is.?

Knee trouble and a 5-for-15 shooting performance last night aside, Szczerbiak could sense improvement in his game.

?I thought tonight was actually a step in the right direction,? he said. ?I got a lot of wide-open shots that came up short, which I can?t figure out why, but I think we?re starting to work well in the first unit.?