Cleveland ? The Washington Wizards got mad, then got even.

Angry at allowing LeBron James to dominate them with a triple-double in Game 1, the Wizards roughed up Cleveland’s superstar and downed the Cavaliers, 89-84, Tuesday night to tie their Eastern Conference series at a game apiece.

Gilbert Arenas scored 30 points, Antawn Jamison added 21 and Caron Butler was the primary defender on James, who wasn’t the same after he got wrapped up by massive Wizards center Brendan Haywood in the first quarter.

“Actually, that wasn’t the plan going in,” Arenas said of Haywood’s hack. “Brendan just decided he was going to give a hard foul to let him know he was there. For some reason, that just threw him off a little bit.”

James got 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in his playoff debut, but he played like a mere mortal in his second postseason game as a pro.

He finished with 26 points on 7-of-25 shooting, and matched his career high with 10 turnovers. James also made some mental errors, including a costly one late when he made an out-of-bounds save under his own basket that was picked off by Arenas for an easy layup.

The Wizards, who returned to Washington after Game 1 to regroup, came up with all the right adjustments and snatched away Cleveland’s home-court advantage.

“We destroyed ourselves in Game 1,” Arenas said. “So we decided to come out and play better basketball.”

Cleveland Cavaliers' Drew Gooden looks for an outlet pass under pressure from Washington Wizards' Antawn Jamison (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball first-round playoff game in Cleveland on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.

Drew Gooden scored 24 points on 11-of-12 shooting and added 16 rebounds, and Larry Hughes had 16 points for the Cavaliers, who trailed 85-77 with 1:34 left following Arenas’ gift layup and free throw.

Spurs 128, Kings 119, OT

San Antonio – Sacramento was forced into overtime by a three-pointer from Brent Barry that hit the rim twice, went high and fell through with four seconds left in regulation. Then Manu Ginobili carried San Antonio to a 2-0 series lead.

San Antonio rolled past Sacramento in the opener, breaking things open in the second quarter and winning by 34. Perhaps thinking this one would be just as easy, especially with Kings forward Ron Artest serving a one-game suspension, the Spurs came out flat and were down by five at halftime.

Nets 90, Pacers 75

East Rutherford, N.J. – Vince Carter rebounded from a dismal shooting performance to score 33 points and lead New Jersey over Indiana, evening their first-round series at a game apiece.

Richard Jefferson added 21 points and Nenad Krstic had 20 points and 10 rebounds as New Jersey avoided losing the first two games at home.

Jason Kidd added six points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in a game the Pacers probably felt was decided a little too much by an officiating crew that included Violet Palmer, the first female to referee a postseason game.