Michael Jordan didn't exactly look like the No. 23 of old and he missed his biggest shot of the night in his return to the NBA.

Looking more like a promising playmaker than one of the game's greats, Jordan spent the majority of his minutes at point guard in his regular-season debut for the Washington Wizards after a three-year retirement.

He scored 19 points and passed the ball as much as he shot it, getting six assists but making a few key mistakes that the old Jordan might not have made in a 93-91 loss Tuesday to the New York Knicks.

Jordan had a chance to tie the game with a 3-pointer in front of the Knicks bench with 18 seconds left, but missed the shot ? one of 14 misses in 21 attempts. He also had an air ball and a missed layup in the first quarter and a turnover late in the fourth that diminished a final stat line that included five rebounds and four steals in 37 minutes.