Jamal Crawford's first game with Golden State was a humiliating loss at Washington eight weeks ago.
But the cloud over the Warriors finally seems to be lifting with ample help from Crawford. He had 28 points and eight assists, and Stephen Jackson added 26 points in the Warriors' third win in four home games, a 119-98 victory over the Wizards yesterday.
Corey Maggette scored 16 points for the Warriors (13-29), who had won three of four just once previously in their disappointing season. Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison and Andray Blatche scored 22 points apiece for the Wizards (8-32), who lost for the seventh time in eight games.
"Every time we tried to make a run, they responded," Wizards coach Ed Tapscott said. "We did not have enough discipline to take advantage of prosperous moments. You have to pass and share the ball to have an offensive flow. We did too much dribbling and standing around."
Said the Wizards' Mike James: "We've beaten some quality teams this year, but we've also lost to some teams that are under .500. Every win is a relief, and every loss is like taking two steps backward. We just want to try and continue to savor this season as much as possible."
Celtics 104, Suns 87: : Rajon Rondo scored 23 points over the first three quarters, and Ray Allen scored 20 before sitting out the fourth with the rest of the Boston starters.
The host Celtics (34-9) have won five straight since they ended a 2-7 slump.
Shaquille O'Neal had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix (23-16), which had won seven of its past 10.
Spurs 86, Bobcats 84: : Tim Duncan blocked Raymond Felton's tying shot attempt to help preserve the win for visiting San Antonio.
Duncan's rejection squirted to Boris Diaw, but he missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer for the Bobcats (16-25), who had won three straight.
Tony Parker added 13 points and 10 assists for the Spurs (27-13), who rallied from a nine-point third-quarter deficit for their second straight win.
Mavericks 95, 76ers 93: : Dirk Nowitzki hit a turnaround 20-foot jumper at the buzzer as Dallas (24-17) ended host Philadelphia's season-high seven-game winning streak.
The 76ers (20-21) were trying to climb above .500 for the first time since Nov. 23, when they were 7-6.
Hawks 87, Raptors 84: : Joe Johnson scored 28 points, including a key jumper with 12.5 seconds left, and Mike Bibby added 23 as host Atlanta (24-16) rallied to win despite missing two injured starters.
