NBA Roundup: James helps Cavs beat thin Warriors

Cavaliers 114, Warriors 108: LeBron James had 31 points and 12 assists, J.J. Hickson added a career-high 21 points and Cleveland held off a gutsy effort by visiting Golden State last night.
Injuries and illness left Golden State with seven healthy bodies, although the Cavaliers had their own injury concerns.
Jamario Moon left in the third quarter with a sprained left ankle, and Shaquille O'Neal and Anderson Varejao were both inactive for Cleveland. Varejao was scratched with a hip contusion and O'Neal missed his second straight game with a strained shoulder. Coach Mike Brown doesn't expect either player back for tonight's game at Washington.

GOLDEN STATE — Morrow 6-10 2-2 18, Radmanovic 5-12 0-0 11, Moore 5-6 0-0 10, Curry 6-10 0-1 14, Ellis 9-23 4-4 23, Randolph 4-11 5-7 13, Maggette 6-16 6-8 19. Totals 41-88 17-22 108.

CLEVELAND — James 11-19 8-10 31, Hickson 9-9 3-4 21, Ilgauskas 7-12 0-0 14, M.Williams 7-14 0-0 16, Parker 3-8 1-1 9, Gibson 5-8 0-0 13, Moon 1-2 0-0 3, Jackson 2-3 1-2 5, West 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 46-79 13-17 114.

Golden State 30 25 24 29 — 108
Cleveland 35 31 24 24 — 114

3-Point Goals—Golden State 9-24 (Morrow 4-7, Curry 2-6, Maggette 1-2, Ellis 1-3, Radmanovic 1-6), Cleveland 9-20 (Gibson 3-4, M.Williams 2-4, Parker 2-5, Moon 1-2, James 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 45 (Maggette 11), Cleveland 44 (Hickson 9). Assists—Golden State 24 (Ellis 8), Cleveland 24 (James 12). Total Fouls—Golden State 17, Cleveland 18. Technicals—Golden State defensive three second. A—20,562 (20,562).

Hornets 110, Clippers 102: David West had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeff Bower picked up his first coaching win in New Orleans' victory over visiting Los Angeles last night.
With Chris Paul out, point guards Darren Collison and Bobby Brown scored 12 apiece and combined for 11 assists.

L.A. CLIPPERS — A.Thornton 12-17 6-7 30, Camby 1-5 2-2 4, Kaman 8-18 1-1 17, B.Davis 7-21 6-7 23, Butler 5-8 0-0 12, Rush 0-0 0-0 0, Telfair 0-1 0-0 0, R.Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan 1-1 2-2 4, Novak 4-8 0-0 10, Smith 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 39-82 17-21 102.

NEW ORLEANS — Stojakovic 3-10 8-9 15, West 9-14 6-6 24, Okafor 2-5 3-6 7, Collison 6-11 0-0 12, D.Brown 4-10 5-6 16, M.Thornton 4-10 2-2 12, B.Brown 4-8 2-2 12, Posey 1-7 0-0 2, Wright 0-2 2-2 2, Songaila 3-3 0-0 6, Marks 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-81 28-33 110.

L.A. Clippers 22 31 22 27 — 102
New Orleans 29 29 26 26 — 110

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 7-20 (B.Davis 3-12, Butler 2-2, Novak 2-6), New Orleans 8-28 (D.Brown 3-6, M.Thornton 2-5, B.Brown 2-6, Stojakovic 1-7, Collison 0-1, Posey 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 41 (Camby 14), New Orleans 55 (Okafor 14). Assists—L.A. Clippers 25 (B.Davis 9), New Orleans 23 (Collison 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 27, New Orleans 24. Technicals—B.Davis, New Orleans defensive three second. A—13,116 (17,188).

Suns 111, Rockets 105: Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points, Steve Nash had 16 assists and visiting Phoenix recovered from a slow start to beat Houston last night.
The Suns rallied from a double-digit deficit to win for the fifth time this season. They're the only team to reach 100 points in all of their games so far.

PHOENIX — Hill 5-6 1-2 11, Stoudemire 8-14 7-10 23, Frye 4-10 0-0 11, Nash 2-10 8-9 12, Richardson 8-14 2-2 20, Amundson 2-2 1-1 5, Barbosa 4-10 1-3 9, Dudley 2-5 3-4 8, Dragic 3-5 0-0 6, Collins 3-3 0-1 6. Totals 41-79 23-32 111.

