Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009

James, Shaq lead Cavs past Wizards

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James scored 27 points, Shaquille O'Neal added a season-high 21 while wearing out Washington's big men and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their third straight, beating the Wizards 102-90 on Tuesday night.

The Cavs trailed by 18 in the second quarter before turning up their defense.

WASHINGTON: Butler 7-18 7-8 22, Oberto 1-2 1-2 3, Haywood 3-8 2-2 8, Arenas 7-18 7-11 22, Miller 2-3 7-8 12, Blatche 3-7 1-2 7, Stevenson 0-4 3-4 3, McGee 0-1 2-2 2, Foye 3-7 0-0 7, McGuire 0-0 0-0 0, Young 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 27-69 32-41 90.

CLEVELAND: L.James 7-16 11-13 27, Varejao 5-9 0-0 10, O'Neal 7-9 7-10 21, M.Williams 6-14 0-0 15, Parker 2-12 0-0 5, Ilgauskas 1-6 1-2 3, West 2-7 0-1 4, Gibson 5-8 0-1 14, Hickson 0-1 0-0 0, Moon 1-4 0-0 3, J.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-86 19-27 102.

3-Point Goals-Washington 4-14 (Miller 1-2, Arenas 1-2, Foye 1-2, Butler 1-4, Stevenson 0-4), Cleveland 11-26 (Gibson 4-5, M.Williams 3-4, L.James 2-7, Moon 1-2, Parker 1-6, West 0-2). Fouled Out-Haywood. Rebounds-Washington 55 (Haywood 9), Cleveland 54 (Varejao 10). Assists-Washington 12 (Arenas 5), Cleveland 25 (L.James, M.Williams 6). Total Fouls-Washington 27, Cleveland 25. Technicals-Washington defensive three second. Att.-20,562 (20,562).

Boston 105, (at) Philadelphia 74 | Paul Pierce scored 21 points, Rasheed Wallace had 20 and the Celtics remained unbeaten with a victory over the 76ers.

BOSTON: Pierce 8-13 4-4 21, Garnett 1-7 1-4 3, Perkins 1-3 1-2 3, Rondo 5-7 1-1 11, R.Allen 2-8 1-1 5, Wallace 7-10 0-0 20, Daniels 3-5 0-0 6, S.Williams 5-8 1-2 11, House 4-5 0-0 12, Giddens 1-2 0-0 2, Hudson 2-2 0-0 6, Scalabrine 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 41-72 9-14 105.

PHILADELPHIA: Young 4-16 3-4 11, Brand 2-6 2-4 6, Dalembert 3-5 2-2 8, L.Williams 3-10 1-2 7, Iguodala 7-14 3-4 17, Smith 0-3 2-2 2, Speights 3-11 0-0 6, Kapono 2-4 0-1 4, Holiday 2-2 0-0 5, Green 3-7 1-1 7, Carney 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 29-80 15-22 74.

3-Point Goals-Boston 14-20 (Wallace 6-8, House 4-5, Hudson 2-2, Scalabrine 1-1, Pierce 1-3, R.Allen 0-1), Philadelphia 1-16 (Holiday 1-1, Smith 0-1, Green 0-1, Carney 0-1, Kapono 0-2, Iguodala 0-2, Young 0-4, L.Williams 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Boston 47 (Pierce 8), Philadelphia 47 (Speights 9). Assists-Boston 27 (Rondo 5), Philadelphia 15 (L.Williams 5). Total Fouls-Boston 21, Philadelphia 16. Technicals-Wallace, Boston defensive three second, Philadelphia defensive three second. Att.-11,251 (20,318).

Phoenix 104, (at) Miami 96 | Steve Nash scored 30 points and added eight assists, and the Suns used a dominant fourth quarter to beat the Heat in a matchup of NBA unbeatens. Phoenix overcame its largest deficit of the season and used a 13-4 run over the middle portion of the fourth to pull away.

PHOENIX: Hill 2-11 6-8 10, Stoudemire 6-9 4-9 16, Frye 4-11 0-0 9, Nash 11-15 4-4 30, J.Richardson 6-13 0-1 14, Dudley 2-6 3-3 8, Amundson 5-7 0-0 10, Dragic 3-5 0-2 7, Collins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-77 17-27 104.

MIAMI: Q.Richardson 7-17 0-0 18, Beasley 4-10 4-4 12, O'Neal 7-12 0-0 14, Chalmers 2-8 0-0 5, Wade 7-18 9-11 23, Haslem 4-11 2-2 10, Anthony 0-1 0-0 0, Arroyo 2-7 0-0 5, Wright 2-4 0-0 6, Jones 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 36-90 15-17 96.

3-Point Goals-Phoenix 9-23 (Nash 4-5, J.Richardson 2-7, Dragic 1-1, Dudley 1-3, Frye 1-5, Hill 0-2), Miami 9-24 (Q.Richardson 4-9, Wright 2-3, Jones 1-1, Arroyo 1-1, Chalmers 1-5, Beasley 0-2, Wade 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 55 (Hill 12), Miami 49 (Haslem 13). Assists-Phoenix 21 (Nash 8), Miami 22 (Wade 7). Total Fouls-Phoenix 16, Miami 23. Technicals-Phoenix defensive three second, Miami defensive three second 3. Att.-15,105 (19,600).

(At) Detroit 85, Orlando 80 | Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Rodney Stuckey added 20 as the short-handed Pistons beat Orlando.

ORLANDO: Carter 6-16 0-0 15, Anderson 2-14 2-2 7, Howard 2-2 4-8 8, Nelson 3-11 0-0 7, Redick 4-12 3-3 14, Gortat 2-4 0-0 4, Bass 3-7 0-0 6, Barnes 5-9 1-1 11, Williams 2-4 2-2 8. Totals 29-79 12-16 80.

DETROIT: Jerebko 0-5 0-0 0, Villanueva 3-11 6-7 12, Wallace 1-2 0-0 2, Stuckey 7-20 6-8 20, Gordon 6-10 11-11 23, Brown 2-5 2-6 6, Bynum 7-15 6-6 20, Wilcox 0-2 0-0 0, Daye 1-2 0-0 2, Atkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-72 31-38 85.

3-Point Goals-Orlando 10-35 (Redick 3-6, Carter 3-9, Williams 2-3, Nelson 1-4, Anderson 1-11, Barnes 0-2), Detroit 0-6 (Stuckey 0-1, Daye 0-1, Jerebko 0-2, Villanueva 0-2). Fouled Out-Gortat, Howard. Rebounds-Orlando 51 (Gortat, Barnes 7), Detroit 55 (Wallace 10). Assists-Orlando 18 (Nelson 6), Detroit 8 (Gordon, Stuckey 3). Total Fouls-Orlando 30, Detroit 17. Technicals-Howard, Redick, Orlando defensive three second. Att.-15,487 (22,076).