NBA Roundup: James has 36 in Cavs' win

Cavaliers 102, Magic 93: LeBron James scored 36 points, Shaquille O'Neal provided an inside presence and visiting Cleveland beat Orlando last night in a rematch of the Eastern Conference finals.
Only this one had a different look.
O'Neal battled boos and bruises to score 10 points and keep Dwight Howard in foul trouble for most of the night, giving James and the Cavs all the inside strength they sorely lacked last season. Mo Williams added 28 points to help the Cavs take a 15-point halftime lead, go ahead by 20 after three quarters and roll to an easy victory.
Vince Carter had 29 points, and Howard had only 11 points for the Magic.

CLEVELAND — James 13-23 8-9 36, Hickson 3-8 3-4 9, O'Neal 4-8 2-4 10, M.Williams 12-20 0-0 28, Parker 3-3 0-0 9, Moon 0-2 0-0 0, Varejao 1-5 1-2 3, Gibson 1-2 0-0 3, Ilgauskas 0-6 4-4 4. Totals 37-77 18-23 102.

ORLANDO — Barnes 4-10 0-0 8, Bass 4-10 0-1 8, Howard 3-3 5-12 11, Nelson 8-15 2-2 19, Carter 11-23 5-6 29, Gortat 3-7 0-0 6, Pietrus 0-3 0-0 0, Redick 3-7 3-4 10, Jas.Williams 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 37-82 15-25 93.

Cleveland 35 31 22 14 — 102
Orlando 28 23 17 25 — 93

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 10-14 (M.Williams 4-5, Parker 3-3, James 2-3, Gibson 1-2, Moon 0-1), Orlando 4-18 (Carter 2-7, Nelson 1-3, Redick 1-3, Pietrus 0-1, Jas.Williams 0-1, Barnes 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 50 (James 8), Orlando 50 (Gortat 8). Assists—Cleveland 12 (M.Williams 6), Orlando 9 (Nelson 5). Total Fouls—Cleveland 25, Orlando 19. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second. A—17,461 (17,461).

Spurs 92, Mavericks 83: Richard Jefferson scored 29 points and San Antonio survived another game without Tony Parker and Tim Duncan, beating visiting Dallas last night.
San Antonio was banged up again without Parker and Duncan, who continue to rest sore ankles, but poor shooting did in Dallas in this rematch. Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 12 rebounds.

DALLAS — Howard 2-11 3-4 8, Nowitzki 9-27 10-10 29, Dampier 0-2 1-2 1, Kidd 2-6 0-0 5, Marion 5-7 1-2 11, Gooden 1-3 0-0 2, Terry 6-13 6-7 19, Ross 1-1 0-0 3, Barea 2-9 1-2 5, Singleton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-79 22-27 83.

SAN ANTONIO — Jefferson 11-23 5-10 29, Blair 1-2 1-2 3, McDyess 4-10 1-2 9, Hill 4-9 1-2 11, Bogans 5-8 0-0 13, Ginobili 5-13 0-0 13, Bonner 3-7 2-2 11, Finley 0-1 0-0 0, Mason 1-7 0-1 3, Ratliff 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-80 10-19 92.

Dallas 21 17 26 19 — 83
San Antonio 21 30 28 13 — 92

3-Point Goals—Dallas 5-15 (Ross 1-1, Howard 1-2, Kidd 1-3, Nowitzki 1-3, Terry 1-4, Barea 0-2), San Antonio 14-34 (Bonner 3-5, Bogans 3-6, Ginobili 3-8, Hill 2-4, Jefferson 2-5, Mason 1-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 55 (Nowitzki 12), San Antonio 56 (McDyess, Bonner 9). Assists—Dallas 15 (Kidd 9), San Antonio 21 (Ginobili 5). A—18,581 (18,797).

Bucks 108, Nuggets 102: Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and Andrew Bogut added 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Milwaukee over visiting Denver last night.
Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and 10 rebounds for Denver.

DENVER — Anthony 9-25 14-14 32, Martin 2-9 1-2 5, Nene 7-13 2-4 16, Billups 6-16 4-4 19, Afflalo 2-3 0-0 5, Andersen 0-0 3-4 3, Smith 7-15 3-3 18, Lawson 1-5 0-0 2, Carter 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-88 27-31 102.

