NBA Roundup: James passes Cavs to victory

Cavaliers 105, Grizzlies 89: LeBron James tied a career high with 15 assists and Shaquille O'Neal ruled underneath, with 13 points and 13 rebounds in 21 minutes to help Cleveland beat visiting Memphis last night for its ninth straight victory.
James scored 22 but was more focused on setting up his teammates. It was the fifth time in six games he has had at least 10 assists, accepting the challenge of running Cleveland's offense while the team waits for guards Mo Williams and Delonte West to return from injuries.
Cleveland has won its past four games by an average of 19 points.

MEMPHIS — Gay 7-14 1-2 15, Randolph 3-14 2-3 8, Gasol 4-9 2-2 10, Conley 1-6 1-2 3, Mayo 4-15 1-1 10, Tinsley 5-8 2-3 12, Thabeet 0-2 6-6 6, Haddadi 0-1 0-0 0, Carroll 4-8 0-0 8, Hudson 3-8 2-2 8, Ma.Williams 2-2 0-0 5, Hunter 2-5 0-2 4. Totals 35-92 17-23 89.

CLEVELAND — James 7-14 7-7 22, Hickson 6-12 3-4 15, O'Neal 6-10 1-4 13, Gibson 6-11 2-2 16, Parker 3-5 1-1 8, Ilgauskas 6-10 2-2 14, Moon 1-6 0-0 2, Varejao 3-4 2-2 8, J.Williams 1-5 2-2 5, Green 1-1 0-0 2, D.Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, C.Jackson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-81 20-24 105.

Memphis 16 21 25 27 — 89
Cleveland 28 27 31 19 — 105

3-Point Goals—Memphis 2-14 (Ma.Williams 1-1, Mayo 1-4, Tinsley 0-1, Gay 0-1, Haddadi 0-1, Hudson 0-2, Conley 0-4), Cleveland 5-18 (Gibson 2-6, Parker 1-1, J.Williams 1-3, James 1-4, C.Jackson 0-1, Ilgauskas 0-1, Moon 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 54 (Mayo 6), Cleveland 54 (O'Neal 13). Assists—Memphis 17 (Mayo 4), Cleveland 27 (James 15). A—20,562 (20,562).

Magic 99, Bucks 82: Vince Carter had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead short-handed Orlando to an easy victory over visiting Milwaukee last night.
Carter had by far his most efficient game in more than a month, giving Orlando its seventh win in its past eight games.
Charlie Bell and Luke Ridnour had 13 points apiece for the Bucks, who had their three-game winning streak end. Milwaukee fell to 0-3 against Orlando this season.
Carter finally showed signs of breaking out of his monthlong shooting slump, giving the Magic a much-needed boost. They were playing without Jameer Nelson (hyperextended left knee) and Mickael Pietrus (sprained right ankle).

MILWAUKEE — Delfino 2-13 4-4 8, Mbah a Moute 1-4 0-0 2, Bogut 5-11 0-2 10, Jennings 1-7 0-0 2, Bell 5-11 0-0 13, Ridnour 5-11 1-1 13, Ilyasova 2-7 3-5 8, Thomas 4-7 0-0 8, Stackhouse 2-6 0-0 5, Warrick 4-7 1-6 9, Meeks 1-4 0-1 2, Gadzuric 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-91 9-19 82.

ORLANDO — Barnes 2-5 7-8 11, Lewis 5-16 1-2 13, Howard 7-10 8-13 22, Williams 4-8 1-1 11, Carter 7-15 1-3 17, Gortat 3-6 0-0 6, Redick 4-5 4-5 15, Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Anderson 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 33-71 24-34 99.

Milwaukee 26 10 21 25 — 82
Orlando 23 27 25 24 — 99

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 7-22 (Bell 3-5, Ridnour 2-4, Stackhouse 1-3, Ilyasova 1-3, Meeks 0-1, Jennings 0-3, Delfino 0-3), Orlando 9-16 (Redick 3-4, Carter 2-3, Williams 2-3, Lewis 2-4, Anderson 0-1, Barnes 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 51 (Bogut 10), Orlando 65 (Howard 11). Assists—Milwaukee 17 (Jennings, Ridnour 4), Orlando 21 (Carter 7). A—17,461 (17,461).

Pacers 130, Raptors 115: Danny Granger scored 23 points and Indiana snapped visiting Toronto's five-game winning streak last night.
Troy Murphy had 20 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana, which ended a three-game skid. Roy Hibbert had 18 points and nine boards and Earl Watson added 15 points and a season-high 11 assists.
Lester Conner coached the Pacers in place of Jim O'Brien, who attended a family funeral.
Chris Bosh had 35 points and 15 rebounds, and Andrea Bargnani scored a career-high 34 points for the Raptors.
It was a season scoring high for the Pacers, who had scored fewer than 100 points in six of their previous nine games.
Indiana made 33 of 35 free throws and shot 52 percent from the field.

