James scored 21 of his 36 points in the final period, including a basket that tied it for the final time at 94 with 27 seconds left. But Crawford, who hit winning baskets against Toronto in February and Detroit last month, came down and hit a high-arching jumper to put New York back ahead.
James scored 35 or more points for the eighth straight game, but Cleveland failed to win 10 straight for the first time since 1997.
Kings 97, Spurs 87
At San Antonio, Mike Bibby scored 31 points and had eight assists, and the Kings bolstered their playoff hopes.
The Kings (39-37) have the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference over New Orleans. Sacramento has six games remaining in the regular season and has won four of its last five.
San Antonio (58-17) has a two-game lead over Southwest Division-rival Dallas for the best record in the West. The loss ended a four-game winning streak for the Spurs.
Hornets 114, Warriors 109, OT
At Oklahoma City, Chris Paul got his second triple-double in three games and set up Kirk Snyder's go-ahead alley-oop dunk in overtime. Paul had 17 points, a career-high 16 assists and 10 rebounds, with marks in each category proving crucial down the stretch.
Paul got his final assist on a lob to Snyder with 41.6 seconds left in overtime. He then got his 10th rebound to complete the triple-double when Aaron Williams blocked Derek Fisher on the Warriors' next possession. The Hornets remained two games behind Sacramento in the West.
Trail Blazers 76, Rockets 75
At Portland, Sebastian Telfair hit a jump shot with 27.7 seconds to go and Portland beat Houston to snap an 11-game losing streak.
Zach Randolph had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Blazers, who led by as many as 10 points but nearly squandered the win. Houston, which never led by more than four points, kept it close in the final quarter, then fell behind 74-71 on Telfair's layup with 2:02 left.
Clippers 119, Suns 105
At Phoenix, Elton Brand had 34 points and 15 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix to keep their faint Pacific Division title hopes alive.
Corey Maggette added 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who are five games behind the first-place Suns with eight to play.
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