MILWAUKEE — Delfino 2-6 1-2 5, Warrick 3-10 2-4 8, Bogut 10-15 3-3 23, Jennings 11-19 8-8 32, Bell 2-3 0-0 5, Mbah a Moute 3-8 4-4 10, Meeks 1-7 0-0 2, Ridnour 2-5 0-0 4, Ilyasova 5-8 4-4 17, Gadzuric 1-1 0-0 2, Ukic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-82 22-25 108.

Denver 27 20 25 30 — 102
Milwaukee 27 26 28 27 — 108

3-Point Goals—Denver 5-18 (Billups 3-8, Afflalo 1-1, Smith 1-5, Anthony 0-2, Lawson 0-2), Milwaukee 6-15 (Ilyasova 3-3, Jennings 2-2, Bell 1-2, Delfino 0-2, Meeks 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 47 (Anthony 10), Milwaukee 55 (Bogut 10). Assists—Denver 17 (Billups, Lawson 5), Milwaukee 20 (Jennings 9). A—12,987 (18,717).

Rockets 104, Grizzlies 79: Luis Scola had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Carl Landry scored 20 points in Houston's victory over visiting Memphis last night.
Trevor Ariza scored 17 points, Kyle Lowry had 10 assists, and rookie Chase Budinger had 15 points for the Rockets, who've won the past seven games against Memphis in Houston.

MEMPHIS — Gay 6-13 6-7 18, Randolph 9-15 0-0 18, Gasol 1-7 1-2 3, Conley 1-6 0-0 2, Mayo 8-13 1-1 19, Williams 3-11 1-2 7, Carroll 1-5 0-1 2, Hunter 2-5 2-6 6, Haddadi 0-0 0-0 0, Young 1-6 2-2 4. Totals 32-81 13-21 79.

HOUSTON — Battier 1-3 1-1 4, Scola 10-15 2-2 22, Hayes 3-4 0-0 6, Brooks 3-10 2-3 8, Ariza 7-17 2-3 17, Lowry 3-6 1-1 8, Landry 9-13 2-4 20, Budinger 6-10 0-0 15, Andersen 1-3 0-0 2, Mensah-Bonsu 0-2 0-2 0, Taylor 1-3 0-0 2, Cook 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 44-88 10-16 104.

Memphis 17 21 19 22 — 79
Houston 20 23 31 30 — 104

3-Point Goals—Memphis 2-7 (Mayo 2-3, Gay 0-1, Conley 0-1, Williams 0-1, Young 0-1), Houston 6-23 (Budinger 3-4, Lowry 1-2, Battier 1-3, Ariza 1-8, Andersen 0-1, Cook 0-2, Brooks 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 51 (Randolph, Hunter 10), Houston 56 (Scola 15). Assists—Memphis 17 (Williams 7), Houston 30 (Lowry 10). Total Fouls—Memphis 18, Houston 22. Technicals—Randolph. A—17,220 (18,043).

Trail Blazers 107, Timberwolves 84: Greg Oden had 18 points and 11 rebounds in three quarters to lead visiting Portland over Minnesota last night.
Rudy Fernandez added 15 points for the Blazers, who have won four in a row.

PORTLAND — Roy 7-11 0-0 14, Aldridge 5-9 1-1 11, Oden 8-10 2-2 18, Miller 4-7 1-1 9, Blake 2-7 0-0 5, Fernandez 5-7 1-1 15, Przybilla 0-2 3-4 3, Webster 5-9 4-4 16, Bayless 3-6 0-0 7, Outlaw 3-8 1-2 9, Cunningham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-76 13-15 107.

MINNESOTA — Gomes 3-9 1-1 9, Jefferson 7-15 0-0 14, Hollins 2-6 2-2 6, Flynn 5-11 4-4 15, Brewer 2-8 3-5 7, Jawai 2-3 0-0 4, Pavlovic 5-9 0-0 13, Sessions 5-8 0-0 10, Ellington 3-6 0-0 6, Wilkins 0-1 0-0 0, Pecherov 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 10-12 84.

Portland 18 32 35 22 — 107
Minnesota 23 19 19 23 — 84

3-Point Goals—Portland 10-25 (Fernandez 4-4, Outlaw 2-4, Webster 2-5, Bayless 1-1, Blake 1-5, Aldridge 0-1, Miller 0-2, Roy 0-3), Minnesota 6-12 (Pavlovic 3-5, Gomes 2-2, Flynn 1-2, Hollins 0-1, Pecherov 0-1, Ellington 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 47 (Przybilla, Oden 11), Minnesota 34 (Gomes 7). Assists—Portland 30 (Miller 10), Minnesota 16 (Sessions 5). Total Fouls—Portland 15, Minnesota 20. Technicals—Portland defensive three second, Minnesota defensive three second 2. A—13,555 (19,356).

