GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: NEW JERSEY (9-11) at WASHINGTON (9-10) (1 Viewer)

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<h3>Nets hope to avoid third straight loss</h3>

<div class="pre">New Jersey (9-11) at Washington (9-10) 7:00 pm EST</div>

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (Ticker) - The New Jersey Nets look to avoid a third</div>straight loss when they visit the Washington Wizards onSunday.


New Jersey is coming off a 96-89 home to loss to Houston onFriday, a game marked by the return of Jason Kidd two days afterthe eight-time All-Star missed a game due to a migraine. Noteveryone bought that excuse, sparking some reports that Kidd wasstaging a personal one-day strike to induce a trade or force anew contract.


Kidd is under contract through the end of next season, making$19.7 million this season and $21.3 million in 2007-08. The13-year veteran is second in the league to Steve Nash, averaging10.3 assists.


Washington enters off a 122-107 home to Phoenix. The Wizardsplayed virtually no defense as the Suns had 42 assists on 50baskets.


On November 18, the Nets rallied for an 87-85 win over theWizards.

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY AT WASHINGTON - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


NEW JERSEY WASHINGTON

F Malik Allen F Antawn Jamison
F Richard Jefferson F Caron Butler
C Jason Collins C Brendan Haywood
G Jason Kidd G Antonio Daniels
G Vince Carter G DeShawn Stevenson

OFFICIALS: Dick Bavetta
Violet Palmer
Gary Zielinski</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 7
WASHINGTON 8 8:28 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 14 6:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 23 2:30 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 27 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW JERSEY 23 23
WASHINGTON 27 27 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

NJN - BOSTJAN NACHBAR 8, JASON KIDD 6, VINCE
CARTER 3
WAS - BRENDAN HAYWOOD 8, CARON BUTLER 8,
ANTAWN JAMISON 6</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 30 8:41 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 32 5:37 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 38 2:40 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 48
WASHINGTON 42 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW JERSEY 23 25 48
WASHINGTON 27 15 42 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

NJN - VINCE CARTER 13, BOSTJAN NACHBAR 13,
JASON KIDD 8
WAS - ANTAWN JAMISON 14, BRENDAN HAYWOOD 10,
CARON BUTLER 8</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 46 8:56 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 55 5:55 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 67 2:37 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 78 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW JERSEY 23 25 24 72
WASHINGTON 27 15 36 78 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

NJN - VINCE CARTER 28, BOSTJAN NACHBAR 13,
RICHARD JEFFERSON 9
WAS - ANTAWN JAMISON 20, CARON BUTLER 16,
DESHAWN STEVENSON 12</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 84 8:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 94 5:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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WASHINGTON 100 2:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 89
WASHINGTON 104 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW JERSEY 23 25 24 17 89
WASHINGTON 27 15 36 26 104 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: NJN - VINCE CARTER 30, BOSTJAN NACHBAR 19,
JASON KIDD 13
WAS - CARON BUTLER 28, ANTAWN JAMISON 22,
DESHAWN STEVENSON 12</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
NEW JERSEY 89
WASHINGTON 104 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY (89)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Jefferson 42:42 4-12 1-1 0-2 3 2 9
M Allen 11:14 2-5 0-0 0-2 0 2 4
J Collins 15:01 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
V Carter 39:44 11-17 4-6 0-5 4 4 30
J Kidd 38:25 5-11 2-2 2-10 13 2 13
A Wright 27:45 2-7 2-4 1-2 1 4 6
J Magloire 3:31 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
B Nachbar 26:29 7-12 2-3 2-7 0 5 19
J Boone 24:32 3-4 0-0 2-8 0 1 6
D Armstrong 9:35 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
E Gill 1:02 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

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TOTALS 240:00 35-72 11-16 7-38 22 25 89
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Percentages: FG-.486, FT-.688. 3-Point Goals:
8-22, .364 (R Jefferson 0-2, V Carter 4-6, J
Kidd 1-4, A Wright 0-2, B Nachbar 3-7, D
Armstrong 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked
Shots:5 (J Magloire, R Jefferson, A Wright, B
Nachbar, J Boone). Turnovers:17 (J Kidd 5, R
Jefferson 5, A Wright 3, M Allen 2, B Nachbar
2). Steals: 5 (J Kidd, R Jefferson, A Wright,
B Nachbar, J Boone).


