LeBron James leads Cavaliers to win at Boston
at Cleveland 104, Boston 93: LeBron James scored 30 points, 24 in the second half, and Cleveland wore down the aging Celtics for a victory, the Cavaliers’ second decisive win over one of the East’s premier teams in less than a month.
at Oklahoma City 119, Utah 111: Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 30 points and 11 assists, and the Thunder made up ground in the race for home-court advantage in the playoffs with a victory over the short-handed Jazz.
at Milwaukee 98, Indiana 94: Jerry Stackhouse tied his season high with 20 points and the Bucks survived a late rally from the short-handed Pacers to win their sixth straight.
at Miami 104, Philadelphia 91: Dwyane Wade scored 38 points and his supporting cast came through during a decisive stretch in the fourth quarter, helping the Heat beat the 76ers.
at Phoenix 120, New Orleans 106: Steve Nash had 13 points and 12 assists in his 1,000th NBA game and his favorite receiver Amare Stoudemire had a dominant 36-point, 12-rebound performance as the Suns beat the injury-depleted Hornets.
at Portland 109, Toronto 98,: Nicolas Batum scored 22 points, making five of six three-point attempts, and the Trail Blazers won their fourth straight.
at Sacramento 114, Minnesota 100: Rookie Tyreke Evans had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead the Kings over the Timberwolves, who have lost nine straight.
— associated press
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