HOUSTON — Battier 4-8 1-2 10, Scola 5-9 2-2 12, Hayes 2-5 0-0 4, Brooks 5-18 3-3 16, Ariza 8-21 0-0 19, Lowry 1-4 2-2 4, Landry 13-18 1-2 27, Andersen 2-7 1-2 5, Budinger 3-7 0-0 8. Totals 43-97 10-13 105.

Phoenix 22 30 26 33 — 111
Houston 34 21 27 23 — 105

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 6-21 (Frye 3-8, Richardson 2-7, Dudley 1-2, Barbosa 0-1, Dragic 0-1, Nash 0-1, Stoudemire 0-1), Houston 9-26 (Ariza 3-5, Brooks 3-11, Budinger 2-4, Battier 1-4, Lowry 0-1, Andersen 0-1). Fouled Out—Frye. Rebounds—Phoenix 56 (Hill 7), Houston 48 (Ariza, Landry 9). Assists—Phoenix 26 (Nash 16), Houston 26 (Brooks 13). Total Fouls—Phoenix 21, Houston 27. Technicals—Phoenix Coach Gentry, Houston defensive three second. A—16,396 (18,043).

Pacers 91, Nets 83: Danny Granger scored 22 points, Roy Hibbert tied a career high with 19 and visiting Indiana dropped New Jersey to 0-11 last night.
Dahntay Jones added 17 points for the Pacers, who extended their winning streak to five and can continue their turnaround from being 0-3 tonight when they host another struggling team, the New York Knicks.

INDIANA — D.Jones 5-12 7-9 17, Granger 6-16 9-9 22, Hibbert 9-11 1-2 19, Ford 2-10 3-6 7, Rush 2-10 2-2 8, S.Jones 3-4 1-1 7, Head 1-4 0-0 2, Watson 3-6 2-2 9, Hansbrough 0-5 0-0 0, McRoberts 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-79 25-31 91.

NEW JERSEY — T.Williams 3-7 1-2 7, Hassell 1-3 2-2 4, Lopez 10-27 6-8 26, Alston 2-12 10-10 14, Douglas-Roberts 11-25 5-5 27, Simmons 1-4 0-0 3, Boone 0-0 0-0 0, S.Williams 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-80 24-27 83.

Indiana 31 23 13 24 — 91
New Jersey 21 25 14 23 — 83

3-Point Goals—Indiana 4-13 (Rush 2-5, Watson 1-3, Granger 1-4, Head 0-1), New Jersey 1-11 (Simmons 1-3, T.Williams 0-2, Douglas-Roberts 0-3, Alston 0-3). Rebounds—Indiana 49 (Hibbert 10), New Jersey 59 (Lopez 16). Assists—Indiana 17 (D.Jones, Ford 4), New Jersey 12 (Alston 4). Total Fouls—Indiana 22, New Jersey 23. A—11,332 (18,974).

Thunder 100, Heat 87: Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook added 24 and visiting Oklahoma City beat Miami last night.
An early 20-1 run put the Thunder in control, and a 14-2 burst in the third quarter helped seal it for Oklahoma City. Jeff Green added 13 for the Thunder, who've won three straight on the road.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Durant 11-23 9-9 32, Green 4-14 4-4 13, Krstic 5-7 0-0 10, Westbrook 9-13 4-4 24, Sefolosha 1-6 0-0 2, Collison 4-5 2-3 10, Ollie 0-3 0-0 0, Thomas 2-3 0-0 4, Harden 1-3 2-2 5, Ibaka 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-77 21-22 100.

MIAMI — Richardson 1-3 0-0 2, Beasley 3-9 2-2 8, O'Neal 8-15 3-5 19, Chalmers 3-5 1-3 7, Wade 6-19 9-12 22, Haslem 2-7 1-2 5, Arroyo 2-2 0-0 4, Anthony 1-1 1-2 3, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Cook 5-11 3-4 17. Totals 31-72 20-30 87.

Oklahoma City 25 20 29 26 — 100
Miami 17 25 17 28 — 87

3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 5-14 (Westbrook 2-3, Durant 1-2, Harden 1-3, Green 1-4, Sefolosha 0-2), Miami 5-18 (Cook 4-9, Wade 1-4, Richardson 0-1, Beasley 0-2, Chalmers 0-2). Rebounds—Oklahoma City 43 (Durant, Sefolosha 9), Miami 49 (O'Neal 10). Assists—Oklahoma City 19 (Westbrook 7), Miami 17 (Wade 7). A—14,443 (19,600).