WASHINGTON (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Butler 44:33 10-21 8-9 4-6 5 2 28
A Jamison 46:02 7-21 7-8 3-10 3 2 22
B Haywood 23:11 2-4 6-6 2-4 0 2 10
D Stevenson 36:49 5-11 1-1 0-3 0 0 12
A Daniels 34:46 1-5 8-8 1-4 5 0 10
A Blatche 7:59 0-2 0-0 2-5 0 2 0
R Mason Jr 19:29 2-3 3-3 0-1 1 2 9
D McGuire 5:25 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
N Young 6:34 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
D Songaila 15:12 5-8 1-1 0-6 1 2 11

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TOTALS 240:00 33-80 34-36 12-39 15 12 104
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Percentages: FG-.413, FT-.944. 3-Point Goals:
4-20, .200 (C Butler 0-3, A Jamison 1-7, D
Stevenson 1-5, A Daniels 0-2, R Mason Jr
2-3). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:1 (D
Stevenson). Turnovers:8 (D Stevenson 3, A
Daniels, R Mason Jr, C Butler, D McGuire, N
Young). Steals: 10 (A Daniels 4, A Jamison 2,
R Mason Jr 2, D Stevenson, C Butler).

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NEW JERSEY 23 25 24 17 - 89
WASHINGTON 27 15 36 26 - 104
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: N/A. T: N/A.
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Gary Zielinski,
Violet Palmer.</div>

 

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NEW JERSEY

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

R JEFFERSON F 42:42 4-12 1-1 0 2 2 3 2 1 5 9
M ALLEN F 11:14 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 4
J COLLINS C 15:01 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
V CARTER G 39:44 11-17 4-6 0 5 5 4 4 0 0 30
J KIDD G 38:25 5-11 2-2 2 8 10 13 2 1 5 13
A WRIGHT 27:45 2-7 2-4 1 1 2 1 4 1 3 6
J MAGLOIRE 3:31 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
B NACHBAR 26:29 7-12 2-3 2 5 7 0 5 1 2 19
J BOONE 24:32 3-4 0-0 2 6 8 0 1 1 0 6
D ARMSTRONG 9:35 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
E GILL 1:02 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 35-72 11-16 7 31 38 22 25 5 17 89
(.486) (.688) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 18 (0 PTS)

WASHINGTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C BUTLER F 44:33 10-21 8-9 4 2 6 5 2 1 1 28
A JAMISON F 46:02 7-21 7-8 3 7 10 3 2 2 0 22
B HAYWOOD C 23:11 2-4 6-6 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 10
D STEVENSON G 36:49 5-11 1-1 0 3 3 0 0 1 3 12
A DANIELS G 34:46 1-5 8-8 1 3 4 5 0 4 1 10
A BLATCHE 7:59 0-2 0-0 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 0
R MASON JR 19:29 2-3 3-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 9
D MCGUIRE 5:25 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
N YOUNG 6:34 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
D SONGAILA 15:12 5-8 1-1 0 6 6 1 2 0 0 11

TOTALS 240:00 33-80 34-36 12 27 39 15 12 10 8 104
(.413) (.944) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 9 (0 PTS)

NEW JERSEY 23 25 24 17 - 89
WASHINGTON 27 15 36 26 - 104

BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW JERSEY - J MAGLOIRE, R JEFFERSON, A WRIGHT, B NACHBAR,
J BOONE. WASHINGTON - D STEVENSON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW JERSEY 8-22 (.364), R JEFFERSON 0-2, V CARTER 4-
6, J KIDD 1-4, A WRIGHT 0-2, B NACHBAR 3-7, D ARMSTRONG 0-1. WASHINGTON 4-
20 (.200), C BUTLER 0-3, A JAMISON 1-7, D STEVENSON 1-5, A DANIELS 0-
2, R MASON JR 2-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, GARY ZIELINSKI, VIOLET PALMER.
A - N/A. T - N/A.</div>

 

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By Tim Hipps
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WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Caron Butler had 28 points to lead theWashington Wizards to a 104-89 victory over the New Jersey Netson Sunday, ending the league's longest current losing streak byone team against another.


