Gilbert Arenas scored 25 points in his best shooting game since December, and the Washington Wizards won a matchup of first-place teams on Tuesday by dominating the boards in a 129-109 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
Arenas broke out of a slump by making nine of 13 field goals, including five 3-pointers, but the most telling statistic was Washington's 33-10 advantage in second-chance points. The Wizards had 49 rebounds to the Raptors' season-low 27, easily negating Toronto's 52 percent shooting.
Antawn Jamison also scored 25 points, and Antonio Daniels added 18 for the Wizards, who have won three straight since Jamison and Caron Butler both returned from injuries. Washington had lost twice this season to Toronto on the road.
Chris Bosh scored 25 points lead the Raptors, who have lost three straight, but had only one rebound.
The Wizards' 129 points topped the season-high the Raptors allowed in their last game, a 120-97 loss at Cleveland on Saturday.
SuperSonics 100, Knicks 99
At New York, Rashard Lewis made the go-ahead 3-pointer, and Seattle beat New York when Stephon Marbury missed a free throw with 0.9 seconds left.
Marbury kept up his torrid scoring with 40 points, but finished New York's miserable night at the line when his second attempt bounced out after he was fouled on a drive to the hoop with the Knicks trailing by two. The Knicks finished 24-of-38 (63 percent) at the line, ruining their comeback attempt.
Ray Allen scored 29 points and Lewis finished with 24, including his 3 with 4.8 seconds left for the SuperSonics, who tied a season high with their third straight victory. Earl Watson matched a career high with 23 points and added nine assists.
Mavericks 102, Nets 89
At Dallas, Jason Terry had 24 points to help Dallas over New Jersey for a 16-game winning streak and a playoff berth after the win.
The Mavs have won 23 in a row at home. They are a league-best 51-9, with only two losses since Dec. 12. They'll get to rest on their success and savor being the first team to clinch a playoff spot, because they don't play again until Sunday night.
New Jersey was within a point after scoring with 1:23 left in third quarter, but didn't score again for more than 6 minutes, missing nine straight shots. Dallas stretched the lead to 10 and held on.
Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Erick Dampier had 14 rebounds and 12 points. The Mavs are 15-1 when Dampier has at least 10 points.
In other games, it was: Timberwolves 117, Lakers 107; Nuggets 106, Hornets 91; Kings 102, Pacers 98; Spurs 99, Trail Blazers 94.
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