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 J.R. Smith, who hit five 3-pointers, and Kyrie Irvine added 17
points apiece for the Cavaliers, who won their third straight and
earned a sixth win in seven games.
Cleveland's Channing Frye contributed 15 points, all coming via
3-pointers, and Kevin Love chipped in 12 points, all in the first
half, and nine rebounds. Tristan Thompson had 10 points and 11
boards. James, who also had six rebounds and five assists, passed
Kevin Johnson for 19th place on the NBA's all-time assists list.
J.J. Redick had 19 points to pace the Clippers, who lost for the
third time in five games. Chris Paul collected 17 points, 10 assists
and five rebounds, while DeAndre Jordan finished with 11 points and
11 rebounds.
Knicks 90, Lakers 87
LOS ANGELES -- Jose Calderon nailed a tiebreaking 3-pointer with
two-tenths of a second left, lifting New York to a victory over Los
Angeles.
Calderon's game-winner occurred after Kobe Bryant missed a bucket
that would have given the Lakers a lead with 9.9 seconds remaining.
Calderon had nine points and six assists.
 Carmelo Anthony led all scorers with 26 points as the Knicks
defeated the Lakers for the fourth time in a row. Robin Lopez scored
16 points and grabbed eight rebounds for New York. Lou Williams, who
returned after missing five games with a mild left hamstring strain,
had 15 points to lead the Lakers.
Hawks 104, Pacers 75
ATLANTA -- The Hawks closed the third quarter on a 30-5 run to make
the game a rout, and Atlanta rolled to its 16th win in the past 17
regular-season home games against Indiana.
Paul Millsap scored 12 of his 18 points in the third-quarter blitz
and added nine rebounds for the Hawks. Al Horford also had 18
points, 16 coming in the first half.
Paul George, averaging 23.6 points per game for Indiana, was held to
seven points on 3-for-15 shooting, and the Pacers made just five of
24 3-point attempts in their most lopsided loss of the season. Myles
Turner led the Pacers with 19 points.
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Jazz 108, Kings 99
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Derrick Favors had 28 points and 14 rebounds,
Gordon Hayward added 27 points and Utah defeated Sacramento.
The Jazz won their second straight and moved to within two games of
Dallas and Houston, who are tied for the last two Western Conference
playoff spots.
Kings center DeMarcus Cousins scored 31 points, returning to the
starting lineup after serving a one-game suspension for conduct
detrimental to the team. He added 10 rebounds and five assists.
Bucks 109, Nets 100
NEW YORK -- Giannis Antetokounmpo recoded a triple-double with 28
points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds as Milwaukee defeated Brooklyn.
Antetokounmpo nearly became the first player to get a triple-double
in a half since current Bucks coach Jason Kidd did it in the second
half for the Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 26, 2010. At halftime, the
second-year forward had 12 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
Jabari Parker added 23 points as the Bucks won their fourth in a
row. Middleton contributed 19 and Greg Monroe had 14. Brook Lopez
scored 20 points for the Nets in their first home game in three
weeks.
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