James becomes Cavs' leading scorer

LeBron James walked to the center of the floor as fans who have watched him grow from local teenage prodigy to NBA superstar drowned him in cheers.

As they stood and screamed, James returned their love by blowing kisses.

The kid from nearby Akron has done it all so quickly, in the blink of an eye. From the franchise's top pick to its top scorer -- in less than five years.

James passed Brad Daugherty as Cleveland's career scoring leader in the first quarter and finished with 29 points, leading the host Cavaliers to a 90-83 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night in a possible first-round playoff preview.

"I think I made my mom proud," James said.

Grizzlies 120, Knicks 116: Mike Miller scored 24 of his 34 points in the first half, and visiting Memphis snapped an 18-game road losing streak by beating New York.

Jamal Crawford scored 22 for the Knicks (19-49), who have lost three straight, 10 of 11, and matched their loss total from all of last season.

Magic 113, Sixers 95: Rashard Lewis scored 18 points, leading eight Orlando players in double figures en route to an easy victory over Philadelphia, who at 34-35 is still trying to clinch an Eastern Conference playoff spot.

Pacers 124, T'wolves 113: Danny Granger scored 32 points to lead Indiana past visiting Minnesota. It was the Pacers' fifth straight victory at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers (28-41) entered the night two games out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Wizards 103, Heat 86: Caron Butler scored 25 points and Antawn Jamison added 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead visiting Washington past Miami.

Bobby Jones scored 15 points for the Heat, who have lost 10 of their last 11 games and 37 of their last 41.

Nuggets 125, Nets 114: Allen Iverson had 26 points and 9 assists and led a fourth-quarter spurt that carried Denver past host New Jersey.

Former Net Kenyon Martin and Carmelo Anthony had 17 points apiece for Denver.

Spurs 102, Kings 89: Tim Duncan had 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead San Antonio in a rout over visiting Sacramento.

Tony Parker added 19 points for the Spurs, who have won two straight after snapping a season-high four-game losing streak Thursday against the Bulls.

Trail Blazers 107, Clippers 102:ŒLaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 7 assists, and Brandon Roy added 21 points and 6 assists to lead Portland past visiting Los Angeles.

Martell Webster had 16 points and Steve Blake had 15 points and 11 assists for Portland.