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 WASHINGTON (AP) - With first place on the line, Caron Butler was upset that he wasn't playing in the fourth quarter. When he finally got back into the game, he made the go-ahead basket with 46 seconds remaining and followed it up with a good defensive play at the other end.
Then, unbelievably, the 88 percent free-throw shooter missed a pair at the line with 2.8 seconds to go.
But the Washington Wizards are on a roll, and even that crack in the nerves wasn't enough to stop them. A tough, running 15-footer by Keyon Dooling banked off the glass at the buzzer, preserving a 112-111 victory over the Orlando Magic that put the team from the nation's capital alone atop the Southeast Division.
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