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Sonics finally win at home

Washington's Antawn Jamison, left, has his arm grasped by Seattle's Vitaly Potapenko as they vie for a rebound during the first quarter. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Washington's Antawn Jamison, left, has his arm grasped by Seattle's Vitaly Potapenko as they vie for a rebound during the first quarter. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Rashard Lewis scored 30 points, eight in the final 3 minutes, and the Seattle SuperSonics snapped a four-game home losing streak with a 111-101 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night in KeyArena.

Lewis, who earlier Monday pleaded not guilty to drunken driving charges after being pulled over on Sept. 30, scored six straight points to finally give Seattle some breathing room.

He was 10 of 20 from the field and made all three 3-point attempts, following up a 37-point performance on Friday in Portland. Ray Allen added 24 points for the Sonics and shot 10 of 18.

Washington lost its third straight and sixth in its last seven games. Gilbert Arenas scored 27 of his 30 points in the second half, the 10th time this season he has scored 30 or more.

Seattle avenged one of the losses from an awful three-game stretch early in the season, when it lost by 25 in Memphis and 27 in Cleveland before an embarrassing 137-96 loss to the Wizards on Nov. 11.

The Sonics beat Cleveland by seven at home earlier this month, and kept Washington struggling. Since beating Seattle, the Wizards are just 5-13.

Raptors 92, Magic 90: At Orlando, Fla., Morris Peterson scored 19 points, including a clinching 3-pointer with 8 seconds left, as Toronto beat the Magic to snap a three-game losing streak.

Celtics 109, Warriors 98: At Boston, Ricky Davis had 21 points and seven assists, and the Celtics recovered from their worst loss of the season by beating Golden State.

Bobcats 106, Kings 103 (OT): At Charlotte, N.C., Primoz Brezec scored five of his 26 points in overtime to help the Bobcats beat Sacramento.

Pistons 106, Grizzlies 104 (2OT): At Memphis, Tenn., Chauncey Billups scored 30 points, including a 15-footer with 0.3 seconds left in the second overtime, as Detroit beat the Grizzlies.

Celtics’ Dickau to have Achilles’ surgery

Celtics guard Dan Dickau is scheduled for surgery today for a ruptured Achilles’ tendon and might miss the rest of the season.

Dickau, a third-string point guard from Gonzaga University, injured his right leg early in the fourth quarter Saturday against Chicago and was carried off the court. He had an MRI exam Sunday, and team physician Brian McKeon is to operate at New England Baptist Hospital.

“Dan had accepted his role with the team,” said Celtics basketball chief Danny Ainge. “He is a true professional and a good teammate.”

Dickau was averaging 3.3 points and 2.1 assists in 12 minutes a game.

Jazz players disciplined for lying

Utah Jazz rookies Deron Williams and Robert Whaley were fined by the team and Whaley suspended for one game after being cited for lying to police after a bar fight.

Whaley will serve the suspension when he has recovered from a cut that needed six stitches on his right hand he received during the fight.

Hayes re-injures knee, out indefinitely

Wizards guard Jarvis Hayes fractured his right kneecap again and will be out indefinitely.

Hayes, diagnosed by team doctors Monday, was sent home from the Wizards’ road trip Saturday after feeling discomfort in the first quarter of Friday’s loss to the Lakers.