NBA Game Roundup

Associated Press

CLEVELAND --

LeBron, Cavs on 5-game win streak

LeBron James scored 23 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 24 without missing from the floor and the Cavaliers destroyed the Wizards 121-85 on Wednesday night for their season-high fifth straight victory.Ilgauskas went 10-of-10 from the field and spent the entire fourth quarter resting on the bench.

After an uninspiring first two months, the Cavaliers have regrouped to win 11 of 13, and at the halfway point, they look more determined to defend their Eastern Conference title than at any other time this season.

James added eight rebounds and eight assists in just 31 minutes for the Cavs, who outrebounded the Wizards 53-29 and outscored them 69-39 after halftime.

It was Cleveland's most lopsided win since beating Philadelphia by 43 on Jan. 15, 1994.

The Wizards came in 7-2 in their past nine and were expected to give the Cavs a much tougher test.

Instead, Washington played perhaps its worst game of the season.

Drew Gooden added 18 points and Sasha Pavlovic 13 for Cleveland, which outscored the Wizards 43-17 and outrebounded them 20-5 in a third quarter as lopsided as any you'll ever see in an NBA game.

Brendan Haywood led Washington with 11 points. Caron Butler, averaging 21.8 points, had only 10.

The Cavs led 52-46 at halftime before shredding Washington's defense during the third.

Cleveland shot 70 percent from the floor (16-of-23) in the period against the Wizards, who stood around like department store mannequins on defense as the Cavs set an arena record for points in a quarter.

On one possession, the Cavaliers grabbed three offensive rebounds and each time passed the ball out to the wing to fire up wide-open 3-pointers.

WASHINGTON: Butler 4-10 1-1 10, Jamison 4-11 1-4 10, Haywood 4-9 3-3 11, Daniels 0-4 2-2 2, Stevenson 2-8 2-2 7, Blatche 4-7 1-1 9, Songaila 3-8 2-2 8, Young 2-7 2-2 7, Mason 4-9 0-0 10, McGuire 3-4 0-3 6, Pecherov 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 32-82 14-20 85. CLEVELAND: James 7-13 8-9 23, Gooden 8-11 2-2 18, Ilgauskas 10-10 4-5 24, Hughes 2-8 0-0 4, Pavlovic 5-9 2-2 13, Varejao 3-4 0-0 6, Gibson 2-6 0-0 5, D.Brown 6-9 0-0 15, Da.Jones 2-5 0-0 5, Dw.Jones 1-1 4-6 6, Snow 0-4 0-0 0, Newble 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 47-83 20-24 121.


Washington26201722--85
Cleveland34184326--121

3-Point Goals--

Washington 7-22 (Mason 2-6, Pecherov 1-2, Jamison 1-3, Butler 1-3, Young 1-3, Stevenson 1-5), Cleveland 7-22 (D.Brown 3-4, Da.Jones 1-3, James 1-3, Gibson 1-4, Pavlovic 1-4, Hughes 0-2, Snow 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Washington 38 (Songaila 6), Cleveland 58 (Gooden 10). Assists--Washington 21 (Songaila 6), Cleveland 39 (James 8). Total Fouls--Washington 19, Cleveland 16. Att.--20,562 (20,562).


DETROIT 86, PHILADELPHIA 78

PHILADELPHIA -- Richard Hamilton scored 21 points and Chauncey Billups had 19 to help the Pistons stop a rare three-game losing streak.

The Pistons still have the second-best record in the East, trailing only Boston, but entered trying to avoid their first four-game skid since 2004-05. They've dominated this series the past few years but could never really put away a Sixers team that has only eight wins at home.

The Pistons have won eight of their last nine games against the Sixers.

Willie Green scored 16 points, Andre Iguodala had 15 and Lou Williams 13 for the slumping Sixers.

Philadelphia has lost 10 of 12, and what few fans turned out left in droves in the fourth.

DETROIT: Prince 6-16 3-4 16, McDyess 2-6 2-4 6, Wallace 2-6 2-2 7, Billups 6-12 4-4 19, Hamilton 9-12 3-4 21, Hayes 1-2 0-0 2, Stuckey 0-4 0-0 0, Maxiell 1-1 2-4 4, Afflalo 3-7 0-0 6, Johnson 2-5 1-2 5. Totals 32-71 17-24 86. PHILADELPHIA: Iguodala 5-11 4-4 15, Evans 2-2 1-2 5, Dalembert 4-11 0-2 8, Miller 5-12 1-2 11, Green 7-12 0-0 16, Smith 3-6 0-0 6, Young 2-7 0-0 4, Williams 5-10 2-3 13, Carney 0-3 0-0 0, Giricek 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-76 8-13 78.


Detroit25252016--86
Philadelphia23182215--78

3-Point Goals--

Detroit 5-18 (Billups 3-7, Prince 1-2, Wallace 1-3, Stuckey 0-1, Hayes 0-1, Afflalo 0-2, Hamilton 0-2), Philadelphia 4-14 (Green 2-3, Iguodala 1-3, Williams 1-3, Young 0-1, Miller 0-1, Carney 0-1, Giricek 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Detroit 39 (McDyess 8), Philadelphia 55 (Dalembert 13). Assists--Detroit 17 (Wallace 6), Philadelphia 17 (Miller, Iguodala 5). Total Fouls--Detroit 18, Philadelphia 20. Att.--13,878 (20,444).


MINNESOTA 117, PHOENIX 107

MINNEAPOLIS -- Al Jefferson led Minnesota to another unlikely victory against the Suns.

Jefferson had a career-high 39 points and 15 rebounds, and the Timberwolves won two in a row for the first time this season, beating the Western Conference leaders.