The Nets, who dropped their third in a row, had won six straightand eight of their past nine against the Wizards.


Antawn Jamison added 22 points and 10 rebounds for Washington(10-10), which climbed to the .500 mark for the fifth time thisseason. DeShawn Stevenson added 12 points for the Wizards.

Vince Carter led New Jersey with 30 points on 11-of-17 shootingand Jason Kidd, who has been the subject of trade rumors sincemissing a game last week with a migraine, notched his fourthcareer triple-double against the Wizards with 13 points, 13assists and 10 rebounds.


Butler made sure the lead grew in the fourth quarter when hescored 10 points during a 14-5 run to begin the period that gaveWashington a 92-77 lead with 6:40 left to put the game away.

But the competition got heated late in the third quarter as theWizards broke open a tight game when they closed the period witha 7-0 run en route to a 78-72 after three quarters.

Nets forward Bostjan Nachbar picked up his fourth personal foulon a clear path foul in the backcourt against Antonio Daniels,who made both free throws.


Stevenson followed with a vicious slam over Nets forward RichardJefferson but drew a technical for taunting.


Jefferson, who finished with nine points, made the technicalfree throw and the score was tied at 64-64.


Butler and Brendan Haywood scored eight points apiece to leadWashington to a 27-23 lead after one quarter.


Nachbar's dunk gave the Nets their first lead, 32-30, with 9:03remaining in the second.


Carter scored 10 of New Jersey's first 12 points of the secondhalf, including a 3-pointer that gave the Nets a 59-50 lead with8:08 remaining in the third.


Nachbar finished with 19 points and seven rebounds for the Nets.

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY (89) AT WASHINGTON (104)

NEW JERSEY

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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R JEFFERSON F 42:41 4-12 1-1 0 2 2 3 2 1 5 9
M ALLEN F 11:14 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 4
J COLLINS C 14:59 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
V CARTER G 39:44 11-17 4-6 0 5 5 4 4 0 0 30
J KIDD G 38:24 5-11 2-2 2 8 10 13 2 1 5 13
A WRIGHT 27:45 2-7 2-4 1 1 2 1 4 1 3 6
J MAGLOIRE 3:30 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
B NACHBAR 26:30 7-12 2-3 2 5 7 0 5 1 2 19
J BOONE 24:34 3-4 0-0 2 6 8 0 1 1 0 6
D ARMSTRONG 9:36 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
E GILL 1:03 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
S WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-72 11-16 7 31 38 22 25 5 17 89
(.486) (.688) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 18 (22 PTS)

WASHINGTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C BUTLER F 44:34 10-21 8-9 4 2 6 5 2 1 1 28
A JAMISON F 46:01 7-21 7-8 3 7 10 3 2 2 0 22
B HAYWOOD C 23:09 2-4 6-6 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 10
D STEVENSON G 36:50 5-11 1-1 0 3 3 0 0 1 3 12
A DANIELS G 34:46 1-5 8-8 1 3 4 5 0 4 1 10
A BLATCHE 8:00 0-2 0-0 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 0
R MASON JR 19:29 2-3 3-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 9
D MCGUIRE 5:25 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
N YOUNG 6:33 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
D SONGAILA 15:13 5-8 1-1 0 6 6 1 2 0 0 11
G ARENAS DNP - KNEE SURGERY
O PECHEROV DNP - ANKLE INJURY

TOTALS 240:00 33-80 34-36 12 27 39 15 12 10 8 104
(.413) (.944) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 9 (8 PTS)

