CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 29 points, Kevin Love added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers exacted a little revenge on Washington with a 113-87 win over the Wizards on Wednesday night.
Five days after they were embarrassed in a 91-78 loss to Washington, the Cavs controlled this one from the start and got back to .500.
James led the way, also collecting 10 rebounds and eight assists in 36 minutes.
WARRIORS 111, MAGIC 96: Stephen Curry had 28 points, including six 3-pointers, as Golden State won at Orlando.
Curry sat out the fourth quarter of Golden State’s seventh straight victory.
TRAIL BLAZERS 105, HORNETS 97: Wesley Matthews scored a season-high 28 points as visiting Portland won its ninth straight.
Matthews was 10 of 15 from the field and 6 of 9 from 3-point range as Portland (12-3) improved to 7-0 against Eastern Conference teams.
BUCKS 103, TIMBERWOLVES 86: Larry Sanders had 15 points, seven rebounds and five blocks to help visiting Milwaukee.
NETS 99, 76ERS 91: Alan Anderson scored 10 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter, and visiting Brooklyn extended Philadelphia’s season-opening skid to 15 games – matching a franchise record.
Philadelphia rallied from a 20-point deficit in the first half to the lead early in the fourth quarter.
CLIPPERS 104, PISTONS 98: Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, Chris Paul had 23 and visiting Los Angeles beat Detroit.
Blake Griffin added 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Clippers, who outscored the Pistons 32-25 in the final period. Crawford, one of the NBA’s top reserves, and Paul combined for 31 points in the second half.
D.J. Augustin scored 19 points for the Pistons, who have lost six straight.
RAPTORS 126, HAWKS 115: DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points as visiting Toronto won its sixth straight.
THUNDER 97, JAZZ 82: Reggie Jackson scored 22 points as host Oklahoma City snapped a six-game skid
Kevin Durant (broken right foot) and Russell Westbrook (broken right hand) have been practicing and taking contact, and both will be re-evaluated in the next few days to see if they are ready to return.
NOTES
SPURS: Coach Gregg Popovich missed Wednesday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers after undergoing what the team is calling a minor medical procedure.
Popovich also is expected to miss Friday’s home game against Sacramento. Assistant Ettore Messina will run the team in Popovich’s absence.
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