TORONTO — Belinelli 7-13 4-5 21, Bosh 13-22 9-12 35, Bargnani 14-21 2-6 34, Jack 1-6 2-2 4, Weems 0-3 0-0 0, Calderon 2-6 0-0 5, Johnson 3-6 0-1 6, Wright 0-8 4-4 4, Nesterovic 1-4 0-0 2, Banks 0-2 4-4 4, O'Bryant 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-92 25-34 115.

INDIANA — Granger 8-19 7-7 23, Murphy 8-12 2-2 20, Hibbert 7-12 4-4 18, Watson 4-8 7-8 15, Rush 5-8 0-0 13, Dunleavy 3-5 5-5 12, D.Jones 1-5 6-6 8, Price 3-4 2-3 8, Head 5-11 0-0 13, McRoberts 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-84 33-35 130.

Toronto 34 19 33 29 — 115
Indiana 32 26 42 30 — 130

3-Point Goals—Toronto 8-20 (Bargnani 4-6, Belinelli 3-4, Calderon 1-3, Jack 0-2, Wright 0-5), Indiana 9-24 (Rush 3-4, Head 3-5, Murphy 2-5, Dunleavy 1-3, Watson 0-1, Price 0-1, Granger 0-5). Fouled Out—Murphy. Rebounds—Toronto 54 (Bosh 15), Indiana 48 (Murphy 14). Assists—Toronto 27 (Calderon 8), Indiana 24 (Watson 11). Total Fouls—Toronto 28, Indiana 27. Technicals—Toronto defensive three second. A—11,191 (18,165).

Pistons 97, Nets 93: Tayshaun Prince slammed down a tie-breaking dunk on an inbound play with 45.6 seconds left and visiting Detroit snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over New Jersey last night.
Richard Hamilton had 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, including three free throws with final 21.3 seconds to play, as the Pistons won for only the fifth time in 24 games.

DETROIT — Prince 7-15 0-0 15, Jerebko 2-6 2-2 6, Wallace 4-6 0-0 8, Stuckey 6-17 9-12 21, Hamilton 9-16 3-4 22, Villanueva 0-2 0-0 0, Bynum 5-8 0-0 10, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Gordon 2-6 2-2 7, Maxiell 3-6 2-4 8. Totals 38-82 18-24 97.

NEW JERSEY — Hayes 5-10 0-0 11, Yi 1-12 1-1 3, Lopez 11-16 5-8 27, Harris 7-14 10-11 24, Lee 5-9 2-2 15, Humphries 3-8 3-4 9, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Douglas-Roberts 0-1 0-0 0, Quinn 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 33-73 23-28 93.

Detroit 24 19 28 26 — 97
New Jersey 29 19 19 26 — 93

3-Point Goals—Detroit 3-8 (Prince 1-1, Hamilton 1-2, Gordon 1-4, Jerebko 0-1), New Jersey 4-15 (Lee 3-4, Hayes 1-3, Quinn 0-1, Williams 0-1, Harris 0-3, Yi 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 49 (Prince 8), New Jersey 46 (Humphries 12). Assists—Detroit 24 (Stuckey 8), New Jersey 24 (Harris 14). Total Fouls—Detroit 20, New Jersey 18. Technicals—Hamilton. A—9,417 (18,974).

Thunder 106, Hawks 99: Kevin Durant had 33 points and 11 rebounds, Jeff Green added 19 points and two key baskets down the stretch, and Oklahoma City recovered after letting a 13-point lead slip away to beat visiting Atlanta last night.
Durant became the first player since Allen Iverson nine seasons ago to score at least 25 points in 22 consecutive games and came up big down the stretch.
With Atlanta within two, Durant hit jumpers on back-to-back possessions to make it 97-93, then provided assists on a 3-pointer by Green and a layup by Russell Westbrook that helped put away the game.
Joe Johnson scored 37 points and helped Atlanta rally back to tie it after trailing by 13 late in the third quarter.

