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Cavaliers Ride Duo to Dynamic Victory

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From Associated Press

Zydrunas Ilgauskas and LeBron James scored 41 of Cleveland’s 57 points in the second half Wednesday night in the Cavaliers’ 100-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls in Cleveland.

Ilgauskas had 33 points -- 26 after halftime -- and added eight rebounds and seven blocked shots, matching a career high. James had 27 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and five steals. The duo once combined for 35 straight points.

Ben Gordon had 21 points for the Bulls.

Indiana 93, Miami 91 -- Jermaine O’Neal scored all three Pacer baskets in overtime, including a turnaround jumper from the baseline with 11 seconds left, in a victory at Indianapolis.

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O’Neal had 29 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks as the Pacers won their fourth straight game and their 11th in a row over the Heat.

The Heat’s Dwyane Wade had 38 points, one shy of his career high. Wade missed a three-point shot at the final buzzer.

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Seattle 103, New Orleans 85 -- Rashard Lewis made six three-pointers and scored 26 points in the SuperSonics’ fifth straight road victory.

The Hornets’ Baron Davis, who missed 17 games because of a heel injury, returned with five points and three steals in 19 minutes.

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San Antonio 99, Houston 81 -- Tim Duncan scored 30 points at San Antonio as the Spurs closed the game with a 24-7 run to beat the Rockets for the first time in three tries this season.

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Dallas 101, Utah 83 -- Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points at Salt Lake City in the Mavericks’ fifth victory in a row, all on the road.

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Washington 93, Memphis 83 -- Gilbert Arenas had 30 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to help the host Wizards end a three-game losing streak.

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Denver 107, Boston 86 -- Andre Miller scored 22 points to lead the Nuggets at Denver.

Celtic Coach Doc Rivers was ejected at the end of the first half, his second technical being the last of four Boston got in the final 0.3 seconds.

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Milwaukee 100, New Jersey 81 -- Desmond Mason had 15 points for the Bucks at Milwaukee.

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Golden State 101, Atlanta 96 -- Jason Richardson scored 31 points to help send the Hawks to their 17th straight road loss.

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