Associated Press
The NBA roundup …
CLEVELAND ó In his first home game since being named an All-Star, Mo Williams scored a career-high 44 points and LeBron James added 26 as the Cleveland Cavaliers reached the All-Star break with a 109-92 over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.
The Cavs bounced back from their first two-game losing slide this season with an impressive performance and their 40th victory. They had their 23-game home winning streak stopped on Sunday by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Amare Stoudemire scored 27 and Grant Hill 14 for Phoenix (28-23).
Nuggets 82, Magic 73
ORLANDO, Fla. ó Carmelo Anthony had 29 points and eight rebounds, and Denver ended a 15-game losing streak in Orlando.
Kenyon Martin scored 13 points, Nene added 12 and Chauncey Billups had 11 points for the Nuggets, who hadn’t won in Orlando since March 10, 1992.
Raptors 91, Spurs 89
TORONTO ó Roko Ukic scored a career-high 22 points, Andrea Bargnani had 23 and the Toronto cooled off San Antonio.
Manu Ginobili matched a season-high with 32 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough for the Spurs, who had won 11 of 13 coming in.
Tim Duncan had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Tony Parker scored 22 points for San Antonio, but missed what would have been a game-tying jumper at the buzzer.
Hawks 99, Pistons 95
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. ó Joe Johnson scored 27 points and Flip Murray had 23 for Atlanta.
Allen Iverson scored 26 for the Pistons, who fell a game under .500 since he joined the lineup.
Detroit (27-24) heads into the break after losing three straight and 13 of 18.
76ers 91, Grizzlies 87
PHILADELPHIA ó Andre Iguodala scored 18 points and made the winning basket with 26 seconds left, lifting Philadelphia to its fourth straight win.
O.J. Mayo had just tied the game at 87 for Memphis with a 3-pointer.
Celtics 89, Hornets 77
NEW ORLEANS ó Paul Pierce scored 30 points and the Celtics spoiled Chris Paul’s return from injury.
Boston has won eight straight road games.
Rockets 94, Kings 82
HOUSTON ó Yao Ming had 24 points and 18 rebounds, Rafer Alston dished out a season-high 13 assists and the Rockets won again without the injured Tracy McGrady.
Luis Scola added 19 points and 11 rebounds and Ron Artest scored 19 for the Rockets.
Bucks 122, Pacers 110
MILWAUKEE ó Richard Jefferson scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half and Ramon Sessions added 15 points and a season-high 17 assists.
Jazz 113, Lakers 109
SALT LAKE CITY ó Deron Williams had 31 points and 11 assists and the Jazz snapped the Lakers’ seven-game winning streak.
Kobe Bryant scored 37 points and Lamar Odom had 19 points and 19 rebounds, but the Lakers allowed the Jazz to shoot a season-high 58.6 percent.