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Wizards Beat Celtics Second Straight Time

The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 15, 2008

Wizards Beat Celtics Second Straight Time

BOSTON - Caron Butler scored 21 and Antawn Jamison added 20 points and 10 rebounds to lift the Washington Wizards to an 88-83 victory against the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Butler scored nine points during a 25-6 run over the final 6:24 of the fourth quarter to give the Wizards their fifth win in the last six games against Boston. Boston lost consecutive games at home and overall for the first time all season and dropped to 30-6. The Celtics are 2-3 over their last five and have averaged 85 points a game over that span. Eddie House scored his only five points of the game to give the Celtics their largest lead at 77-63 with 6:24 remaining before the Wizards rallied. SPURS 89, 76ERS 82: Manu Ginobili scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead San Antonio to victory over Philadelphia. Tim Duncan added 18 points and 16 rebounds to give the Spurs their second straight win. JAZZ 98, BUCKS 87: Deron Williams scored 24 of his 33 points in the second half and had 10 assists as Utah rallied to beat Milwaukee. BOBCATS 119, NUGGETS 116: Gerald Wallace scored 40 points, Matt Carroll hit two free throws with 4.6 seconds left, and Charlotte made the big plays down the stretch this time in a win over Denver. TRAIL BLAZERS 99, NETS 73: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points to lead Portland to its 18th win in the last 20 games with a victory over New Jersey. CAVALIERS: Coach Mike Brown received a two-year contract extension Monday that will keep him with the club through the 2010-11 season. The Associated Press