ATLANTA — Williams 2-7 0-0 4, Jos.Smith 6-9 3-4 15, Horford 5-10 4-6 14, Bibby 3-8 4-5 12, Johnson 13-20 8-8 37, Evans 0-1 0-0 0, Crawford 4-8 0-0 9, Pachulia 1-3 0-0 2, Teague 1-4 0-0 2, J. Smith 0-2 2-2 2, West 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 36-75 21-25 99.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Durant 9-18 14-14 33, Green 7-15 2-3 19, Krstic 4-7 0-0 8, Westbrook 5-16 2-2 12, Sefolosha 3-7 3-4 9, Maynor 1-5 0-0 2, Ibaka 4-5 0-0 8, Collison 2-2 2-4 6, Harden 2-6 4-5 9. Totals 37-81 27-32 106.

Atlanta 22 27 23 27 — 99
Oklahoma City 22 27 30 27 — 106

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 6-14 (Johnson 3-6, Bibby 2-5, Crawford 1-2, Evans 0-1), Oklahoma City 5-15 (Green 3-4, Durant 1-3, Harden 1-4, Sefolosha 0-1, Westbrook 0-1, Maynor 0-2). Rebounds—Atlanta 42 (Jos.Smith, Williams 6), Oklahoma City 50 (Durant 11). Assists—Atlanta 16 (Bibby 6), Oklahoma City 20 (Westbrook 9). A—17,360 (18,203).

Clippers 90, Bulls 82: Chris Kaman had 21 points and 11 rebounds in his return from injury and Eric Gordon scored 24 points last night as visiting Los Angeles snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over Chicago.
Back home after finishing a long trip with five impressive victories over good Western Conference teams, the Bulls shot 38 percent and committed 20 turnovers.

L.A. CLIPPERS — Butler 6-8 1-2 16, Camby 5-10 1-2 11, Kaman 10-20 1-2 21, B.Davis 4-13 0-0 8, Gordon 7-15 7-10 24, Smith 3-5 0-1 6, Collins 0-4 0-0 0, R.Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Thornton 2-6 0-0 4, B.Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-82 10-17 90.

CHICAGO — Deng 6-14 4-4 18, Gibson 3-6 0-0 6, Noah 4-6 0-1 8, Rose 7-20 2-2 16, Hinrich 3-9 4-5 10, Thomas 1-5 7-8 9, Salmons 1-4 0-0 2, Miller 1-7 0-1 3, D.Brown 2-5 0-0 5, Pargo 1-2 0-0 3, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-79 17-21 82.

L.A. Clippers 31 19 28 12 — 90
Chicago 26 16 21 19 — 82

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 6-14 (Butler 3-3, Gordon 3-7, Collins 0-1, B.Davis 0-3), Chicago 5-15 (Deng 2-4, Pargo 1-1, D.Brown 1-2, Miller 1-3, Rose 0-1, Hinrich 0-1, Salmons 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 49 (Kaman 11), Chicago 56 (Thomas 9). Assists—L.A. Clippers 21 (B.Davis 7), Chicago 18 (Rose 4). A—19,335 (20,917).

Rockets 119, Warriors 97: Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry scored 24 points apiece, and Houston salvaged the last game of its longest homestand of the season by beating Golden State last night.
Trevor Ariza scored 18 points and Chuck Hayes grabbed 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who finished their six-game homestand with a 2-4 record.
Monta Ellis scored 34 points for the Warriors, who've lost six in a row overall and 12 of their last 13 road games. Corey Maggette, Golden State's second-leading scorer, sat out with a hip pointer.
The Rockets shot 50 percent (43 of 86) and outrebounded the Warriors 57-35

GOLDEN STATE — Radmanovic 2-6 0-0 5, Tolliver 2-8 0-0 4, Biedrins 2-3 0-0 4, Curry 6-18 0-0 14, Ellis 13-22 6-9 34, Karl 5-13 1-2 12, Turiaf 2-4 1-2 5, George 2-8 0-0 4, Watson 4-11 1-2 9, Hunter 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 41-98 9-15 97.

HOUSTON — Battier 4-6 2-4 12, Scola 4-13 2-2 10, Hayes 3-4 1-1 7, Brooks 10-20 2-4 24, Ariza 6-16 5-5 18, Budinger 5-7 2-2 14, Landry 6-9 12-13 24, Andersen 4-6 0-0 8, Conroy 1-4 0-0 2, Totals 43-86 26-31 119.

Golden State 25 24 19 29 — 97
Houston 39 20 24 36 — 119

3-Point Goals—Golden State 6-24 (Curry 2-5, Ellis 2-6, Radmanovic 1-3, Karl 1-4, George 0-3, Watson 0-3), Houston 7-22 (Battier 2-4, Budinger 2-4, Brooks 2-6, Ariza 1-6, Conroy 0-1, Andersen 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 45 (Biedrins 8), Houston 66 (Hayes 13). Assists—Golden State 23 (Karl 7), Houston 22 (Brooks 6). A—12,845 (18,043).