Arenas, Wizards even series with win over Cavs

04.30.2006

Washington, DC (Basketball News) - Gilbert Arenas scored 20 of his team-high 34 points in the fourth quarter, as the Wizards beat Cleveland, 106-96, to even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series after four games.

Antawn Jamison added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Caron Butler tallied 21 points for Washington, which rallied from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter and bounced back from a 97-96 Game 3 home loss Friday night.

LeBron James had 38 points and made a franchise-record seven three-pointers for the Cavaliers, who were hurt by 23 turnovers, leading to 27 Washington points. James went 7-of-12 from beyond the arc, and Flip Murray added 19 points in a losing cause.

James didn’t score in the third quarter and had just 13 points after halftime.

Game 5 will be Wednesday night in Cleveland.

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