Dwight Howard notched 23 points and 13 rebounds, Rashard Lewis scored 21 and the Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-90 in the NBA on Monday.
LeBron James had 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Cleveland. Delonte West had 16 points and Sasha Pavlovic added 14.
The Magic made their mark from long range, including five 3-pointers in a four-minute stretch of the third quarter. Orlando were 14-for-32 on 3s, compared with 6-for-19 for the Cavaliers, and got 20 points off 15 Cleveland turnovers in their fifth-straight win.
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Hawks 105, Wizards 96
At Washington, Mike Bibby scored 23 points and Joe Johnson added 18 points and 10 assists to lead Atlanta to their third-straight win and move them one-half game ahead of idle New Jersey for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
Atlanta rookie center Al Horford added 12 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high six assists.
Pacers 110, Knicks 98
At Indianapolis, Mike Dunleavy tied his career high with 36 points, Danny Granger had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Troy Murphy added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Celtics 93, Spurs 91
At San Antonio, Paul Pierce scored 22 points, Kevin Garnett added 21 and Boston rallied for a win.
Rajon Rondo added 20 points and Sam Cassell 17. He gave Boston their first lead of the fourth quarter with 46 seconds left when he hit a 3-pointer to make it 89-87.
Grizzlies 98, Bobcats 80
At Memphis, Tennessee, Mike Miller had 18 points and 13 rebounds, helping Memphis snap a four-game losing streak.
Juan Carlos Navarro led Memphis with 21 points and Darko Milicic added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Hornets 108, Bulls 97
At New Orleans, Chris Paul had game highs of 37 points and 13 assists for New Orleans, who outscored Chicago 33-13 in the fourth quarter.
Paul made an open 3-pointer with 2:47 left to tie it 96-all. After a steal by Jannero Pargo on the next possession, Paul found Tyson Chandler for a thundering alley-oop dunk to give the Hornets their first lead since halftime.
Timberwolves 99, Clippers 90
At Minneapolis, Al Jefferson had his 48th double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds.
Jazz 96, Raptors 79
At Salt Lake City, Deron Williams scored 21 points and his backup, Ronnie Price, had 13 points and five assists as Utah tied a franchise record with their 19th-straight home victory.
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