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NBA ROUNDUP James, Love power Cavs to sixth straight win Comment By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Dec. 6, 2014 at 2:00 AM By The Associated Press Posted Dec. 6, 2014 at 2:00 AM » Social News TORONTO — LeBron James had 24 points and a season-best 13 assists, Kevin Love added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their sixth straight game by beating the Toronto Raptors 105-91 Friday night. Tristan Thompson set season highs with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Kyrie Irving scored 15 for Cleveland, unbeaten since a 110-93 home loss to Toronto on Nov. 22. Amir Johnson scored a season-high 27 points and Kyle Lowry had 22 as Toronto lost for the third time in five games. James Johnson scored 11 for the Raptors, who failed to win their third straight home meeting with Cleveland. Irving, who scored a season-high 37 points in Thursday’s win at New York, had just two points in the first half but connected on six of 12 field goal attempts in the second half. SPURS 107, GRIZZLIES 101: At Memphis, Tenn., Manu Ginobili scored 17 points, and Tim Duncan had a triple-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead San Antonio. The victory extended the Spurs’ winning streak over the Grizzlies to nine and ended Memphis’ 22-game regular-season home winning streak. HORNETS 103, KNICKS 102: At Charlotte, N.C., Kemba Walker drove for a left-handed layup as time expired as Charlotte ended its 10-game losing streak. Gerald Henderson scored a season-high 22 points and Al Jefferson had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Hornets, who nearly squandered a 20-point lead for the third time this season. ROCKETS 114, TIMBERWOLVES 112, OT: At Minneapolis, James Harden had 38 points before fouling out and Nick Johnson scored on a driving layup with 0.8 seconds to go in overtime to boost Houston. Harden made 11 of 17 shots and also had six assists, but he fouled out with 1:20 to play and the Rockets let a 13-point lead with 5 minutes to go slip away. Jason Terry hit a 3-pointer and then two free throws in overtime to finish with 19 points. CELTICS 113, LAKERS 96: At Boston, Tyler Zeller had season highs of 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Boston went ahead for good less than two minutes into the game against Los Angeles. The Lakers had cut a 14-point deficit to 92-83 with 7:49 remaining on a three-point play by Nick Young. Then a basket by Avery Bradley began a 13-point Celtics run that put them ahead 105-83 with 3:54 left. THUNDER 103, 76ERS 91: At Philadelphia, Russell Westbrook had 27 points to lead Oklahoma City. It was the first win for the Thunder (6-13) with stars Kevin Durant and Westbrook healthy and back in the lineup together. Durant, the NBA’s reigning MVP, had 10 points in his second game after missing the first 17. KINGS 102, PACERS 101, OT: At Sacramento, Calif., Rudy Gay had 27 points, Carl Landry made the game-winning basket with just under a second to play and Sacramento stopped a four-game losing streak. Landry rebounded a missed shot by Gay, made a quick fake and converted underneath with 0.8 seconds left. WIZARDS 119, NUGGETS 99: At Washington, Kris Humphries scored 20 points, Rasual Butler and Kevin Seraphin each had 16 and Washington posted its biggest win of the season. HAWKS 98, NETS 75: At New York, DeMarre Carroll scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half, Paul Millsap had 17 points and Atlanta won its fifth straight. SUNS 118, MAVERICKS 106: At Dallas, Goran Dragic had 28 points and a season-high 13 assists, Markieff Morris scored 22 and Phoenix ended Dallas’ five-game winning streak. BUCKS 109, HEAT 85: At Milwaukee, Kendall Marshall came off the bench and scored a season-high 20 points, including three big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, as Milwaukee beat Miami. MAGIC 98, JAZZ 93: At Salt Lake City, Tobias Harris scored 22 points and Victor Oladipo had 20 to help Orlando outlast Utah and send the Jazz to their eighth loss in a row. By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Dec. 6, 2014 at 2:00 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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