LeBron James's 21 points Wednesday paced five players in double figures, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers roll to a 98-86 victory against the Washington Wizards. It helped Cleveland avenge a surprising 109-101 loss at Washington April 2, a loss that snapped its franchise-record 13-game winning streak. Wednesday,

Danny Granger's 31 points and six rebounds Sunday led the Indiana Pacers to a 124-115 victory against the Washington Wizards. The winners took a 59-52 edge into the break and led 92-76 after the third period.

Nick Young came up with a key steal in the final seconds Wednesday and Washington held on to defeat Charlotte 95-93. The Wizards rallied from a 20-point, first-half deficit to defeat a fellow Southeast Division team for the first time all season.

Ben Gordon scored all of his 21 points in the second half Monday to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 101-99 victory over the Washington Wizards. John Salmons added 19 points and Derrick Rose had 12 points, eight assists and five rebounds for the Bulls -- who hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with four wins in their last five games. Antawn Jamison had 34 points and 12 rebounds for Washington, which has lost 12 of its last 14 games.

Jason Richardson had a season-best 35 points and Shaquille O'Neal rose to fifth on the NBA all-time scoring list Saturday when Phoenix beat Washington 128-96. The Suns got 17 points from Steve Nash and shot 55.4 percent from the floor to win their season-high fourth straight game and move within 3 ½ games of the idle Dallas Mavericks for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff berth. O'Neal scored 13 to run his NBA career total to 27,411 and overtake Moses Malone for fifth place all-time. Antawn Jamison led the Wizards with 25 points and eight rebounds and Andray Blatche had 14 points and nine rebounds for Washington, which has lost four straight. The Suns staged an 11-2 first-quarter run and led 31-16 going into the second, but the Wizards put together a 10-2 run and the Suns lead at intermission was just 57-53.