DENVER - LeBron James had 22 points and 11 assists on a poor

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DENVER - LeBron James had 22 points and 11 assists on a poor shooting night by Clevelands Big Three, helping the Cavaliers hold on for a 110-101 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday.James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving were a combined 19 of 45 from the floor. The Cavaliers had seven players score in double figures and finished 1-2 on their road trip.Cleveland wound up with 25 assists two nights after the team tied a franchise record with just six in a loss at Utah.Randy Foye scored 28 points for the Nuggets, who have dropped four in a row. Denver played without speedy point guard Ty Lawson after he was scratched due to a sore left ankle.GRIZZLIES 91, THUNDER 89OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Mike Conley scored 20 points and the Grizzlies remained unbeaten.Oklahoma City had a chance to take the lead with 5.9 seconds remaining, but the Thunder were called for a five-second violation. Oklahoma City then fouled Courtney Lee, who made one of two free throws. That gave the Thunder the ball, down two, with 2.4 seconds to go. Serge Ibaka missed a 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key at the buzzer.Lee scored 17 points and Zach Randolph added 16 for Memphis (6-0).Reggie Jackson had 22 points for the Thunder (1-5), who again played without injured stars Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and several other key players.HORNETS 122, HAWKS 119, 2OTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Lance Stephenson made a 33-foot jumper off the glass in the second overtime, lifting Charlotte to the victory.Stephenson inbounded the ball to Marvin Williams and got it back off a handoff before connecting from long range.He then celebrated by racing to the scorers table and leaping on top. He started pounding his chest as the crowd went wild.Al Jefferson scored a season-high 34 points for the Hornets (3-3). Stephenson added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Hornets snapped a six-game losing to the Hawks in Charlotte.Al Horford led Atlanta (1-3) with 24 points and Jeff Teague added 22. Kyle Korver had 20.NETS 110, KNICKS 99NEW YORK (AP) — Deron Williams scored a season-high 29 points and Brooklyn beat New York in the first meeting this season between the city rivals.Brook Lopez added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Nets, who had beaten the Knicks just once on their home floor since moving from New Jersey to Brooklyn in 2012. The Knicks had won the last three meetings here, but the Nets clearly looked like the best team in the Big Apple on this night.Williams had only one 30-point game all last season, when the former All-Star battled ankle injuries. But he looked back in his old form while dancing around the Knicks for 10-of-15 shooting and six assists.Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points but shot 5 of 20 for the Knicks, who dropped their third in a row.KINGS 114, SUNS 112, 2OTPHOENIX (AP) — Rudy Gay hit a go-ahead turnaround jumper with 1:07 left in the second overtime, leading Sacramento to its fifth consecutive win.Kings centre DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points and a season-high 18 rebounds before fouling out on an illegal screen with 34.7 seconds left in regulation. Darren Collison scored 16 and Gay, who was averaging 24.4 points coming into the night, finished with 11.Eric Bledsoe had 23 points and eight assists for the Suns, who were outscored 22-11 in the fourth quarter.At 5-1, Sacramento is off to its best six-game start since the 1999-2000 season.RAPTORS 103, WIZARDS 84TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry had 13 points, 10 assists and a season-high 11 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season, leading Toronto to the win.DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points for the Raptors, who are off to the first 5-1 start in team history. Terrence Ross scored a season-high 18 points, and Lou Williams had 13.Otto Porter scored 13 points and Kris Humphries had 11 for the Wizards, who lost for the first time since a season-opening defeat at Miami.Washington shot 30 for 83 for a season-worst 36.1 per cent. The Wizards previous low of 37.4 per cent was set in Wednesdays overtime win against Indiana.BULLS 118, 76ERS 115PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mike Dunleavy scored 12 of his season-high 27 points in the third quarter, and Chicago held on for the win.Jimmy Butler had 23 points and Pau Gasol added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls, who improved to 4-0 on the road.Chicago point guard Derrick Rose sat out after he aggravated his sprained ankles in Wednesdays 95-86 win over Milwaukee. He is day to day.Tony Wroten had a career-high 31 points for Philadelphia, which fell to 0-6 for its worst start since losing its first 15 in 1972-73 when they set an NBA mark for futility by finishing 9-73.Philadelphia rookie Nerlens Noel sat out after spraining his left ankle in Wednesdays 91-89 loss to Orlando.CELTICS 101, PACERS 98BOSTON (AP) — Jared Sullinger scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and Jeff Green pulled down a big offensive rebound for the Celtics.Bostons surge early in the fourth was interrupted for a few minutes when rookie Marcus Smart injured his left leg and was carted to the locker room. Smart, the No. 6 pick in this years draft, clutched at his lower leg after getting his arm hooked by Indianas A.J. Price and crashing to the floor with 11:07 left.Smart never got up and his teammates gathered around as medical personnel