WASHINGTON — No jail. But no round-the-clock freedom, either, for Gilbert Arenas.

The judge found a halfway point — literally — between prison and probation yesterday when he sentenced the three-time NBA All-Star to 30 days in a halfway house for bringing guns into the Washington Wizards locker room.

Arenas remained expressionless as District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Robert E. Morin described a litany of conditions associated with the sentence — two years of probation, a $5,000 fine, 400 hours of community service that can't be done at basketball clinics — then turned to his lawyer for an explanation of what it all meant. After several minutes discussing logistics, Arenas eventually cracked a smile while talking to a court official.

Arenas made no comment leaving the courthouse, but his lawyer Ken Wainstein released a statement signaling his client considered the outcome a victory.

"The result was a sentence that serves justice very well," the statement said. "Mr. Arenas is grateful to the court, and looks forward to serving the community and once again being a force for good in the District of Columbia."

YESTERDAY'S GAMES

BOBCATS 107, WIZARDS 96

Gerald Wallace scored 23 points, Stephen Jackson added 20, and host Charlotte sent Washington to a franchise-record 14th consecutive loss.

WASHINGTON 25 20 26 25— 96

CHARLOTTE 29 25 31 22—107

WASHINGTON—Gee 5-9 7-10 19, Singleton 2-8 4-4 8, Blatche 8-19 0-0 18, Livingston 3-6 0-0 6, Miller 4-8 0-0 10, McGee 3-4 2-2 8, Ross 0-1 0-0 0, Young 4-7 0-0 10, Foye 5-8 3-3 17, Oberto 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-71 16-19 96.

CHARLOTTE—Wallace 8-12 6-6 23, Diaw 5-8 0-0 12, Ratliff 2-2 4-6 8, Felton 8-10 3-4 19, Jackson 7-14 4-6 20, Graham 2-4 1-4 5, Chandler 2-2 0-0 4, Hughes 4-10 1-1 10, Thomas 2-9 0-0 4, Augustin 0-2 0-0 0, Henderson 1-1 0-0 2, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-74 19-27 107.

3-Point Goals—Washington 12-20 (Foye 4-5, Young 2-2, Gee 2-2, Blatche 2-3, Miller 2-5, Livingston 0-1, Singleton 0-1, Ross 0-1), Charlotte 6-15 (Diaw 2-2, Jackson 2-6, Wallace 1-2, Hughes 1-4, Augustin 0-1). Rebounds—Washington 33 (Singleton, Miller 7), Charlotte 48 (Wallace 6). Assists—Washington 22 (Miller 8), Charlotte 25 (Felton 11). Total Fouls—Washington 26, Charlotte 20. Technicals—Miller. A—16,365 (19,077).

THUNDER 91, LAKERS 75

Kevin Durant scored 26 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 and host Oklahoma City forced eight turnovers from Kobe Bryant to snap Los Angeles' seven-game winning streak.

L.A. LAKERS 15 19 13 28—75

OKLAHOMA CITY 27 26 27 11—91

L.A. LAKERS—Artest 1-6 0-2 2, Odom 7-16 1-2 15, Gasol 3-10 3-4 9, Fisher 2-6 3-3 7, Bryant 4-11 3-3 11, Farmar 1-5 1-4 4, Brown 4-10 0-0 9, Mbenga 1-2 2-4 4, Powell 4-6 0-0 8, Vujacic 0-0 0-0 0, Morrison 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 29-74 15-24 75.

OKLAHOMA CITY—Durant 9-19 7-7 26, Green 5-15 0-0 10, Krstic 4-5 2-2 10, Westbrook 10-13 3-5 23, Sefolosha 3-5 0-0 6, Collison 3-3 0-0 6, Harden 1-6 3-4 6, Ibaka 1-3 0-0 2, Maynor 1-5 0-0 2, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Weaver 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-77 15-18 91.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 2-15 (Brown 1-2, Farmar 1-4, Fisher 0-1, Powell 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Odom 0-2, Artest 0-3), Oklahoma City 2-18 (Harden 1-4, Durant 1-7, Ibaka 0-1, Weaver 0-1, Sefolosha 0-1, Green 0-4). Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 48 (Odom 7), Oklahoma City 49 (Krstic 10). Assists—L.A. Lakers 7 (Bryant 3), Oklahoma City 15 (Westbrook 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 18, Oklahoma City 17. Technicals—Oklahoma City defensive three second. A—18,203 (18,203).

