Cavs' Williams pours in 44

In his first home game since being named an all-star, Mo Williams scored a career-high 44 points and LeBron James added 26 as the Cleveland Cavaliers reached the all-star break with a 109-92 over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.

The Cavs bounced back from their first two-game losing slide this season with an impressive performance and their 40th victory. They had their 23-game home winning streak stopped Sunday by the Los Angeles Lakers.

But with Williams going 18 of 26 from the floor and making seven 3-pointers, Cleveland embarked on a new home streak by outrunning the speedy Suns, who were without starting point guard Steve Nash. He didn't dress to get extra rest for numerous sore spots.

In other games: Paul Pierce scored 30 points and the visiting Boston Celtics spoiled Chris Paul's return from injury with an 89-77 victory over New Orleans. Kevin Garnett added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Eddie House scored eight of his 12 points in the final period to help Boston pull away despite the absence of Ray Allen, who hyperextended his right thumb in the first half. ... Carmelo Anthony had 29 points and 8 rebounds, and Denver ended a 15-game losing streak in Orlando with an 82-73 win. ... Roko Ukic scored a career-high 22 points, Andrea Bargnani had 23 and host Toronto cooled off San Antonio with a 91-89 victory. ... Joe Johnson scored 27 points and Flip Murray had 23 for visiting Atlanta in a 99-95 win over Detroit. Allen Iverson scored 26 for the Pistons, who fell a game under .500 since he joined the lineup.