LeBron James had 26 points with 12 assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers answered every time Minnesota threatened in the fourth quarter in a 107-97 win over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 25 points, and Jeff McInnis had 21 for the Cavaliers, who kept their poise down the stretch against one of the Western Conference's top teams one game after they blew a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter and lost to Boston.
Kevin Garnett had 26 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves. Sam Cassell added 19 points, and Troy Hudson 15 -- 10 in a 2:24 span of the fourth -- as Minnesota stormed back.
The Timberwolves played without forward Latrell Sprewell, who sprained his left foot last week.
Heat 108, Celtics 100
In Miami, Dwyane Wade had 33 points and 11 assists, Udonis Haslem scored 18 points and tied a career-high with 17 rebounds, and Miami extended its winning streak to nine games.
The Heat improved to an Eastern Conference-best 20-7, despite not having Shaquille O'Neal -- who missed his first game of the season because of a left calf bruise.
Mavericks 123, Knicks 94
In New York, Josh Howard had career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds, and Dallas opened a 39-point halftime lead in a demolition victory over New York.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points, all in the first half, and Michael Finley added 21 for the Mavericks in what was easily their most lopsided victory of the season.
Nets 94, Bobcats 91
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Richard Jefferson scored 26 points, and New Jersey snapped Charlotte's home-winning streak.
Kings 104, Wizards 93
In Sacramento, California, Peja Stojakovic hit five 3-pointers, and Mike Bibby scored seven of his 24 points in the fourth quarter of Sacramento's 16th victory in 19 games.
Stojakovic scored 26 points and Chris Webber had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings.
Clippers 100, Hornets 91, OT
In Los Angeles, Bobby Simmons scored 30 points, Rick Brunson scored 11 of his 18 in overtime and the Los Angeles Clippers beat New Orleans in overtime after blowing a 21-point, third-quarter lead.
Joey Graham and John Lucas each poured in 21 points as third-ranked Oklahoma State pasted Northwest Oklahoma State, 92-35, in Stillwater.
JamesOn Curry added 14 and Ivan McFarlin chipped in nine points for the Cowboys (9-0), who have won nine straight overall and six in a row at home to start the season. Oklahoma State shot a blistering 15 of 22 from beyond the arc -- a school record -- in a mismatch of monumental proportions against the NAIA school.
No. 4 N Carolina 93, Vermont 65
In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Sean May scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Tarheels to a 93-65 win over Vermont at the Dean Dome.
Rashad McCants added 19 points for the Tar Heels (9-1), who have won nine straight after losing their season opener to Santa Clara. Raymond Felton finished with 10 points and seven assists, as North Carolina was never really threatened.
T.J. Sorrentine finished with 11 points and six assists for Vermont (3-3), which has lost two of three. Taylor Coppenrath led the Catamounts with 13 points.
No. 16 NC State 72, BYU 61
In Provo, Utah, Julius Hodge finished with 22 points and seven rebounds to lead North Carolina State to a 72-61 win over Brigham Young University at the Marriott Center.
No. 17 Iowa 83, Texas Tech 53
In Chicago, Adam Haluska dropped in 21 points as Iowa trounced Texas Tech, 83-53, at the United Center, giving Steve Alford his first win over his former basketball coach at Indiana.
No. 23 Michigan St. 76, UCLA 64
In East Lansing, Michigan, Paul Davis scored 18 points and Chris Hill added 15 as Michigan State remained unbeaten at the Breslin Center this season with a 76-64 victory over UCLA.
No. 7 Syracuse 82, Cornell 69
Hakim Warrick finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Syracuse to an 82-69 win over Cornell in New York on Monday.
Josh Pace and Terrence Roberts each scored 16 points for the Orange, who have won 28 straight in the series. Pace pulled down nine rebounds. Cody Toppert scored 23 points for the Big Red, who have lost two straight and three of their last five games overall.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen go into today’s match at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim stung from their first league defeat in 16 months. Leverkusen were beaten 3-2 at home by RB Leipzig before the international break, the first loss since May last year for the reigning league and cup champions. While any defeat, particularly against a likely title rival, would have disappointed coach Xabi Alonso, the way in which it happened would be most concerning. Just as they did in the Supercup against VfB Stuttgart and in the league opener to Borussia Moenchengladbach, Leverkusen scored first, but were pegged back. However, while Leverkusen rallied late to
The lights dimmed and the crowd hushed as Karoline Kristensen entered for her performance. However, this was no ordinary Dutch theater: The temperature was 80°C and the audience naked apart from a towel. Dressed in a swimsuit and to the tune of emotional music, the 21-year-old Kristensen started her routine, performed inside a large sauna, with a bed of hot rocks in the middle. For a week this month, a group of wellness practitioners, called “sauna masters,” are gathering at a picturesque health resort in the Netherlands to compete in this year’s Aufguss world sauna championships. The practice takes its name from a
Japanese players are moving to English soccer in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and value for money. Kaoru Mitoma is the standout talent of five Japanese players in the English Premier League, with eight more in the Championship and two in League One. Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo, the captain of Japan, believes his compatriots are “being held in higher esteem” by English clubs compared with the past. “The staff at Liverpool ask me about lots of Japanese players, not necessarily with a view to a transfer, but just saying this or
Taiwan yesterday survived Bosnia and Herzegovina to win their Davis Cup World Group I tie at the Taipei Tennis Center. The tight series started on Saturday with world No. 123 Jason Tseng losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to Mirza Basic in the opening singles matchup. However, teammate Tony Wu kept the tie even, dominating world No. 86 Damir Dzumhur 6-2, 6-1. Yesterday, 24-year-old Ray Ho and partner 25-year-old Hsu Yu-hsiou kept up the momentum, making short work of Basic and Nerman Fatic, winning 6-3, 6-4. Tseng then suffered another defeat, losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to Dzumhur in a brutal match that lasted more than two