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AP: Cavaliers clinch second straight Central division title
Published 3/18/2010 in Sports
By The Associated Press
At Cleveland, LeBron James had 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched their second straight outright Central Division championship and third in team history, beating Indiana 99-94 on Wednesday night.
Mavericks 113, Bulls 106
At Dallas, Caron Butler scored 27 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 26, and J.J. Barea scored 10 straight when things tightened up in the fourth quarter for Dallas.
Bobcats 100, Thunder 92
At Charlotte, N.C., Stephen Jackson scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Charlotte rallied to beat Oklahoma City to give Michael Jordan a victory in his first game as Bobcats majority owner.
Rockets 107, Grizzlies 94
At Houston, Aaron Brooks set a Houston record by hitting seven 3-pointers without a miss and scored 31 points, and the Rockets snapped Memphis' seven-game road winning streak.
Magic 110, Spurs 84
At Orlando, Fla., Vince Carter had 24 points and eight assists, and the Orlando Magic smothered San Antonio star Tim Duncan.
Celtics 109, Knicks 97
At Boston, Paul Pierce scored 29 points, Kevin Garnett had 22 and Boston cruised to its third straight lopsided victory at home.
Jazz 122, Timberwolves 100
At Salt Lake City, Paul Millsap had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 11 rebounds and Utah kept pace in the Western Conference.
Kyle Korver added a season-high 20 points on his 29th birthday to help the Jazz extend Minnesota's losing streak to 11. The Timberwolves allowed 152 points in a loss at Phoenix the night before and had little energy left in the second half.
The Jazz stayed within two games of Denver for the Northwest Division lead and Dallas for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with 14 games remaining.
Raptors 106, Hawks 105
At Toronto, Chris Bosh hit a 16-foot jumper with 2.1 seconds left and Toronto beat Atlanta to end a five-game losing streak.
Bosh was 6 of 19 from the field and finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds. He made a second-quarter layup to become the first player in franchise history to reach the 10,000-point plateau. Andrea Bargnani had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, 2-10 in their last 12 games. Jamal Crawford had a season-high 33 points for the Hawks, who had won four straight and 10 of their last 13.
Warriors 131, Hornets 121
At Oakland, Calif., Monta Ellis had 28 points and tied his career high with 13 assists, Anthony Tolliver had a career-high 30 points and Golden State overcame a 21-point deficit to beat New Orleans.
Reggie Williams added 22 points for the Warriors, 18 when Golden State tied a team record with nine 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Williams had four of them, and Devean George added two. David West had 36 points and 15 rebounds for New Orleans, which lost for the eighth time in its last nine road games.
76ers 108, Nets 97
At Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala scored 20 points, Jrue Holiday added 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to help Philadelphia snap a five-game losing streak.
Chris Douglas-Roberts led New Jersey with 23 points. At 7-61, the Nets are in danger of breaking the 1972-73 76ers' record for fewest victories (9-73).
Clippers 101, Bucks 93
At Los Angeles, Chris Kaman had 20 points and seven rebounds, Drew Gooden added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Los Angeles snapped an eight-game losing streak.
Brandon Jennings had 21 points for Milwaukee. The Bucks had won six straight games and 12 of their previous 13.
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