James keys Cavaliers’ 13th win in a row

LeBron James refuses to let the Cavaliers lose.

Cleveland’s superstar made two crucial three-point plays down the stretch and finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds as the Cavaliers won their 13th straight game, 79-73, on Tuesday night over the Detroit Pistons, who gave the NBA’s best team all it could handle.

The Cavaliers trailed, 69-67, midway through the fourth when James took over, scoring eight points and handing out an assist in a 10-0 run.

With the win, Cleveland improved to an NBA-best 61-13, three games better than the Lakers. Cleveland is 36-1 at home and became just the sixth team in NBA history to win 16 games in one month.

Richard Hamilton scored 13 for the Pistons (36-38), who shot 35.4% and had only two players in double figures.