NBA Capsules: LeBron drops 41 on Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. -- LeBron James had 41 points and 10 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a fourth-quarter Portland rally to beat the Trail Blazers 106-94 on Sunday night.
Shaquille O'Neal had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who won their sixth straight against the Blazers.
James was 8 for 8 from the floor for 20 points in the first quarter alone. He finished 13 of 19 from the field and made 12 of 14 free-throw attempts.
Brandon Roy scored 34 points for the Blazers, who rallied to tie it at 87 with 6:55 left after trailing by as many as 17 points in the second half.
Lakers 95, Bucks 77LOS ANGELES -- Andrew Bynum had 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and Los Angeles avoided its first three-game losing streak in nearly two years.Shannon Brown added 19 points, Jordan Farmar scored 15 of his 17 in the second half, Kobe Bryant had 12 points on 4 of 21 shooting, and Derek Fisher 11 for the defending NBA champions.Hakim Warrick had 14 points, Jodie Meeks 12, and Brandon Jennings, Luke Ridnour and Charlie Bell 10 each for the Bucks, who had won three straight but dropped to 5-11 on the road.Hornets 115, Wizards 110WASHINGTON -- Chris Paul scored eight of his 26 points in the final three minutes to lead New Orleans to its sixth straight win.Peja Stojakovic scored 20 points, and Paul added 14 assists for the Hornets, who have won three straight away from home to improve their road record to 5-13 after an abysmal start.Antawn Jamison scored 32 points for the Wizards, and Randy Foye had 23 starting in place of Gilbert Arenas to set a season-high for the second straight game.Celtics 114, Raptors 107TORONTO -- Rajon Rondo had 22 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season, and Rasheed Wallace scored a season-high 29 points in Boston's seventh straight win over the Raptors.Wallace made five of Boston's 11 3-pointers. Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kendrick Perkins each scored 16 points for Boston, which had lost four of six coming in.Chris Bosh had 31 points and 13 rebounds, and Andrea Bargnani added 23 points for Toronto.Spurs 97, Nets 85SAN ANTONIO -- Manu Ginobili scored 21 points and San Antonio Spurs sent New Jersey to its 34th loss in 37 games this season.Spurs center Ian Mahinmi made his first appearance of the season memorable with career highs of 15 points and nine rebounds.Brook Lopez scored 28 points and Yi Jianlian added 16 for New Jersey.Clippers 94, Heat 84LOS ANGELES -- Chris Kaman had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Baron Davis had 11 points and 14 assists, and the revitalized Clippers won their sixth straight home game.Eric Gordon scored 17 points and Rasual Butler added 13 for the Clippers, who moved within one game of .500.Dwyane Wade scored 24 points for the Heat, who have lost five of seven to drop within one game of .500.