Basketball: Wizards down Pistons to remain atop NBA East
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Gilbert Arenas has scored 36 points and passed out 11 assists to lead the Washington Wizards past Detroit 104-99, keeping Washington atop the National Basketball Association Eastern Conference.
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Caron Butler scored 21 points Monday night as Washington beat host Boston, 88-83, for the Wizardsâ second victory against the Celtics in three days.
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The Washington Wizards made the most of their first national TV appearance in 20 months, building a quick lead with balanced scoring last night in a 107-96 victory over the visiting Seattle SuperSonics.
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Gilbert Arenas scored 38 points to lead the Washington Wizards to their first road win of the season, a 113-102 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
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Gilbert Arenas lights up the league's hottest team for 38 points and eight assists Monday as the Wizards build a 31-point lead and hold on the beat the Dallas Mavericks, 106-97.
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The Detroit Pistons had too much late-game experience for the improving Orlando Magic. Chauncey Billups scored a season-high 31 points to lead the Pistons to their second impressive road win in two nights, an 87-83 victory over Orlando last night.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the  Detroit Pistons 109-107 in double overtime on Thursday to take  a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
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TORONTO -- Andrea Bargnani scored 19 points, Chris Bosh had 16 and the Toronto Raptors used a big second quarter and a flurry of 3-pointers to beat the Washington Wizards 122-83 on Wednesday night.
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The Washington Wizards are off to their best start in 30 years despite a messy performance against a last-place team.
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Chauncey Billups scored 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as the Pistons pull away from the Wizards, 105-96, Tuesday.
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The Wizards rebound from their worst defeat in more than six years by staving off a Memphis run to beat the Grizzlies, 104-93, on Friday.
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Yao Ming had 25 points and 14 rebounds, Tracy McGrady added 13 points and 12 boards, and the Houston Rockets survived another fourth-quarter meltdown to beat the Washington Wizards 86-82 on Wednesday night.
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By The Associated Press. Shaquille O&#39;Neal scored a season-high 40 points, and the host Miami Heat overcame the loss of Dwyane Wade, its leading scorer, to beat the Washington Wizards
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The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 109-107 in double overtime on Thursday to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
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The Eastern Conference finals in June might look a lot like a matchup did in January. Glen Davis scored a career-high 20 points, giving Boston's Big Three a huge lift in a 92-85 win over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night in a marquee game that lived up to its billing.
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The Detroit Pistons turned in  another dominating performance with a 106-93 win over the  Washington Wizards on Wednesday, their 10 victory in a row.
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Rasheed Wallace had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons past the Boston Celtics 100-88 Sunday.