Dallas at Minnesota (8 p.m. EST). The second-place Mavericks attempt to close the gap on the Midwest Division-leading Timberwolves.

STARS

Monday

_Gilbert Arenas, Wizards, had 35 points, including eight in overtime, and 10 assists in Washington's 111-106 win over New Orleans.

_Mark Blount, Celtics, had 28 points and 21 rebounds in Boston's 117-96 win over Orlando.

_Lorenzen Wright, Grizzlies, put back his own rebound with 19.2 seconds remaining to give Memphis an 81-80 win over San Antonio.

_Kirk Hinrich, Bulls, had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Chicago to a 92-81 win over Cleveland.

BLOUNT OBJECT

Mark Blount's 28 points and 21 rebounds in Boston's 117-96 win over Orlando on Monday night gave him a fifth consecutive double-double and the Celtics' first 20-20 game in a decade. Ed Pinckney had 21 points and 22 rebounds for Boston against Milwaukee on April 19, 1994.

30-SOMETHING

With 35 points in Washington's 111-106 win over New Orleans on Monday night, Gilbert Arenas raised his scoring average to 30.3 points over his last three games.

SNAPPED

Detroit's 94-86 loss in Utah on Monday night snapped a four-game winning streak.

STREAKING

Utah won its fourth straight, 94-86 over Detroit on Monday night.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

Baron Davis had 33 points and 11 assists in New Orleans' 111-106 overtime loss in Washington on Monday night. ... Tracy McGrady had 29 points in Orlando's 117-96 loss to Boston.

SPEAKING

``We were scoring, they were scoring, we were scoring, they were scoring. Then we stopped scoring and they kept scoring.'' _ Orlando's Tyronn Lue, after the Magic went more than seven minutes in the fourth quarter without scoring in Monday night's 117-96 loss to Boston.