LEAD: League-worst Wizards stun league-best Thunder 105-102

By Paul Levine Jan 19, 2012, 8:00 GMT

Los Angeles - With one victory this season, the Washington Wizards haven't had much to celebrate, but that changed on Wednesday night.

John Wall had 25 points, Nick Young drained five threes en route to 24 points and the league-worst Wizards surprised the league-best Oklahoma City Thunder 105-102.

'This means a lot with the times we've been having right now,' Young said after the Wizards improved to 2-13. 'This is a big game for us. We got to go out and celebrate this night. This is a good one, we played hard.'

The Wizards ended their four-game skid in front of 15,075 wildly cheering fans at Verizon Centre after a final three-point attempt to force overtime from NBA scoring champ Kevin Durant banged off the back of the iron at the buzzer.

'It's not the end of the world,' Durant said. 'We lost to a hungrier team than us,'

Russell Westbrook scored 36 points while Durant finished with 33 for Oklahoma City, which dropped to 12-3 on the season.

'Give them credit, they played hard, they played better than us,' Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. 'They're an NBA team; they have a record they don't want to have but that's what NBA players do, they put their best foot forward and win.'

Elsewhere: San Antonio Spurs 85, Orlando Magic 83 (OT): Frenchman Tony Parker scored 25 points and Gary Neal nailed a three-pointer - his only basket of the night - with 28 seconds left in overtime, and the Spurs edged the Magic for their first road win of the season in six tries.

Dwight Howard collected 24 points with 25 rebounds for Orlando, which had won five in a row.

LA Clippers 91, Dallas Mavericks 89: Chauncey Billups buried the game-winning three-pointer from the right wing with one second left, and Mo Williams scored a season-high 26 points, lifting the Clippers to a dramatic victory over the reigning NBA Champion Mavericks.

Dirk Nowitzki and Delonte West scored 17 points apiece for Dallas, which fell to the LA Lakers on Derek Fisher's last second three-pointer, 73-70 on Monday.

Denver Nuggets 108, Philadelphia 76ers 104 (OT): Andre Miller scored 28 points, including the go-ahead 16-foot jumper with 42.9 seconds left in overtime, and the Nuggets stopped the Sixers for their fourth win in five games.

Thaddeus Young scored 22 points while Evan Turner finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Sixers, who fell to 6-1 at home.

Boston Celtics 96, Toronto Raptors 73: Rajon Rondo scored a game-high 21 points before leaving the game in the third quarter with a wrist injury after taking flagrant foul from Linas Kleiza, as the Celtics snapped a five-game skid while sending the visiting Raptors to their sixth straight defeat.

Phoenix Suns 91, New York Knicks 88: Steve Nash hit all six free throws in the final 16 seconds to cap a 26-point, 11-assist outing as the visiting Suns set the Knicks to end a five-game slide. Amar's Stoudemire scored 23 points against his former team to pace the Knicks, who have dropped four in a row.

New Jersey Nets 107, Golden State Warriors 100: Deron Williams collected 24 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, carrying the Nets to their first home win of the season despite 30 points by Warriors' Monta Ellis.

Memphis Grizzlies 93, New Orleans Hornets 87: Spaniard Marc Gasol had 22 points with 12 rebounds, and the Grizzlies won their fourth in a row while handing the host Hornets their 11th loss in 12 games despite Jarrett Jack's 27 points.

Atlanta Hawks 92, Portland Trail Blazers 89: Joe Johnson scored 24 points and made a key steal leading to Jeff Teague's dunk down the stretch, as the Hawks trimmed the visiting Trail Blazers for their fourth consecutive win.

Minnesota Timberwolves 93, Detroit Pistons 85: Kevin Love had 20 points with 17 rebounds, and the visiting Timberwolves outscored the Pistons 29-14 in the final quarter, sending them to their ninth loss in 10 games.

Sacramento Kings 92, Indiana Pacers 88: Marcus Thornton tossed in 17 points, DeMarcus Cousins had 13 points with 19 rebounds, and the Kings outscored the visiting Pacers 26-8 in the final frame to stop a three-game slide.