Cavaliers end mini-skid with rout of Spurs

at Cleveland 101, San Antonio 81: LeBron James scored 38 points, and the NBA’s best home team avoided its first three-game losing streak. The Cavaliers are 37-1 at home.

Utah 108, at New Orleans 94: Ronnie Brewer scored 23 points as the Jazz clinched a playoff spot and completed a convincing 3-0 season sweep of the Hornets. It was Utah’s first road victory against a winning team in the Western Conference this season.

Denver 110, at Minnesota 87: Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points and the Nuggets won their seventh in a row to extend their lead to two games over San Antonio for the No. 2 seeding in the West.

at Houston 102, Portland 88: Yao Ming had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets. The Trail Blazers clinched their first playoff berth since 2003 when Dallas beat Phoenix earlier in the day.

at Detroit 104, Charlotte 97: Will Bynum scored a franchise-record 26 points in the fourth quarter of a win that put the Pistons a step closer to locking up the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They are three games ahead of the Bobcats with five to play.

New York 112, at Toronto 103: David Lee had 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Knicks eliminated the Raptors from the playoff race. Toronto had won six in a row.

at New Jersey 96, Philadelphia 67: Vince Carter scored 15 points and the Nets kept their playoff hopes flickering by handing the 76ers their worst loss of the season.

Indiana 117, at Oklahoma City 99: Danny Granger scored 24 points for the Pacers, who kept their slim playoff hopes alive.

Golden State 105, at Sacramento 100: The Warriors had only seven healthy players but won their third straight, with Kelenna Azubuike getting 30 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.

at Lakers 88, Clippers 85: The Lakers had to hang on after blowing a 19-point fourth-quarter lead.