WASHINGTON — For the first time all season, the Washington Wizards used a lineup resembling the one they envisioned when training camp opened last fall.

The result: The team leading the league in losses beat the team leading the league in wins.

In the closest thing they'll have to a playoff game this year, Gilbert Arenas and the Wizards fed off a sellout crowd last night and ended the franchise-record 13-game winning streak of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Washington recovered after blowing a 14-point second-half lead and held on for a 109-101 victory.

"It was a very confidence-inspiring win for us," Wizards interim coach Ed Tapscott said. "We hope that this'll give people a bit of a preview of what we will be next year. It's what we thought we would be this year."

Arenas, playing his second game of the season in his latest attempt to return from knee surgery, had 11 points on 3-for-11 shooting with 10 assists and six rebounds in 33 minutes.

Brendan Haywood, also playing his second game of the season and making his first start after recovering from a major wrist injury, added 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Wizards also received the usual steady contributions from Caron Butler (25 points) and Antawn Jamison (19) and a surprising 17 points on 6-for-8 shooting from Darius Songaila as they snapped a three-game losing streak.

MVP candidate James scored 22 of his 31 points in the second half and finished with six assists and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers.

76ERS 105, BUCKS 95

PHILADELPHIA — Andre Iguodala scored 20 points, Lou Williams had 14 of his 21 in the second half, and Philadelphia rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to defeat Milwaukee. Andre Miller contributed 18 points and 11 assists for the Sixers (39-35), who won their second straight and vaulted past Miami into fifth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

NUGGETS 114, JAZZ 104

DENVER — Denver reached 50 wins faster than any time in its NBA history when J.R. Smith sank eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points in a victory over Utah. Smith had 21 points in 15 minutes in the first half, helping turn an 11-point deficit into a 54-43 halftime lead that Denver never surrendered.