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Indiana's Sarunas Jasikevicius was 3-for-5, an improvement over the 0-for-7
he went last game and the 14-of-57 he was shooting his previous five. He didn't
take a shot in the first half, then made his first of the third quarter. He
later shot an airball on a 3-pointer and looked at his fingers and shook them as
if something was wrong.
Arenas helps Wizards rally to beat Lakers
Kobe Bryant (R)
drives around Washington Wizards' Antawn Jamison during the second half of
their NBA game in Washington December 26, 2005.
[Reuters] | WASHINGTON - Gilbert Arenas scored 34
points and keyed a second-half comeback to lead the Washington Wizards over the
Los Angeles Lakers 94-91 Monday night for their third straight victory.
The Wizards ended the third quarter on a 21-3 run to take a 72-66 lead after
trailing by nine at halftime and by as much as 16 in the second quarter. Arenas
scored 10 points during the decisive run.
The Lakers trailed by three points with 16 seconds left and got the ball back
after Washington turned it over on a late whistle against Arenas for traveling.
But the Wizards double-teamed Kobe Bryant, who turned it over, and the Wizards
ran out the clock for the victory.
The Wizards led throughout the fourth, though never by more than eight, and
Bryant twice hit 3-pointers late in the period to bring the Lakers within three.
Washington's second-half surge came after it shot just 15-of-45 from the
field in the first half. Besides Arenas' 7-for-14 half, the rest of the team
made only 8-of-31.
Antawn Jamison added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards.
Bryant finished with 31 points after missing his first six shots. He scored
20 in the first half but was only 4-of-11 in the second half.
Smush Parker added 16 points for the Lakers, who were only 14-of-38 in the
second half.
Kwame Brown, the Wizards' No. 1 overall pick in 2001, returned to Washington
for the first time since being traded to the Lakers. Heavily booed by the
sellout crowd when he entered the game late in the first quarter, Brown finished
with five points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes.
The Lakers had a two-point lead when Brown entered the game and a 14-point
cushion when he left eight minutes later.
James inspires streaking Cavs to sixth straight win
NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James poured in 32 points, grabbed eight rebounds
and dished out six assists in leading the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Chicago
Bulls 102-91 on Monday, extending their winning streak to six games.
The
brief holiday break did little to cool off James, who has been in red-hot form
in December, surpassing 30 points for the ninth time in 12 games this month and
the 16th time this season.
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