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Cavaliers clinch home court

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From the Associated Press

LeBron James scored 35 points in 36 minutes and the Cavaliers clinched home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs with a 94-76 victory Thursday night over the New Jersey Nets at Cleveland. Vince Carter had 26 points for the Nets, who stayed in seventh in the Eastern Conference.

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Kevin Willis, the league’s oldest active player at 44, was signed for the rest of the season by the Dallas Mavericks after his 10-day contract expired.

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