Antawn Jamison had 31 points and 10 rebounds in his season debut, and the Washington Wizards beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-91 on Wednesday to end a six-game losing streak.

Jamison wore a protective sleeve over the right shoulder that sidelined him since October.

Cleveland played without Shaquille O'Neal (shoulder) and Anderson Varejao (hip).

Mavericks 99, Spurs 94: Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 of his 41 points in overtime and host Dallas beat San Antonio. The Mavericks were without Erick Dampier (unknown illness), Josh Howard (ankle) and Shawn Marion (ankle). The Spurs played without Tony Parker (ankle) and lost Manu Ginobili (groin) in the first quarter.

76ers 86, Bobcats 84: Lou Williams had 19 points, including a lay-up with 3.1 seconds left, in Philadelphia's win over visiting Charlotte. Stephen Jackson had 26 points in his second game for the Bobcats, both losses.

Grizzlies 106, Clippers 91: Marc Gasol had 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists as host Memphis defeated Los Angeles. Gaso also set a club record for consecutive field goals made, making 15 straight over a two-game span.

Trail Blazers 87, Pistons 81: Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge each had 20 points, and host Portland held off Detroit. Before the game, the Trail Blazers announced Travis Outlaw had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot and would be out three to five months.



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