Amare Stoudemire led Phoenix with 33 points, but only 19 of them came in the last 43 minutes.

The Suns, whose 30-13 record is behind only Boston for league supremacy, had their four-game winning streak stopped.

Jefferson was the reason for that.

He helped Minnesota (7-34) take a lead as big as 21 points in the first half and helped hold off a late surge by the visitors.

Leandro Barbosa's 3-pointer near the 4-minute mark cut the lead to 102-92, but Jefferson followed by attacking Stoudemire and drew a foul by Raja Bell for a three-point play to keep the Suns at a distance.

PHOENIX: Hill 5-7 1-1 11, Marion 3-3 0-0 7, Stoudemire 14-16 5-5 33, Nash 7-16 3-3 21, Bell 7-17 0-0 18, Diaw 1-2 2-2 4, Barbosa 5-12 2-2 13, Skinner 0-0 0-0 0, Strawberry 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 42-75 13-13 107. MINNESOTA: McCants 3-8 0-0 7, Gomes 6-13 2-5 14, Jefferson 15-29 9-14 39, Telfair 4-7 4-4 13, Jaric 6-12 3-4 15, Brewer 6-11 1-2 13, Smith 3-5 3-4 9, Walker 3-7 0-1 7. Totals 46-92 22-34 117.


Phoenix27232532--107
Minnesota32332329--117

3-Point Goals--

Phoenix 10-27 (Nash 4-10, Bell 4-10, Marion 1-1, Barbosa 1-5, Stoudemire 0-1), Minnesota 3-10 (Telfair 1-2, McCants 1-3, Walker 1-3, Jaric 0-1, Gomes 0-1). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Phoenix 31 (Stoudemire 6), Minnesota 60 (Jefferson 15). Assists--Phoenix 32 (Nash 16), Minnesota 28 (Jaric 10). Total Fouls--Phoenix 25, Minnesota 13. Technicals--Minnesota defensive three second. Att.--15,101 (19,443).


TORONTO 114, BOSTON 112

BOSTON -- Jose Calderon converted a go-ahead, three-point play with 10.5 seconds left and finished with 24 points and 13 assists, lifting Toronto.

Chris Bosh and Anthony Parker scored 23 points apiece for the Raptors, and Andrea Bargnani had 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Carlos Delfino was 5-for-5 from 3-point range, and Calderon had four of Toronto's 15 3-pointers (in 21 tries).

Kevin Garnett scored 26 for Boston, which had won three in a row and hadn't lost to an Atlantic Division rival in 10 tries this season.

Paul Pierce had 19 points and nine assists, and Ray Allen also scored 19 for Boston.

TORONTO: Moon 2-9 0-0 4, Bosh 8-11 7-7 23, Bargnani 7-14 3-3 20, Calderon 8-10 5-5 24, Parker 8-12 3-3 23, Kapono 0-2 0-0 0, Nesterovic 2-3 1-1 5, Dixon 0-1 0-0 0, Delfino 5-7 0-0 15, Humphries 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-69 19-19 114. BOSTON: Pierce 8-20 0-0 19, Garnett 11-16 4-4 26, Perkins 1-2 2-4 4, Rondo 7-13 0-1 14, R.Allen 7-16 2-2 19, Powe 0-0 0-0 0, T.Allen 5-8 5-6 15, Scalabrine 1-2 0-0 3, House 2-9 0-0 4, Davis 2-3 4-5 8. Totals 44-89 17-22 112.


Toronto28292730--114
Boston29263621--112

3-Point Goals--

Toronto 15-21 (Delfino 5-5, Parker 4-6, Calderon 3-4, Bargnani 3-6), Boston 7-21 (R.Allen 3-7, Pierce 3-9, Scalabrine 1-1, House 0-4). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Toronto 32 (Bosh, Bargnani 7), Boston 47 (Garnett 7). Assists--Toronto 32 (Calderon 13), Boston 30 (Pierce 9). Total Fouls--Toronto 20, Boston 19. Att.--18,624 (18,624).

Late Tuesday


SACRAMENTO 128, NEW JERSEY 94

NEW JERSEY: Jefferson 5-13 5-6 18, Boone 0-5 2-6 2, S.Williams 4-6 0-2 8, Carter 9-13 3-5 21, Kidd 5-11 0-0 13, Wright 4-9 0-0 9, Nachbar 1-5 2-3 4, M.Williams 1-7 2-2 5, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 7-9 0-0 14, Magloire 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-80 14-24 94. SACRAMENTO: Artest 9-14 7-10 27, Moore 5-7 0-0 10, Miller 6-10 2-2 14, Martin 5-13 6-6 19, Bibby 5-11 2-2 15, Salmons 0-1 0-0 0, Udrih 5-5 2-2 14, Garcia 5-7 0-0 13, Douby 2-3 0-0 6, Hawes 3-4 0-0 6, Jones 1-3 2-2 4, J.Williams 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 46-80 21-24 128.


New Jersey25222621--94
Sacramento36283331--128

3-Point Goals--

New Jersey 8-18 (Jefferson 3-5, Kidd 3-6, Wright 1-2, M.Williams 1-4, Carter 0-1), Sacramento 15-24 (Bibby 3-5, Garcia 3-5, Martin 3-7, Udrih 2-2, Douby 2-2, Artest 2-2, Miller 0-1). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--New Jersey 44 (Nachbar 5), Sacramento 47 (Martin, Miller 7). Assists--New Jersey 26 (Carter 8), Sacramento 30 (Miller 8). Total Fouls--New Jersey 20, Sacramento 18. Att.--13,232 (17,317).


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