76ERS 105, HAWKS 98

Andre Iguodala had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead host Philadelphia past Atlanta for its first consecutive win in more than six weeks.

ATLANTA 27 24 24 23— 98

PHILADELPHIA 26 23 31 25—105

ATLANTA—Jos.Smith 7-15 6-6 20, M.Williams 3-6 0-2 6, Horford 6-11 1-2 13, Bibby 6-13 3-3 17, Johnson 7-13 2-2 20, Crawford 4-13 4-4 12, Pachulia 1-1 1-2 3, Evans 2-3 0-0 5, Teague 1-1 0-0 2, J. Smith 0-2 0-0 0, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-78 17-21 98.

PHILADELPHIA—Kapono 5-12 0-0 14, Brand 7-15 0-0 14, Speights 4-9 0-0 8, Holiday 4-12 5-6 13, Iguodala 9-12 5-10 25, Green 3-8 0-0 6, Dalembert 5-7 4-6 14, Ja.Smith 3-4 3-3 9, Meeks 0-1 0-0 0, Carney 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 41-82 17-25 105.

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 7-18 (Johnson 4-6, Bibby 2-6, Evans 1-1, M.Williams 0-1, Crawford 0-4), Philadelphia 6-16 (Kapono 4-8, Iguodala 2-4, Meeks 0-1, Holiday 0-3). Rebounds—Atlanta 44 (Horford 10), Philadelphia 50 (Iguodala 10). Assists—Atlanta 18 (Johnson 6), Philadelphia 25 (Holiday 12). Total Fouls—Atlanta 17, Philadelphia 18. Technicals—Jos.Smith, Philadelphia defensive three second 2. A—13,293 (20,318).

MAGIC 106, TIMBERWOLVES 97

Dwight Howard had 24 points and 19 rebounds to help host Orlando hand Minnesota its 15th straight loss.

MINNESOTA 29 25 19 24— 97

ORLANDO 27 32 23 24—106

MINNESOTA—Gomes 2-7 3-5 8, Jefferson 9-16 0-0 18, Milicic 7-16 0-0 14, Flynn 5-12 3-3 14, Brewer 7-12 0-2 14, Pavlovic 1-4 0-0 3, Love 5-11 4-5 14, Ellington 2-4 2-2 8, Sessions 0-3 2-2 2, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0, Hollins 0-1 0-0 0, Pecherov 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-88 14-19 97.

ORLANDO—Barnes 5-11 0-0 11, Lewis 4-10 0-0 10, Howard 6-7 12-16 24, Nelson 1-4 0-0 3, Carter 5-9 1-2 13, Redick 4-8 4-4 14, Williams 3-7 0-0 8, Anderson 6-16 4-4 19, Gortat 2-7 0-0 4. Totals 36-79 21-26 106.

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 5-16 (Ellington 2-4, Pavlovic 1-1, Gomes 1-3, Flynn 1-3, Love 0-2, Brewer 0-3), Orlando 13-36 (Anderson 3-9, Redick 2-3, Carter 2-4, Williams 2-6, Lewis 2-6, Nelson 1-3, Barnes 1-4, Gortat 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 46 (Jefferson 13), Orlando 56 (Howard 19). Assists—Minnesota 14 (Milicic 5), Orlando 24 (Nelson 7). Total Fouls—Minnesota 21, Orlando 20. A—17,461 (17,461).

PACERS 122, JAZZ 106

Danny Granger scored 44 points, Troy Murphy added 17 points and host Indiana hit a franchise-record 17 3-pointers to beat Utah for its fifth straight victory.

