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NBA: Washington 106, Cleveland 96

WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Gilbert Arenas scored 20 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter Sunday night as Washington rallied to beat Cleveland, 106-96.

The Wizards and Cavaliers are tied at two games each in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

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Antawn Jamison had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Caron Butler added 21 points and six rebounds; while Arenas also had five rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Wizards, who rallied from a 13-point third quarter deficit.

LeBron James had 38 points, including a franchise-record seven three-pointers, six rebounds and five assists; Ronald Murray scored 19 points; Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 13 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots and Donyell Marshall had 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals for the Cavaliers, who led, 57-46 at halftime.

James scored 25 points in the first half.

Cleveland's largest lead was 64-50 with 9:45 left in the third quarter.

Game Five is Wednesday night at Cleveland.

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