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Cavs improve to NBA best record of 53 wins; Bryant scores 30 to push Lakers to victory
Auburn Hills, Michigan ? LeBron James had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in his fourth triple-double of the season, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons yesterday.
Cleveland has won four in a row and lost only one of its last 11 games, improving to an NBA-best 53-15 win-loss record.
Richard Hamilton had 24 points and was one of six Pistons who scored in double figures.
Detroit has lost three straight games and eight of 10.
Lakers 106,
Kings 99
The Los Angeles Lakers have put their three-game hiccup behind them and are closing in on their playoff form.
Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol added 28 points and 11 rebounds, and the Lakers completed a sweep of their Northern California swing, beating the Sacramento Kings.
Andrew Bynumadded 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Lakers finished with 60 points in the paint to remain four games ahead of Denver for the best record in the Western Conference. Gasol and Bynum combined to make 21-of-28 shots.
Spurs 88, Heat 76
At Miami, Manu Ginobili scored 22 points, George Hill had 16 and surging San Antonio wasted most of a 25-point, third-quarter lead before beating Miami.
Richard Jefferson added 15 points and Tim Duncan had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who?ve won eight of their last nine and ensured they would end the night no worse than No. 7 in the Western Conference standings.
Dwyane Wade scored 28 points for Miami, which lost for the first time in its last seven home games. Jermaine O?Neal added 13 points and Udonis Haslem finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who missed a chance to move past Charlotte for the No. 6 spot in the East race. Charlotte lost at Indiana.
Pacers 99,
Bobcats 94
At Indianapolis, Danny Granger scored 26 points to help Indiana deny Charlotte what would have been a franchise-record seventh consecutive victory.
Troy Murphy had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Mike Dunleavy added 15 points for Indiana, which had lost 14 of its previous 17 games. OTHER RESULT: Hawks 108, Nets 84; Grizzlies 104, Bulls 97; Nuggets 97, Wizards 87. /ap