UTAH 29 32 22 23—106

CHARLOTTE 28 26 33 35—122

UTAH—Kirilenko 2-6 0-0 4, Boozer 9-19 4-6 22, Okur 7-18 10-10 27, Williams 6-17 6-8 21, Matthews 4-7 2-2 11, Miles 3-7 0-0 7, Millsap 3-3 0-0 6, R.Price 0-2 0-0 0, Korver 2-5 0-0 5, Fesenko 0-0 0-0 0, Gaines 1-1 0-0 3, Koufos 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-86 22-26 106.

INDIANA—Granger 14-23 11-15 44, Murphy 6-13 1-2 17, Hibbert 5-11 4-5 14, Watson 2-6 0-0 4, Rush 5-9 1-2 14, Dunleavy 2-5 0-0 6, McRoberts 5-8 0-2 11, A.Price 4-10 2-3 12. Totals 43-85 19-29 122.

3-Point Goals—Utah 10-18 (Williams 3-4, Okur 3-7, Korver 1-1, Matthews 1-1, Gaines 1-1, Miles 1-2, Kirilenko 0-2), Indiana 17-36 (Granger 5-10, Murphy 4-7, Rush 3-4, Dunleavy 2-3, A.Price 2-6, McRoberts 1-2, Watson 0-4). Rebounds—Utah 56 (Okur 12), Indiana 49 (Murphy 9). Assists—Utah 27 (Williams 12), Indiana 26 (Hibbert, Watson 6). Total Fouls—Utah 24, Indiana 20. Technicals—Korver. A—15,463 (18,165).

NUGGETS 97, RAPTORS 96

Carmelo Anthony buried an 18-foot fadeaway at the buzzer as visiting Denver overcame a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit.

DENVER 26 30 16 25—97

TORONTO 19 33 29 15—96

DENVER—Anthony 10-22 4-6 25, Nene 8-12 4-6 20, Petro 2-6 0-0 4, Billups 4-18 7-7 18, Afflalo 2-5 0-0 5, Andersen 2-3 1-5 5, Smith 6-12 3-5 16, Carter 0-3 0-0 0, Allen 0-2 0-0 0, Graham 1-1 2-2 4, Lawson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-85 21-31 97.

TORONTO—Wright 4-11 0-1 8, Bosh 8-16 2-4 18, Bargnani 5-13 3-3 14, Calderon 1-4 0-0 3, Weems 5-8 4-4 14, DeRozan 7-8 1-1 15, Johnson 3-5 0-1 6, Jack 2-11 2-2 7, Belinelli 5-9 0-0 11, Evans 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-85 12-16 96.

3-Point Goals—Denver 6-23 (Billups 3-11, Afflalo 1-3, Smith 1-3, Anthony 1-4, Carter 0-1, Lawson 0-1), Toronto 4-15 (Calderon 1-2, Belinelli 1-2, Bargnani 1-3, Jack 1-3, Wright 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 48 (Nene 9), Toronto 61 (Bargnani 15). Assists—Denver 23 (Nene 6), Toronto 25 (Calderon 6). Total Fouls—Denver 19, Toronto 23. Technicals—Bargnani, Toronto defensive three second 2. A—19,800 (19,800).

CELTICS 94, KINGS 86

Rajon Rondo had a career-high 18 assists, Paul Pierce scored 22 points and host Boston won for the sixth time in seven games.

SACRAMENTO 17 20 24 25—86

BOSTON 32 25 17 20—94

SACRAMENTO—McGuire 2-4 0-2 4, C.Landry 10-16 10-12 30, Hawes 0-1 1-2 1, Udrih 6-15 3-3 16, Greene 4-12 0-0 8, Thompson 4-7 4-6 12, Garcia 0-3 0-0 0, Casspi 0-4 0-0 0, Nocioni 1-5 0-0 2, May 3-4 3-4 9, Dorsey 0-0 0-0 0, Udoka 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 31-73 23-31 86.