attended to the injury. Coach Brad Stevens said he was waiting on X-rays to see whether Smart sprained his ankle or broke it.Green finished with 15 points and seven rebounds, grabbing his last one after Avery Bradleys jumper bounced off the rim with 6 seconds left and Bostons lead down to 97-96. Green was fouled and made both free throws to help the Celtics end a three-game skid.Roy Hibbert had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers. Chris Copeland scored 17, and Donald Sloan added 15 points.MAGIC 112, TIMBERWOLVES 103, OTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Aaron Gordon had six of his 17 points in overtime, and the Magic earned their first home win of the season.Evan Fournier led the Magic (2-4) with 20 points, and Tobias Harris had 17 points and 16 rebounds.The Timberwolves (2-3) lost point guard Ricky Rubio to a sprained left ankle in the first half. X-rays were negative, and coach Flip Saunders said the injury would be evaluated on Saturday.Kevin Martin led Minnesota with 21 points, but missed a short jump shot in the final seconds of regulation. Nikola Pekovic and reserve Corey Brewer scored 16 apiece.Gordon opened overtime with a three-point play, lifting Orlando to a 97-94 lead. He also made a 3-pointer to make it 106-99 with 1:35 left.MAVERICKS 105, JAZZ 82SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 10 rebounds to help the Mavericks coast to the win.Tyson Chandler added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Monta Ellis scored 13 as the Mavericks bounced back from Thursday nights 108-87 loss at Portland. Nowitzki shot 11 of 18, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range.Alec Burks led the Jazz with 14 points. Gordon Hayward had 12, and Trey Burke and Dante Exum added 11 apiece.The Jazz committed 23 turnovers, and the Mavericks had a 32-9 advantage in points off turnovers.PISTONS 98, BUCKS 95AUBURN HILLS, Mich. 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While plenty of statistics illustrate Torontos turnaround in the second year of manager Ryan Nelsens tenure, stopping goals is not one of them.SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Philadelphia Flyers are ready for the playoffs. Claude Giroux scored two goals and the Flyers clinched a Stanley Cup playoff berth by beating the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Tuesday. Tye McGinn, Sean Couturier and Vincent Lecavalier also scored for the Flyers and Steve Mason made 38 saves. The Flyers won their second consecutive game after losing the four previous games and after a 1-7 start to the season, making the playoffs is a big relief. "From the start we got, from the first (eight) games, weve got to be proud of what weve done," Lecavalier said. "Obviously we have to finish strong and make sure that were ready and confident for that first round." Jonathan Huberdeau and Erik Gudbranson scored goals for Florida and Dan Ellis stopped 22 shots. Ellis substituted for Roberto Luongo, a late scratch with an upper-body injury. After the game, Panthers coach Peter Horachek said Luongos injury was muscular soreness and not serious. The Panthers didnt go easily. Trailing 4-0, they scored two goals early in the third period to close to 4-2 and make the Flyers nervous. "We kind of took our foot off the gas," Giroux said. "We only have three games to kind of work on our game and be ready for the playoffs." The Flyers scored four goals in the second period, including three on their first four shots. The Flyers took a 1-0 lead when Lecavalier found a loose puck in the slot and wristed it between Ellis pads at 2:02 for his 20th goal of the season. The Flyers have seven 20-goal scorers. Philadelphia went ahead 2-0 when Giroux fired a shot from the top of the right circle that got cleanly by Ellis at 6:29. The Flyers stretched their lead to 3-0 a few minutes later on Girouxs second goal. Mark Streit dropped a pass to Giroux in the slot and his wrist shot beat Ellis at 8:50.dddddddddddd "Just a couple of shots where I?was able to get open and shoot it on net," Giroux said. "Obviously those goals were huge for us to get the lead." Philadelphia went ahead 4-0 with 4:57 left in the second when Couturier wristed in a rebound from the right side. It was his first goal in 18 games. The Panthers have lost six of their past seven games and Ellis has lost all five starts with the Panthers since being acquired from Dallas on March 5. "It was a good start (in the first) but in the second period I just let in four bad goals," Ellis said. "I take responsibility for that loss. ... I cant let two pucks go right through me." Gudbranson scored 1:14 into the third when he fired a shot from just inside the blue line that got past Mason to make the score 4-1. Huberdeau pulled the Panthers to 4-2 when he poked the puck between Masons pads at 5:38 of the third. It was the first goal for Huberdeau since Jan. 20 at Pittsburgh, a span of 19 games. "Obviously, we made it closer than it should have been," said Flyers coach Craig Berube, who was happy the team clinched a spot in the playoffs. "They went through a lot and they battled hard all year. Theyre a good group of guys, good character, and they deserve a lot of credit for making the playoffs." The Flyers made it 5-2 when McGinn took a pass from Lecavalier from behind the net and poked the puck past Ellis with 4:54 left in the third. NOTES: Flyers R Steve Downie returned to the lineup after missing eight games with an upper-body injury. ... Huberdeau returned after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury. ... The Panthers recalled centre Drew Shore from AHL San Antonio and reassigned forward Bobby Butler to the Rampage. ' ' '