76ers 82, Nets 79: Marreese Speights converted a go-ahead three-point play with 1:10 to play and visiting Philadelphia beat New Jersey last night, extending the Nets' record to 0-8.
Thaddeus Young had 20 points to lead the 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA — Young 8-16 2-4 20, Brand 0-6 5-6 5, Dalembert 1-3 2-4 4, L.Williams 5-11 0-0 10, Iguodala 4-14 1-1 9, Kapono 3-9 0-0 8, Speights 8-15 3-5 19, Green 2-2 0-0 5, Holiday 0-3 0-0 0, Carney 1-3 0-0 2, Ivey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-82 13-20 82.

NEW JERSEY — Hassell 4-10 5-6 13, Boone 3-6 0-2 6, Lopez 8-17 7-8 23, Alston 5-13 0-0 11, T.Williams 5-15 0-0 10, Simmons 4-8 2-2 11, Najera 1-6 2-2 5. Totals 30-75 16-20 79.

Philadelphia 22 21 17 22 _ 82
New Jersey 21 19 18 21 _ 79

3-Point Goals_Philadelphia 5-20 (Young 2-4, Kapono 2-6, Green 1-1, Carney 0-1, Holiday 0-1, L.Williams 0-3, Iguodala 0-4), New Jersey 3-14 (Najera 1-2, Alston 1-4, Simmons 1-5, T.Williams 0-3). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Philadelphia 53 (Speights, Iguodala 9), New Jersey 53 (Lopez 14). Assists_Philadelphia 17 (L.Williams 7), New Jersey 16 (Alston 5). Total Fouls_Philadelphia 17, New Jersey 19. Technicals_New Jersey Coach Frank. A_10,714 (18,974).

Hawks 114, Knicks 101: Al Horford scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Josh Smith added 22 points and 12 boards, and visiting Atlanta sent New York to its fifth straight loss last night.
Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby each had 19 points for the Hawks, who trailed by 14 in the first half but dominated the final 24 minutes.

ATLANTA — Jos.Smith 10-15 2-4 22, Williams 2-7 0-0 4, Horford 9-16 7-9 25, Bibby 6-8 4-4 19, Johnson 8-19 2-2 19, Crawford 4-9 2-2 11, Evans 4-6 3-3 12, Pachulia 1-1 0-0 2, J. Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Teague 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-81 20-24 114.

NEW YORK — Chandler 5-8 3-3 14, Gallinari 3-8 4-5 12, Lee 4-9 1-1 9, Duhon 0-6 0-0 0, Douglas 10-19 1-1 23, Harrington 10-21 3-3 23, Hughes 5-9 4-5 14, Jeffries 2-3 0-0 4, Hill 1-1 0-0 2, Landry 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-85 16-18 101.

Atlanta 23 24 37 30 — 114
New York 25 29 23 24 — 101

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 6-13 (Bibby 3-4, Evans 1-1, Crawford 1-3, Johnson 1-3, Williams 0-2), New York 5-24 (Gallinari 2-5, Douglas 2-6, Chandler 1-3, Landry 0-1, Hughes 0-2, Duhon 0-3, Harrington 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 43 (Jos.Smith 12), New York 45 (Harrington 12). Assists—Atlanta 23 (Bibby 9), New York 18 (Hughes 8). Total Fouls—Atlanta 19, New York 26. Technicals—Atlanta Coach Woodson. A—19,699 (19,763).

Celtics 105, Jazz 86: Rajon Rondo had 14 points and 11 assists and Boston beat visiting Utah last night to match the 8-1 record from its title-winning season two years ago.
Boston has won two in a row since its only loss, to Phoenix on Friday.

UTAH — Kirilenko 6-13 0-0 12, Boozer 5-7 0-0 10, Okur 3-8 3-4 9, D.Williams 5-11 3-5 13, Brewer 6-14 1-3 13, Millsap 3-8 3-4 9, Matthews 2-6 0-0 4, Maynor 3-7 0-0 6, Koufos 3-3 0-0 6, Fesenko 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 37-79 12-18 86.