NEW JERSEY 23 25 24 17 - 89
WASHINGTON 27 15 36 26 - 104

BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW JERSEY - J MAGLOIRE, R JEFFERSON, A WRIGHT, B NACHBAR,
J BOONE. WASHINGTON - D STEVENSON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW JERSEY 8-22 (.364), R JEFFERSON 0-2, V CARTER 4-
6, J KIDD 1-4, A WRIGHT 0-2, B NACHBAR 3-7, D ARMSTRONG 0-1. WASHINGTON 4-
20 (.200), C BUTLER 0-3, A JAMISON 1-7, D STEVENSON 1-5, A DANIELS 0-
2, R MASON JR 2-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: WASHINGTON - D STEVENSON.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, GARY ZIELINSKI, VIOLET PALMER.
A - 13,712. T - 2:10.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY (89)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Jefferson 42:41 4-12 1-1 0-2 3 2 9
M Allen 11:14 2-5 0-0 0-2 0 2 4
J Collins 14:59 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
V Carter 39:44 11-17 4-6 0-5 4 4 30
J Kidd 38:24 5-11 2-2 2-10 13 2 13
A Wright 27:45 2-7 2-4 1-2 1 4 6
J Magloire 3:30 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
B Nachbar 26:30 7-12 2-3 2-7 0 5 19
J Boone 24:34 3-4 0-0 2-8 0 1 6
D Armstrong 9:36 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
E Gill 1:03 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
S Williams DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 35-72 11-16 7-38 22 25 89
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Percentages: FG-.486, FT-.688. 3-Point Goals:
8-22, .364 (R Jefferson 0-2, V Carter 4-6, J
Kidd 1-4, A Wright 0-2, B Nachbar 3-7, D
Armstrong 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked
Shots:5 (J Magloire, R Jefferson, A Wright, B
Nachbar, J Boone). Turnovers:17 (J Kidd 5, R
Jefferson 5, A Wright 3, M Allen 2, B Nachbar
2). Steals: 5 (J Kidd, R Jefferson, A Wright,
B Nachbar, J Boone).


WASHINGTON (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Butler 44:34 10-21 8-9 4-6 5 2 28
A Jamison 46:01 7-21 7-8 3-10 3 2 22
B Haywood 23:09 2-4 6-6 2-4 0 2 10
D Stevenson 36:50 5-11 1-1 0-3 0 0 12
A Daniels 34:46 1-5 8-8 1-4 5 0 10
A Blatche 8:00 0-2 0-0 2-5 0 2 0
R Mason Jr 19:29 2-3 3-3 0-1 1 2 9
D McGuire 5:25 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
N Young 6:33 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
D Songaila 15:13 5-8 1-1 0-6 1 2 11
G Arenas DNP - KNEE SURGERY
O Pecherov DNP - ANKLE INJURY

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TOTALS 240:00 33-80 34-36 12-39 15 12 104
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Percentages: FG-.413, FT-.944. 3-Point Goals:
4-20, .200 (C Butler 0-3, A Jamison 1-7, D
Stevenson 1-5, A Daniels 0-2, R Mason Jr
2-3). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:1 (D
Stevenson). Turnovers:8 (D Stevenson 3, A
Daniels, R Mason Jr, C Butler, D McGuire, N
Young). Steals: 10 (A Daniels 4, A Jamison 2,
R Mason Jr 2, D Stevenson, C Butler).

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NEW JERSEY 23 25 24 17 - 89
WASHINGTON 27 15 36 26 - 104
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Technical fouls: Washington - 1 (D Stevenson,
3:58 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,712. T: 2:10.
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Gary Zielinski,
Violet Palmer.</div>

 

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By Tim Hipps
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Caron Butler had 28 points to lead theWashington Wizards to a 104-89 victory over the New Jersey Netson Sunday, ending the league's longest current losing streak byone team against another.


The Nets, who dropped their third in a row, had won six straightand eight of their past nine against the Wizards.


Antawn Jamison added 22 points and 10 rebounds for Washington(10-10), which climbed to the .500 mark for the fifth time thisseason.


