Andray Blatche did a fine job filling in for an injured Caron Butler, and he got plenty of help from Antawn Jamison and others, as the Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors 108-104 on Tuesday night.

Blatche had 19 points and eight rebounds in only his second start of the season, and Jamison finished with 24 points and 20 rebounds, leading the Wizards to an overtime victory.

Antawn Jamison takes a shot in Tuesday's 108-104 Wizards win.
(M. B. Ceneta/Associated Press)

Chris Bosh led the way with 37 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who trailed by as many as 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Anthony Parker's high-arching three-pointer curled into the net as the regulation buzzer sounded, forcing the extra period.

It was only Washington's fifth victory in 21 games without Butler over the past two seasons.

The forward, hoping to be among the NBA all-star reserves announced Thursday, strained his left hip flexor when he fell during an overtime loss in Milwaukee on Sunday.

Butler was on the sideline in a suit and tie, high-fiving fans after DeShawn Stevenson's fifth three-pointer of the game put the Wizards ahead 104-98 in overtime.

Bosh answered with a trey, but Jamison's tip-in put Washington up 106-101.

After Jason Kapono's three-pointer with 5.2 seconds to go pulled Toronto to 106-104, Antonio Daniels went 2-for-2 from the line with 4.9 seconds on the clock.

Already playing well without Gilbert Arenas since November, the Wizards simply carried on Tuesday, with contributions from all over: Stevenson's 20 points, Daniels's 15 points, reserve Roger Mason Jr.'s 13 points and six assists, and rookie Dominic McGuire's 10 rebounds.

Bosh helped the Raptors, who had won seven of their past nine games, build a lead of as many as 10 points in the first half.

Despite Bosh's brilliance — 21 points, eight rebounds — the Raptors led only 50-46 at halftime.

Paced by Blatche, Washington opened the second half with a 14-0 run to go up 60-50 and never trailed the rest of the way.

The Wizards tightened their defence during that early second-half stretch as the Raptors started the quarter with four missed shots, two turnovers, an offensive foul and a shot-clock violation.