BOSTON — Pierce 4-7 2-2 13, Garnett 7-10 4-4 18, Perkins 4-9 2-2 10, Rondo 7-11 0-0 14, R.Allen 6-8 2-2 15, Daniels 3-5 4-6 10, Wallace 5-12 0-0 12, S.Williams 2-5 2-2 6, House 2-7 0-0 5, Hudson 1-2 0-0 2, Giddens 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 41-77 16-18 105.

Utah 23 21 18 24 — 86
Boston 28 26 30 21 — 105

3-Point Goals—Utah 0-10 (Kirilenko 0-1, Okur 0-1, D.Williams 0-2, Brewer 0-3, Matthews 0-3), Boston 7-19 (Pierce 3-5, Wallace 2-7, House 1-2, R.Allen 1-3, Garnett 0-1, Hudson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 47 (Millsap 13), Boston 39 (Perkins 8). Assists—Utah 18 (D.Williams, Maynor 4), Boston 30 (Rondo 11). A—18,624 (18,624).

Pacers 108, Warriors 94: Danny Granger scored 31 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to help Indiana beat visiting Golden State last night for its third straight win.
Granger's rebounds were important because forward Troy Murphy, the team's No. 2 rebounder, sat out for the third straight game with a bruised lower back.

GOLDEN STATE — Azubuike 2-10 6-8 10, Jackson 3-10 0-0 7, Moore 2-3 1-2 5, Ellis 7-19 2-3 16, Morrow 2-7 0-0 5, Maggette 7-10 6-9 21, Randolph 8-20 1-2 17, Curry 3-7 0-0 6, Law 2-2 0-0 5, C.Watson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 37-92 16-24 94.

INDIANA — D.Jones 4-10 2-2 10, Granger 12-24 5-5 31, Hibbert 5-12 6-7 16, Ford 3-4 0-0 6, Rush 4-10 1-4 11, E.Watson 4-6 5-6 16, S.Jones 2-4 0-0 4, Hansbrough 3-12 5-8 11, Head 1-2 0-0 2, Price 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 38-85 25-34 108.

Golden State 28 19 23 24 — 94
Indiana 32 32 20 24 — 108

3-Point Goals—Golden State 4-15 (Maggette 1-1, Law 1-1, Jackson 1-2, Morrow 1-2, C.Watson 0-1, Curry 0-2, Randolph 0-2, Azubuike 0-4), Indiana 7-14 (E.Watson 3-3, Rush 2-4, Granger 2-7). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 56 (Randolph 13), Indiana 63 (Granger 16). Assists—Golden State 18 (Ellis 5), Indiana 18 (Hibbert 4). A—10,682 (18,165).

Raptors 99, Bulls 89: Chris Bosh had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Jose Calderon added 18 points to help Toronto beat visiting Chicago last night.
Andrea Bargnani had 16 points, and Hedo Turkoglu 11 as Toronto evened its record at 4-4.

CHICAGO — Deng 8-19 2-2 18, Gibson 8-13 2-4 18, Noah 5-10 2-2 12, Rose 6-14 2-2 14, Salmons 1-11 2-2 5, Miller 0-5 3-4 3, Hinrich 3-10 4-5 11, Pargo 2-4 0-0 4, J.Johnson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 35-88 17-21 89.

TORONTO — Turkoglu 4-12 1-2 11, Bosh 9-21 10-10 28, Bargnani 5-15 5-5 16, Calderon 8-10 1-1 18, DeRozan 4-10 0-0 9, A.Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Jack 2-8 1-1 5, Belinelli 1-4 4-4 6, Wright 2-5 0-0 4, Totals 36-88 22-23 99.

Chicago 25 35 18 11 — 89
Toronto 27 26 24 22 — 99

3-Point Goals—Chicago 2-8 (Hinrich 1-2, Salmons 1-5, Miller 0-1), Toronto 5-20 (Turkoglu 2-6, DeRozan 1-1, Calderon 1-2, Bargnani 1-4, Wright 0-2, Belinelli 0-2, Jack 0-3). Fouled Out—Noah. Rebounds—Chicago 53 (Noah 11), Toronto 57 (Bosh 11). Assists—Chicago 21 (Rose 6), Toronto 17 (Calderon 6). Total Fouls—Chicago 17, Toronto 17. Technicals—Chicago defensive three second, Toronto defensive three second. A—16,310 (19,800).