Wizards slow down James, even series with Cavaliers

CLEVELAND -- Gilbert Arenas scored 30 points, Antawn Jamison added 21 and Washington bottled up LeBron James on Tuesday night as the Wizards downed Cleveland 89-84 to even the Eastern Conference series at one game apiece.

Caron Butler added 21 points and was Washington's primary defender on James, who recorded a triple-double in his playoff debut but played like a mere mortal in his second postseason game as a pro.

James finished with 26 points on 7-of-25 shooting, but matched his career high with 10 turnovers and 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, came up with all the right adjustments to snap Cleveland's 12-game winning streak at home. The series shifts to the Verizon Center for Game 3 in the best-of-seven series on Friday night.

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 foul-plagued and undermanned 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.

Jermaine O'Neal finished with 12 points on 3-for-12 shooting and five fouls for the Pacers. Anthony Johnson, who hit two game-winning free throws in Sunday's 90-88 victory, led the Pacers with 17. Fred Jones added 13.

-- The Associated Press