Wizards fret after victory

Even a knee injury to Antawn Jamison couldn’t mask the significance of a victory over the Detroit Pistons, a Washington Wizards win so big that Coach Eddie Jordan threw trash-talking caution to the wind for a moment.

“That team is a very good team. Are we done with them?” Jordan asked.

When told they were for the regular season, Jordan said, “So, we kicked their butts.”

Gilbert Arenas had 36 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in Tuesday’s 104-99 victory that kept the Wizards atop the Eastern Conference and gave the teams a 2-2 split for the season.

But the Wizards were anxious about Jamison, who sprained his left knee after colliding with teammate DeShawn Stevenson midway through the first quarter. He will undergo an MRI exam Thursday, Jordan said.

Chauncey Billups scored 24 points for Detroit.

Dallas 122, Seattle 102 -- The Mavericks won their 14th in a row at home behind Austin Croshere’s career-high 34 points, moving within two of the club record.

Ray Allen had 35 points for Seattle, which tied a single-season club record with its 13th straight road defeat and fell to Dallas for the ninth time in a row.

Cleveland 124, Golden State 97 -- Filling in for LeBron James (toe), Sasha Pavlovic scored a career-high 24 points at Cleveland as eight Cavaliers reached double figures for the first time since April 1994. Baron Davis scored 21 points for the Warriors.

Indiana 103, Boston 96 -- The Celtics lost their 12th in a row, this time at Indianapolis to the Pacers, who were led by Jamaal Tinsley’s season-high 28 points.

Al Jefferson had 15 points and 17 rebounds for Boston.

Miami 110, Milwaukee 80 -- Playing only three quarters, Dwyane Wade scored 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting and the host Heat use a 17-4 first-quarter run to easily end a three-game losing streak. Charlie Villanueva scored 17 points for the Bucks.