LeBron James scored 39 points, including 24 in the fourth quarter, to help the Cleveland Cavaliers rally for a 93-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors in the NBA on Sunday.
Trailing 70-57 to begin the fourth quarter, James gave Cleveland its first lead at 79-76 with a 3-pointer from the right wing with 3:59 left.
Two free throws by Jose Calderon and a layup from Jamario Moon tied it at 84, but James made a layup and Daniel Gibson hit a wide-open 3 from the corner to put Cleveland up by five.
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Chris Bosh led Toronto with 23 points, Anthony Parker had 20 and Calderon had 16 points and 11 assists.
Wizards 108, SuperSonics 86
At Washington, Caron Butler scored 31 points and Antawn Jamison had 21 points and 12 rebounds for Washington's win over Seattle.
It was Butler's third game of 30 or more points, and the second consecutive game the Wizards won by more than 20 -- the first time that's happened since December 2004.
Antonio Daniels had 13 points and 10 assists for Washington.
It was a homecoming for two Sonics starters: Kevin Durant, the second pick in June's NBA draft, had 19 points, and Jeff Green finished with eight points.
Spurs 88, Clippers 82
At Los Angeles, Tim Duncan had 17 points and 17 rebounds, Tony Parker scored 26 points and San Antonio beat Los Angeles.
Manu Ginobili, back for San Antonio after missing five games with a sprained left index finger, scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
Michael Finley made just one of his 10 shots, but had 11 rebounds as the Spurs beat the Clippers for the eighth time in a row.
Los Angeles made a game of it though, playing solid defense and getting 20 points and 14 rebounds from Chris Kaman, and 17 points and eight boards from rookie Al Thornton. Corey Maggette had 14 points.
Grizzlies 101, Heat 94
At Memphis, Tennessee, Pau Gasol had 28 points and 13 rebounds, Mike Miller added 25 points, and Memphis sent Miami to its seventh straight loss.
Memphis outscored Miami 9-2 in the final 2 minutes.
Rudy Gay finished with 22 points for Memphis, and Mike Conley scored 11.
Ricky Davis had a season-high 24 points to lead Miami. Dwyane Wade, coming off the bench, finished with 18 points.
Chris Quinn scored 17 for the Heat, while Udonis Haslem added 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Mavericks 101, Timberwolves 78
At Minneapolis, Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas in scoring for the ninth straight game, scoring 30 points, and the Mavericks handed Minnesota its eighth consecutive loss.
Josh Howard added 22 points and eight rebounds for the Mavericks, who led by as many as 31 points en route to their fourth win in a row and ninth in their last 11.
Al Jefferson had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the lackluster Timberwolves, who delivered an uninspired performance despite not having won a game since Dec. 21.
Bucks 93, Bobcats 89
At Charlotte, North Carolina, reserve Charlie Bell scored 27 points and Andrew Bogut added 25, including a short hook shot with 19 seconds left, to lead Milwaukee over Charlotte.
Bogut capped Milwaukee's comeback from an eight-point deficit with 3:51 remaining. Mo Williams scored 17 for the Bucks.
Gerald Wallace scored 25 points, and Jason Richardson 21 for Charlotte, which has lost three straight games.
Nuggets 109, 76ers 96
At Denver, Allen Iverson scored 38 points to lead Denver over his former team.
Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points, including 19 in the first half to help Denver build a 53-43 halftime lead. Marcus Camby had 11 points and 12 boards.
Andre Miller, one of the players the Nuggets sent to Philadelphia in exchange for Iverson, led the Sixers with 22 points, and Samuel Dalembert pulled down 15 rebounds.
Lakers 112, Pacers 96
At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 12 of his 26 points in the third quarter, Andrew Bynum had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Los Angeles beat Indiana for its 12th win in 15 games.
Derek Fisher scored 22 points, Lamar Odom had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Luke Walton added 10 points and seven assists for the Lakers.
Mike Dunleavy led Indiana with 17 points, Danny Granger added 14, Jermaine O'Neal 13 and Kareem Rush 12 for the Pacers, who lost their fifth straight road game.
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