The Wizards managed to end one of the most dismal, exhausting weeks in franchise history with a victory, giving coach Flip Saunders his 600th career win by beating the Sacramento Kings, 93-86, last night in Washington.
Caron Butler scored 19 points to lead five players in double figures for the Wizards, who on the previous day had their biggest star, Gilbert Arenas, plead guilty to a felony gun charge and on the previous evening had lost a double-overtime game at Chicago.
Saunders improved his coaching record to 600-422, needing five tries to reach his latest milestone after a four-game losing streak. Antawn Jamison scored 14 points, Earl Boykins had 13, Nick Young added 12, and Brendan Haywood had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Wizards.
Grizzlies 92, Spurs 86 - Zach Randolph had 23 points and 15 rebounds, and Memphis beat San Antonio for its franchise-record eighth straight home victory.
O.J. Mayo scored 19 points and Marc Gasol had 14 for Memphis, which survived a late rally and won the second game of a back-to-back for the first time this season.
Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 23 points and eight rebounds.
Thunder 98, Heat 80 - Kevin Durant scored 36 points on the most efficient shooting night of his career (14-for-18) and also pulled down 10 rebounds as host Oklahoma City beat road-weary Miami.
Dwyane Wade had 24 points and six assists, breaking Tim Hardaway’s career record for the most assists in a Heat uniform.
Bobcats 125, Suns 99 - Stephen Jackson scored 29 points to surpass 10,000 career points, Gerald Wallace added 29 points and 13 rebounds, and host Charlotte continued one of its best stretches in franchise history with a rout of Phoenix.
Amare Stoudemire also reached 10,000 points, finishing with 19 for Phoenix, which has dropped 10 of its past 11 road games.
Jazz 112, Bucks 95 - In Salt Lake City, C.J. Miles scored 19 points, Deron Williams had 18, and Utah beat Milwaukee for its season-best fourth win in a row.
Williams, who aggravated a wrist injury and missed the dramatic end of Utah’s 97-96 victory against Cleveland on Thursday, was a gametime decision but showed little effect as he sparked a quick start and the Jazz never trailed.
Hornets 101, Pacers 96 - In Indianapolis, David West scored 24 points and Chris Paul just missed a triple-double, leading New Orleans to a victory against Indiana.
Paul finished with 22 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.
Pistons 94, Knicks 90 - In Auburn Hills, Mich., Rodney Stuckey scored 20 points, Charlie Villanueva added 19, and Detroit won its third straight, beating New York.
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