BOSTON—Pierce 6-16 10-12 22, Garnett 8-14 2-2 18, Wallace 2-6 2-2 6, R.Allen 8-18 1-1 20, Rondo 3-10 0-0 6, Davis 1-4 3-4 5, Williams 3-6 0-2 6, T.Allen 3-4 0-1 6, Robinson 0-4 1-2 1, Finley 0-1 0-2 0, Daniels 1-3 0-0 2, Scalabrine 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 36-90 19-28 94.

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 1-12 (Udrih 1-4, Udoka 0-1, Casspi 0-2, Greene 0-2, Nocioni 0-3), Boston 3-17 (R.Allen 3-7, Finley 0-1, Williams 0-1, Rondo 0-1, Davis 0-1, Robinson 0-1, Daniels 0-1, Scalabrine 0-2, Pierce 0-2). Fouled Out—Thompson, Wallace. Rebounds—Sacramento 57 (Greene 9), Boston 56 (Garnett 13). Assists—Sacramento 20 (Udrih 12), Boston 25 (Rondo 18). Total Fouls—Sacramento 23, Boston 23. Technicals—Hawes, Davis, Garnett. A—18,624 (18,624).

NETS 118, PISTONS 110

New Jersey eliminated any chance of finishing with the worst record in NBA history by beating visiting Detroit for its ninth victory.

DETROIT 30 23 24 33—110

NEW JERSEY 24 23 33 38—118

DETROIT—Prince 13-18 0-0 27, Jerebko 4-8 1-1 9, Maxiell 4-9 5-5 13, Bynum 1-6 2-2 4, Hamilton 7-16 2-3 18, Stuckey 4-12 6-6 15, Gordon 3-9 1-2 8, Villanueva 6-8 0-0 14, Daye 1-1 0-0 2, Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-88 17-19 110.

NEW JERSEY—Hayes 3-9 0-0 9, Yi 12-16 5-7 31, Lopez 14-17 9-9 37, Harris 0-4 2-2 2, Lee 2-7 0-0 5, Williams 4-7 4-6 13, Humphries 2-3 3-4 7, Dooling 1-3 4-4 7, Douglas-Roberts 2-4 3-4 7, Boone 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-70 30-36 118.

3-Point Goals—Detroit 7-16 (Villanueva 2-2, Hamilton 2-4, Prince 1-1, Gordon 1-4, Stuckey 1-4, Jerebko 0-1), New Jersey 8-20 (Hayes 3-8, Yi 2-2, Williams 1-1, Dooling 1-3, Lee 1-4, Harris 0-1, Douglas-Roberts 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 37 (Maxiell 11), New Jersey 46 (Lopez 10). Assists—Detroit 27 (Stuckey, Prince 7), New Jersey 30 (Harris 12). Total Fouls—Detroit 25, New Jersey 16. Technicals—New Jersey defensive three second. A—13,469 (18,974).

HEAT 87, BUCKS 74

Dwyane Wade had 30 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, leading visiting Miami over Milwaukee, which lost forward Carlos Delfino, who was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays after a blow to the head.

MIAMI 28 20 21 18—87

MILWAUKEE 20 15 20 19—74

MIAMI—Richardson 1-5 0-0 2, Beasley 3-9 2-2 8, O'Neal 3-4 0-0 6, Arroyo 4-9 1-1 9, Wade 9-14 11-12 30, Anthony 2-2 4-4 8, Chalmers 0-4 0-0 0, Haslem 4-6 2-4 10, Wright 4-8 5-5 14. Totals 30-61 25-28 87.

MILWAUKEE—Delfino 1-7 0-0 3, Mbah a Moute 2-11 1-2 5, Thomas 1-3 2-2 4, Jennings 1-8 2-2 4, Salmons 9-17 4-5 23, Stackhouse 2-10 0-0 4, Brezec 2-3 0-0 4, Ridnour 5-11 1-2 12, Bell 3-9 5-6 11, Gadzuric 2-7 0-2 4, Ivey 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-89 15-21 74.

