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Butler helps Wizards snap 5-game skid (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Somebody had to win. Caron Butler had 27 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lead the Washington Wizards to a 110-99 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in a matchup of teams that had lost 14 straight combined. Antawn Jamison added 26 points for the Wizards, who had lost five in a row and seven of their last eight.