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First Posted: 3/4/2012 WASHINGTON &amp;#8212; Jordan Crawford scored 31 points and John Wall added 24 to lead the Washington Wizards to a 101-98 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. 
Antawn Jamison scored 29 in his return to Washington but missed a 3-point attempt to tie the game with 35 seconds to play. It was Jamison's first appearance in the Verizon Center since being traded from the Wizards to Cleveland in February 2010. 
JaVale McGee had nine points and 12 rebounds for Washington, which snapped a six-game losing streak. 
<hl2 class="subhead" style="subhead">Magic 114, Bucks 98</hl2>
ORLANDO, Fla. &amp;#8212; Dwight Howard had 28 points and 14 rebounds to lead six Magic players in double figures, and Orlando beat the Milwaukee Bucks. 
The game was close until the Magic pulled away in the fourth quarter thanks to some hot 3-point shooting and dominant play from Howard. 
Jason Richardson had 18 points for the Magic, while Hedo Turkoglu and Ryan Anderson chipped in 16 points apiece. The Magic shot 51.7 percent (14 of 27) from 3-point distance. 
 
<hl2 class="subhead" style="subhead">Hawks 97, Thunder 90</hl2>
ATLANTA &amp;#8212; Josh Smith scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, Jeff Teague added 16 points and the Atlanta Hawks snapped Oklahoma City's seven-game winning streak with a victory over the Thunder. 
Kevin Durant finished with 35 points, going 14 of 17 on free throw attempts, and Russell Westbrook had 25 points for league-best Oklahoma City. 
Smith, who matched a season-high in scoring and pulled down seven of his 12 rebounds in the fourth, had dunks on consecutive possessions to give the Hawks an 87-79 lead with 4:43 remaining. 
<hl2 class="subhead" style="subhead">Grizzlies 100, Pistons 83</hl2>
MEMPHIS, Tenn. &amp;#8212; O.J. Mayo scored 17 points and sparked a fourth-quarter rally with his 3-point shooting, and the Memphis Grizzlies won their fourth straight with a 100-83 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. 
Mayo was 4 of 5 outside the arc, connecting on all three attempts in the fourth quarter, when Memphis broke open a close game with 17 unanswered points. 
<hl2 class="subhead" style="subhead">Pacers 102, Hornets 84</hl2>
NEW ORLEANS &amp;#8212; Danny Granger scored 20 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Hornets 102-84 on Saturday night for their first six-game winning streak in seven years.

Wizards conjure up win over Cavaliers