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Posted on: Saturday, November 7, 2009

Cavs reap win at Garden


Associated Press

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Cleveland's LeBron James drives on New York's Larry Hughes. James scored 33 points in a 100-91 victory.

KATHY KMONICEK | Associated Press

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NEW YORK — LeBron James celebrated with the Yankees and toyed with the Knicks.

No wonder he's bummed about the NBA schedule: only one Garden party this season.

James scored 33 points in his lone visit to New York, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the Knicks last night.

The Cavaliers rang up 40 in the first quarter, leaving New York fans with little left to do besides cheer for the Yankees in attendance and enjoy another mesmerizing performance by James.

"The atmosphere was great," James said. "Lot of stars in the building and like I said it's humbling to know that you have guys like the Yankees come out and Jay-Z. It's really, really humbling."

James shot 8 of 9 in the first period, with his second 3-pointer coming just before the buzzer to give him 19 points and make it 40-21.

CLIPPERS 118, WARRIORS 90

Chris Kaman had 22 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes and Los Angeles ended a seven-game losing streak in the Oakland Arena. Baron Davis scored 16 of his 25 points in the third quarter for the Clippers.

LAKERS 114, GRIZZLIES 98

Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading host Los Angeles over Memphis. Bryant reached his latest scoring milestone 38 days before Wilt Chamberlain did.

MAGIC 110, PISTONS 103

Dwight Howard had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help host Orlando hold off Detroit. Matt Barnes had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Magic, and Jameer Nelson also scored 18, with eight assists.

BUCKS 87, TIMBERWOLVES 72

Andrew Bogut had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Luke Ridnour had 16 points off the bench and visiting Milwaukee beat Minnesota. Rookie Brandon Jennings had his first clunker for the Bucks, putting up nine points on 4-for-16 shooting.

BOBCATS 103, HAWKS 83

Raja Bell scored 24 points and host Charlotte looked nothing like the NBA's lowest scoring team in beating Atlanta. Bell hit 9 of 12 shots, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range.

SUNS 110, CELTICS 103

Jason Richardson had 34 points and 10 rebounds, and visiting Phoenix beat Boston. Steve Nash had 16 points and 12 assists for Phoenix.

HEAT 96, NUGGETS 88

Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 18 and host Miami beat Denver. Mario Chalmers added 16 points for the Heat.

PACERS 102, WIZARDS 86

Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 points in his pro debut for host Indiana. The first-round draft pick was out with a right shin injury. Danny Granger scored 22 points for the Pacers.

76ERS 97, NETS 94

Andre Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give host Philadelphia a 95-92 lead with 2:03 left. Lou Williams scored 18 points and Jason Kapono had 14 for Philadelphia.

RAPTORS 107, HORNETS 90

Chris Bosh scored 27 points and visiting Toronto used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control. The Raptors trailed 56-51 before hitting a barrage of 3-pointers to pull away.

ROCKETS 105, THUNDER 94

Trevor Ariza and Carl Landry scored 21 points apiece for host Houston. Luis Scola added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets.

TRAIL BLAZERS 96, SPURS 84

Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, and Steve Blake added 15 points for host Portland. Richard Jefferson had 19 points for San Antonio.

NOTES

Kings: Sacramento leading scorer Kevin Martin will be sidelined for about two months after deciding to undergo surgery on his injured wrist. Martin is averaging 30.6 points a game.