Washington ? Over three years, the Chicago Bulls had become all too familiar with celebrations at the MCI Center. This time, the Washington Wizards started reveling a bit too soon and were dealt a stunning defeat, one made even more painful by the sight of Gilbert Arenas limping off the court.

The Bulls rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit and finished the game with a 16-0 run Saturday night, capping a 118-111 victory that snapped an 11-game losing streak on the Wizards’ home floor.

“It seemed like everything they did was going their way,” said Luol Deng, who had 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in his first start of the season. “They were quicker to loose balls and getting out and getting easy dunks and stuff. We just felt like they were celebrating and thinking the game was over. We turned it around, started competing, and we were able to get back in it.”

Chris Duhon scored all of his 24 points in the second half. Kirk Hinrich had 22 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds, and Darius Songalia scored eight of his season-high 15 points in the fourth quarter for the Bulls, who trailed by nine with three minutes to play. The game was the first meeting between the teams since the first round of last season’s playoffs, when the Wizards won the final four games – including three at home – to take the series, 4-2.

The victory moved the Bulls back above .500.

“It feels good to win over here,” Hinrich said. “We desperately needed a win.”

Chicago's Kirk Hinrich (12) goes to the basket against Washington's Caron Butler (3). Hinrich had 22 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds, and the Bulls beat the Wizards, 118-111, Saturday night in Washington.

Bucks 111, Cavaliers 106

Milwaukee – LeBron James scored an NBA season-high 52 points, but T.J. Ford tied his career high with 24, and Michael Redd added 23 to help Milwaukee beat Cleveland. The 20-year-old James was 19-for-29 from the floor, including 5-of-9 shooting from three-point range, and 9-for-10 from the line. He fell four points short of his career high of 56.

Mavericks 103, Celtics 94

Dallas – Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and nine rebounds, Devin Harris added 19 points, and Dallas stretched its winning streak to five games. Adrian Griffin added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Marquis Daniels had 15 points for the Mavericks, who have won 12 of the last 14 meetings with the Celtics. Paul Pierce led Boston with 28 points.

Timberwolves 95, Lakers 82

Minneapolis – Kevin Garnett scored a season-high 30 points, Wally Szczerbiak added 25, and Minnesota won its fifth straight game to stop the Lakers’ winning streak at four. Marko Jaric had 12 points and a season-best nine assists for the Timberwolves, who never trailed and already have beaten the Lakers three times this season.

Raptors 111, Bobcats 103

Charlotte, N.C. – Chris Bosh had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and Toronto handed Charlotte its seventh straight loss. With Toronto leading 99-98, Bosh hit two free throws, then blocked Brevin Knight at the other end, leading to Morris Peterson’s driving layup that made it 103-98 with 2:05 left. Bosh’s layup with a minute left made it 107-100.

76ers 107, Nets 95

East Rutherford, N.J. – Allen Iverson scored 42 points, and Kyle Korver added 25 to help Philadelphia beat New Jersey in the first game of the season between the top two teams in the Atlantic Division.

Magic 94, Nuggets 83

Orlando, Fla. – DeShawn Stevenson scored 18 points, including several key run-sparking jumpers, and Dwight Howard had 17 points and 14 rebounds in Orlando’s victory over Denver.

Clippers 101, Suns 91

Los Angeles – Elton Brand scored 15 of his 27 points in the third quarter and had 13 rebounds to lead Los Angeles over Phoenix, snapping a first-place tie between the Pacific Division rivals and halting the Suns’ nine-game winning streak.

Kings 123, Sonics 104

Seattle – Bonzi Wells scored a season-high 31 points, and Peja Stojakovic broke out of a shooting slump with 23 to help Sacramento snap a five-game losing streak. Sacramento overwhelmed Seattle with a 30-13 third quarter and broke its longest losing streak since the 1997-98 season, when the Kings dropped 12 straight.

Pacers 80, Grizzlies 66

Indianapolis – Jermaine O’Neal had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Stephen Jackson added 16 points, and Jeff Foster gave Indiana a lift with nine points and 10 rebounds.

Hawks 94, Spurs 84

Atlanta – The NBA’s longest losing streak and second-longest winning streak came to unlikely ends when Atlanta beat San Antonio to deny the Spurs their best 20-game start in franchise history. The Hawks snapped their seven-game losing streak. The Spurs saw their six-game winning streak end.