No one knows better than Michael Curry that Michael Jordan is getting his legs back, and the greatest guard ever averaged 40.5 points over his past two starts.

Curry, the Pistons' small forward, is expected to get the first crack at His Airness when the Pistons travel to Washington to face the Wizards tonight.

Both teams are one game over .500 in what is expected to be a tight race for the sixth, seventh and eighth playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.

The Pistons and Wizards have met three times: two exhibitions and a regular-season game.

"Any time you have Jordan and Doug Collins over there, that team is going to have a chance to win," Curry said. "He has his legs now compared to earlier in the year. Before he was creating a lot of space and taking jumpers. Now, he's driving right, driving left, finishing in traffic. He looks like the old Mike now as far as his finishing ability."