East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Antawn Jamison finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds, as the Washington Wizards downed the New Jersey Nets, 107-96, at the IZOD Center.
Mike James had 19 points and Dominic McGuire added 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Wizards, who have won two in a row. It's the team's first two-game win streak since December 27-29, when Washington beat Oklahoma City and Houston in back-to-back games.
Caron Butler scored 19 and brought down nine rebounds for the Wizards, who have not won three in a row at any point this season.
Devin Harris had 26 points, 10 assists and four rebounds for New Jersey, which has lost five in a row. Vince Carter and Brook Lopez had 17 and 16 points, respectively, in the loss.
Washington took a 20-18 edge after one quarter, and stretched its lead to 43-32 with a little more than three minutes left. But the Nets ended the half with a 10-2 run, during which Lopez had eight points, to get within 45-42 at the break.
A Harris jumper three minutes into the third quarter put the Nets ahead by a 52-49 score, but New Jersey went cold for the next 5 1/2 minutes. Washington took advantage with a 21-7 run, which Andray Blatche ended with a free throw to boost his team's lead to 70-59 with 3 1/2 minutes to play.
A Butler basket just before the third quarter ended gave the Wizards an 80-65 lead and prime position down the stretch.
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The Nets made a run in the final stanza, using a 13-1 burst to get within 85-80 just before the midway point of the quarter. But Washington responded with a 9-1 surge -- James made back-to-back layups to put the Wizards up 94-81, and they held on for the final 3 1/2 minutes for the win.