3-Point Goals—Miami 2-14 (Wade 1-2, Wright 1-3, Arroyo 0-1, Richardson 0-4, Chalmers 0-4), Milwaukee 3-20 (Ridnour 1-3, Salmons 1-3, Delfino 1-5, Ivey 0-1, Bell 0-2, Stackhouse 0-3, Jennings 0-3). Fouled Out—Thomas. Rebounds—Miami 51 (Haslem 18), Milwaukee 50 (Mbah a Moute 11). Assists—Miami 16 (Wade 7), Milwaukee 9 (Mbah a Moute, Thomas, Jennings 2). Total Fouls—Miami 22, Milwaukee 22. Technicals—Milwaukee Coach Skiles. A—17,841 (18,717).

SPURS 102, CAVALIERS 97

Manu Ginobili scored 30 points as host San Antonio ended Cleveland's eight-game winning streak.

CLEVELAND 20 30 20 27— 97

SAN ANTONIO 22 23 24 33—102

CLEVELAND—James 11-21 4-7 27, Jamison 9-20 3-7 24, Hickson 9-16 2-3 20, M.Williams 2-8 2-2 6, A.Parker 2-4 0-0 5, Ilgauskas 2-5 0-0 4, West 2-4 2-2 7, J.Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Varejao 1-1 2-2 4, Gibson 0-0 0-0 0, Powe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-80 15-23 97.

SAN ANTONIO—Jefferson 5-8 5-5 16, Duncan 6-11 4-6 16, McDyess 4-7 0-0 8, Hill 6-17 2-4 14, Ginobili 10-19 7-8 30, Bonner 1-3 0-0 2, Bogans 2-5 2-2 8, Blair 2-5 2-2 6, Hairston 1-2 0-0 2, Mason 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-78 22-27 102.

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 6-20 (Jamison 3-6, A.Parker 1-2, West 1-2, James 1-6, M.Williams 0-4), San Antonio 6-17 (Ginobili 3-5, Bogans 2-3, Jefferson 1-2, Bonner 0-1, Mason 0-1, Hill 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 48 (Jamison 9), San Antonio 48 (Hill 9). Assists—Cleveland 24 (James 10), San Antonio 26 (Hill, Ginobili 6). Total Fouls—Cleveland 19, San Antonio 19. Technicals—M.Williams. A—18,581 (18,797).

SUNS 132, KNICKS 96

Leandro Barbosa scored 18 points in his fifth game back from wrist surgery to help host Phoenix beat New York and stretch its winning streak to a season-best six games.

NEW YORK 29 19 22 26— 96

PHOENIX 34 30 32 36—132

NEW YORK—Walker 3-8 2-4 10, Gallinari 7-17 1-1 16, Lee 7-16 7-8 21, Douglas 2-11 0-0 5, McGrady 2-11 1-1 5, Harrington 9-19 1-2 24, House 3-7 0-0 9, Giddens 1-2 0-0 2, Rodriguez 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 36-94 12-16 96.

PHOENIX—Hill 3-6 2-4 8, Stoudemire 3-6 12-15 18, Lopez 6-11 2-2 14, Nash 4-7 0-0 9, Richardson 7-14 1-2 17, Dudley 5-9 0-0 13, Frye 3-6 1-1 8, Dragic 3-7 2-3 8, Amundson 5-6 1-2 11, Barbosa 7-12 3-3 18, Clark 3-4 0-0 6, Collins 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 50-90 24-32 132.

3-Point Goals—New York 12-30 (Harrington 5-8, House 3-5, Walker 2-5, Douglas 1-5, Gallinari 1-6, Giddens 0-1), Phoenix 8-21 (Dudley 3-6, Richardson 2-6, Frye 1-2, Barbosa 1-3, Nash 1-3, Dragic 0-1). Rebounds—New York 45 (Lee 13), Phoenix 65 (Frye 11). Assists—New York 20 (McGrady 5), Phoenix 30 (Dragic 10). Total Fouls—New York 21, Phoenix 16. A—18,422 (18,422).