WASHINGTON -- The wait for Adam LaRoche to make up his mind had played out long enough. Cheap NFL Jerseys USA . It was time to decide if he would take the Washington Nationals offer or move on. The slugging first baseman decided to stay with the Nationals on Tuesday, agreeing to a $24 million, two-year deal with a mutual option for a third year. He wanted a full three-year contract, but Washington was never going to offer one. "I think we both were getting tired of the process," Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said. "We had a lot of conversations back and forth with his representative. Adam and I had a few private conversations. ... I made it clear to Adam that its time to get this thing done. Make a decision. Our offer is what it is. Its been on the table for a while. Its time to think of your options and pull the trigger if you want to be here." LaRoches return completes the final piece of an expected starting lineup for the defending NL East champions and renders Michael Morse expendable. Morse played outfield last year but would have moved to first base if LaRoche had not re-signed, giving the Nationals much of the leverage they needed to balk at LaRoches bid for the extra year in the contract. La Roche gets $10 million next year and $12 million in 2014, and the deal includes a $15 million mutual option for 2015 with a $2 million buyout. He had a superb 2012 at the plate -- .271 average, 33 home runs, 100 RBIs -- but hes 33 years old, and Washington is flush with young, emerging talent that will cost a lot of money to keep in a few years. Also, LaRoches value was hampered on the open market because any team signing him would have forfeited a supplementary first-round draft pick to the Nationals. "We were in a pretty enviable position negotiating-wise because our other option was already under contract and in-house," Rizzo said. "And that allowed us to be so patient with Adam." Now it will be the Nationals turn to test the trade market with Morse, who lost his outfield spot when Washington acquired Denard Span in a trade in November. Morse batted .291 with 18 home runs and 62 RBIs in 102 games last year. "Were certainly not going to give him away," Rizzo said. "But if we can make the right deal that works for Mike and for us as a franchise, well certainly do that deal." Shortly after the news broke that LaRoches deal was done, Morse tweeted: "Hey everyone, going silent for a while." Cheap Jerseys China . So were two offensive linemen. Safety Troy Polamalu was sitting on the bench along with all those other injured Steelers. 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The Wizards countered by going big and going inside and it paid off when the former league laughingstock took down another winning team. Bradley Beal scored 21 points and Emeka Okafor had 17 points, 11 rebounds and made the go-ahead free throw with 5.2 seconds remaining to help the Washington defeat Houston 105-103 on Saturday night. Trevor Ariza added 18 points and John Wall had 12 points and 11 assists for the Wizards, who came back from a 17-point deficit for their second straight win. Washington, winner of 10 of its last 12 home games, scored 54 points in the paint to offset the 57 points Houston scored on 19 3-pointers. James Harden scored 27 points and Chandler Parsons had 24 with five 3-pointers for the Rockets, who had won their first two games after the All-Star break. Houston attempted 46 3-pointers, the most in the NBA this season and three shy of the league record. The Rockets made 13 from beyond the arc in the first half, one off the NBA record they tied against Golden State on Feb. 5. "We just wanted to make it tough, make them make contested shots," Wall said. "In the first half they werent missing. Second half we kind of got into more defensively, changed some of our game plans up and just executed on the other half." Initially, the Wizards used a smaller lineup to chase down Houstons 3-point threats. In the fourth quarter, they turned the tables by sticking with the interior combination of 6-foot-11 Nene and the 6-foot-10 Okafor. Trailing 94-88 with 6:21 remaining, the Wizards scored seven straight points, taking the lead on Nenes layup, one of six lead changes in the final 4:58. Wall broke a 101-101 tie with two free throws with 1:13 remaining, but Hardens layup tied the score with 21.4 seconds left. With Okafor being defended by the 6-foot-6 Carlos Delfino, the Wizards fed the centre in the low post and he drew a foul. "I thought that they would stay small," Wizards coach Randy Wittman said of his plan on the final possession. After making his first free-throw attempt, Okafor missed the second, but Beal sneaked in for the rebound and was fouled with 1.9 seconds remaining. After BBeal split his free throws, Hardens half-court attempt was blocked by Ariza. Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping. "They went inside a little bit more," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. "But really we had turnovers. We had empty possessions. ... We did not have a good second half." The Wizards are 11-4 against teams with winning records since Jan. 7. "We just step up to the challenge," said Wizards reserve Chris Singleton. "We executed the game plan the coaches came up with and down the stretch, were not our old selves. You see us. We grew up." Patrick Beverley scored a career-high 15 points with three 3-pointers and Delfino had four 3-pointers and scored 12 points for the Rockets. McHale limited Jeremy Lin, who scored five points, to 26 minutes due to illness. The Rockets hit from long range in the first quarter, sinking 8 of 14 3s for a 32-22 lead. Parsons made his three attempts and Harden added one during an 11-4 run to close the quarter. Three more 3-pointers came during a 14-0 spurt as Hardens trey put Houston ahead 48-31. The Rockets led 57-46 at halftime, but the Wizards fought back with a 19-6 run highlighted by seven points from Ariza and Walls jump shot for a 73-72 lead with 3:14 remaining in the quarter. The Rockets regained the lead and entered the fourth quarter up 83-77. Houston missed seven of 10 3s in the fourth. "We shoot a lot of 3s as a team, but I think we got a little 3 happy," McHale said. "We didnt get enough penetration and enough ball movement." Wall and Okafor each posted double-doubles in Fridays 119-113 win over Denver. Houston won the first meeting at home 99-93 on Dec. 12. NOTES: Dallas attempted 49 3-pointers on March 5, 1996. ... During the same successful stretch against teams with winning records, the Wizards are only 2-5 against sub-.500 teams. ... Veteran Jason Collins, acquired on Thursday from the Celtics, joined Washington on Saturday. Asked pregame how he has stuck around the league, the 34-year-old journeyman known for defence said, "Twelve years of being able to foul people. The stats arent pretty. I do what I do out there." ... Thomas Robinson, Tyler Honeycutt and guard Francisco Garcia, acquired from the Kings on Tuesday, have not been cleared to play for the Rockets. ' ' '