Cavaliers pick up 11th straight win

CLEVELAND " LeBron James scored 25 points and Mo Williams added 22, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to their 11th straight win, a 107-85 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.

Cleveland's victory ties the franchise record for consecutive wins in a season. The Cavaliers (59-13) also won 11 straight from Nov. 22-Dec. 12 this season, and have accomplished the feat four other times.

Cleveland, which set a franchise mark for victories in a season Wednesday, will go for its 60th win Sunday against Dallas at home, where the Cavaliers are 34-1. Cleveland leads Boston and Orlando by five games for the best record in the Eastern Conference.

Lakers 103, Nets 95

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. " Pau Gasol had a season-high 36 points and 11 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the top playoff seed in the Western Conference with a victory over the New Jersey Nets.

Shaking off some uncharacteristic poor shooting early and a sprained right ankle before halftime, Kobe Bryant scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and added nine assists as the Lakers (58-14) won their fifth straight.

Knicks 103, Hornets 93

NEW YORK " Al Harrington scored 23 points, David Lee added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the New York Knicks snapped a six-game losing streak.

Celtics 99, Hawks 93

ATLANTA " Boston rested Kevin Garnett, but showed off its depth as Glen Davis filled in with 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Celtics past the Atlanta Hawks.

Magic 110, Bucks 94

ORLANDO, Fla. " Rashard Lewis scored 19 points, Hedo Turkoglu added 18 and the surging Orlando Magic beat the Milwaukee Bucks.

Dwight Howard added 18 points and eight rebounds in another strong defensive effort for Orlando, which held Milwaukee to 39.1 percent shooting. The Magic (54-18) have won five straight and 12 of their last 14 and stayed percentage points ahead of Boston for the Eastern Conference's second seed.

Bobcats 100, 76ers 95

PHILADELPHIA " Boris Diaw scored 24 points to help the Charlotte Bobcats keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Raptors 112, Thunder 96

TORONTO " Chris Bosh had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Shawn Marion added 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Jason Kapono scored 15 points and Andrea Bargnani had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors, who led by as many as 25 and matched a season high with their third straight win.

Nuggets 103, Mavericks 101

DALLAS " Carmelo Anthony made three free throws and a tough layup in traffic in the final 43 seconds, capping a 43-point performance that lifted the Denver Nuggets to a 103-101 victory over the Jason Kidd-less Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

Spurs 111, Clippers 98

SAN ANTONIO " Tony Parker scored 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs celebrated having their big three together for the first time in six weeks by drubbing the weary Los Angeles Clippers 111-98 on Friday night.

Grizzlies 113, Kings 95

SACRAMENTO, Calif. " Marc Gasol scored 27 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won in Sacramento for the first time in 11 years.

Rudy Gay had 23 points and nine rebounds and Mike Conley had 20 points and six assists for the Grizzlies, who snapped a 20-game losing streak in Sacramento. The franchise's only victory at Arco Arena came in the final game of the 1997-98 season, when the Grizzlies were in Vancouver and current Kings assistant coach Shareef Abdur-Rahim was in his second NBA season.

Kevin Martin scored 31 points for the Kings, who have dropped seven of eight.

The Grizzlies entered the game having lost three straight and 11 of 12, but took control early against the Kings, leading by double digits midway through the first quarter and taking a 22-point lead into halftime.

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