DeShawn Stevenson added 12 points for the Wizards, who madetheir first 17 free throws en route to hitting a season-high 34from the line. Washington was perfect on 14 free throws in thefirst half.


Vince Carter led New Jersey with 30 points on 11-of-17 shootingand Jason Kidd, who has been the subject of trade rumors sincemissing a game last week with a migraine, notched his fourthcareer triple-double against the Wizards with 13 points, 13assists and 10 rebounds.


Kidd's triple-double was the 92nd of his 14-year NBA career,eclipsing the Golden State Warriors' franchise total. Only fiveteams in the league, including the Nets, have recorded moretriple-doubles than Kidd.


If Kidd maintains his current averages of 11.4 points, 10.4assists and 8.6 rebounds throughout the season, it will markonly the fifth time in NBA history that a player has averaged atleast 11.0 points, 10.0 assists and 8.0 rebounds for a season.

Oscar Robertson accomplished the feat three times and MagicJohnson did it during the 1982-83 season.


"I feel great," said Kidd, who missed the Nets' 100-93 loss tothe Knicks last week because of a migraine. "I just play hardwhen I'm out there and try to help my teammates win ballgames.Unfortunately, we haven't done that lately.


"The game of basketball is about runs and they made the runright off the bat. Then we made a run and we kind of controlledthe game at that point. They came back in the third and put uson our heels and they got us in the penalty. They wereshooting free throws and we were missing shots on the other end,so that's how they got their lead."


Butler made sure the lead grew in the fourth quarter when hescored 10 points during a 14-5 run to begin the period that gaveWashington a 92-77 lead with 6:40 left to put the game away.

"Coach (Eddie) Jordan told me to continue to stay active bymoving without the ball, crashing the boards," Butler said."The opportunities presented themselves, and I was able to findteammates in rhythm. I think that was the key. It was Kidd'snight and you could hear them make noise, and we just fed offthat."


The competition got heated late in the third quarter as theWizards broke open a tight game when they closed the period witha 7-0 run en route to a 78-72 after three quarters.

Nets forward Bostjan Nachbar picked up his fourth personal foulon a clear path foul in the backcourt against Antonio Daniels,who made both free throws.


Stevenson followed with a vicious slam over Nets forward RichardJefferson but drew a technical for taunting.


"Once DeShawn got that major dunk, the team fed off thatenergy," Jamison said. "To be able to end the way we did in thesecond half, you can't script it any better than what we didtonight."


Jefferson, who finished with nine points, made the technicalfree throw and the score was tied at 64-64. But that was theonly free throw of the game for Jefferson, whose 9.0 free throwsmade per game led the league entering Sunday. His 10.5free-throw attempts per game ranked third in the league.

"This is the first game in probably about 200 games that Ididn't shoot a free throw, outside of a technical," Jeffersonsaid. "So, it was one of those nights. That's just how it goesin this league. You play long enough, you're going to havesome of those nights, but to not shoot a free throw. And I'mnot questioning the referees' calls. It's just we didn't getthe benefit of the doubt pretty much at any point in timetonight.


"If a person that's known around the league for consistentlyattacking the basket night in and night out doesn't shoot anyand the opposing team shoots 20 more than you do - but we hadthree very good officials out there tonight, and I'm notquestioning any of them. Sometimes, it just goes like that."

Butler and Brendan Haywood scored eight points apiece to leadWashington to a 27-23 lead after one quarter.


Nachbar's dunk gave the Nets their first lead, 32-30, with 9:03remaining in the second.


Carter scored 10 of New Jersey's first 12 points of the secondhalf, including a 3-pointer that gave the Nets a 59-50 lead with8:08 remaining in the third.


"It never really matters how well you manage to play if youdon't win, so in my opinion, it just wasn't enough," Cartersaid. "We just need to find ways to eliminate our bad segments.You can't have numerous amounts of bad segments throughout thecourse of the game that compile."


Darius Songaila, who had 11 points and six rebounds in 15minutes off the bench for Washington, sprained his right ankleand is listed as day-to-day.


Nachbar finished with 19 points and seven rebounds for the Nets.