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    Thursday, May 09, 2024

    NBA roundup

    Cavaliers 104, Nets 97

    LeBron James scored 32 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their 12th straight win Tuesday night, 104-97 over the New Jersey Nets.

    The win gives Cleveland the longest winning streak in the NBA this season. The Cavaliers (42-11) also have the best record in the league.

    New Jersey (4-47) has the NBA's worst record and has lost seven straight. The Nets played without point guard Devin Harris, who has a sprained left shoulder. Courtney Lee led the Nets with 24 points.

    James was 13-of-21 from the field with 11 assists and three rebounds.

    Kings 118, Knicks 114 (OT)

    Tyreke Evans led a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback, Kevin Martin scored nine of his 17 points in overtime, and Sacramento ended a six-game losing streak.

    Evans finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, scoring 12 points in the final 7 minutes of regulation after the Knicks had built a 15-point lead.

    Wilson Chandler scored a career-high 35 points for the Knicks, who have lost three straight and six of seven to bring a 19-32 record into the All-Star break. David Lee finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

    Bobcats 94, Wizards 92

    Raymond Felton hit a fadeaway 12-footer with 1.9 seconds left to lift Charlotte past Washington, snapping a three-game losing streak.

    After Antawn Jamison missed a scoop shot in the lane, the Bobcats got the rebound and didn't call a timeout. Charlotte's play broke down, and Felton drove to the left of the lane and let go a shot over Randy Foye's outstretched arms that swished through.

    Jamison missed another scoop shot in the paint at the buzzer for the Wizards, ending their unexpected and bizarre weeklong trip - even if they were likely to be stranded in Charlotte overnight because of another mid-Atlantic snowstorm.

    Caron Butler had 23 for the Wizards.

    76ers 119, Timberwolves 97

    Andre Iguodala scored 24 points, Elton Brand added 21, and Philadelphia's reserves performed well in a win over Minnesota.

    The 76ers were once again missing guard Allen Iverson, who has been out the past four games to tend to his ill daughter. The reserves came through for Philadelphia as Lou Williams (16 points), Thaddeus Young (15), Royal Ivey (9) and Jason Smith (9) helped the team win its fifth straight.

    The game was played before a sparse crowd who braved the area's second major snowstorm in less than a week.

    Pistons 93, Bucks 81

    Tayshaun Prince, Rodney Stuckey and Charlie Villanueva scored 18 points each to lead Detroit, which had lost six of its previous eight.

    Leading 64-62 going into the fourth, the Bucks tied it twice before Jason Maxiell's short jumper ignited a 16-6 run that turned the game decisively in the Pistons' favor.

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