CLEVELAND — Not even Dwyane Wade can humble the Cavaliers at home.
LeBron James scored 33 points — four more than good buddy Wade, the NBA’s leading scorer — and Cleveland remained the league’s only unbeaten team on its own floor with a 93-86 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday night.
For the second straight game, the Cavaliers had to come back late at Quicken Loans Arena to extend their home winning streak, which is now at 16 straight. Cleveland was down by nine points going into the fourth and trailed by eight before going on an 18-2 run and outscoring Miami 26-11 over the final eight minutes.
Mo Williams scored 20 before fouling out and Ben Wallace had 14 rebounds for the Cavs (26-4), who won their sixth straight.
The Heat had their winning streak stopped at four.
Celtics 108, Kings 63
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 11 rebounds and the Celtics rebounded from back-to-back losses in emphatic fashion, beating the Kings in one of the most one-sided wins in franchise history.
The 45-point margin of victory matched the sixth biggest ever by the Celtics, who also beat the New York Knicks by that amount last season.
The Kings lost their sixth straight game since winning their first under interim coach Kenny Natt and have dropped 16 of 18 overall.
Lakers 130, Warriors 113
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, Derek Fisher added 19 and the Lakers rolled to a victory over Golden State.
The Lakers, who hadn’t played since a win over Boston on Thursday, breezed to a relatively easy victory over the Warriors, who have won just twice in 19 games against them at Staples Center.
Sasha Vujacic had 17 points, Pau Gasol had 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Andrew Bynum chipped in with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Nuggets 117, Knicks 110
NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points after missing three games with a bruised right elbow, leading Denver over the defenseless Knicks.
The Nuggets blew the double-digit lead they seized by making 15 of 20 shots in the second quarter, but recovered behind Anthony’s flawless fourth and sent the Knicks to their sixth straight loss.
Nate Robinson scored 20 points for the Knicks, who have yielded an average of 115.5 points during their skid.
Mavericks 98, Clippers 76
LOS ANGELES — Josh Howard had 29 points, nine rebounds and a career-best seven assists, leading Dallas over Los Angeles while Mavericks leading scorer Dirk Nowitzki served a one-game suspension.
The Clippers were in even worse shape. Zach Randolph, who bruised his left knee during last Monday’s loss to Toronto, wasn’t able to play, along with center Chris Kaman (left arch), reserve guard Ricky Davis (left knee) and rookie guard Mike Taylor (broken right thumb).
Marcus Camby returned to the Clippers’ lineup after missing the previous game due to his father’s death and had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Hornets 105, Pacers 103
INDIANAPOLIS — Chris Paul scored 11 points in the final 3:36 and David West made a 17-foot fadeaway jumper with 2.5 seconds remaining to help New Orleans rally for a victory.
Paul and James Posey scored 19 points each for the Hornets (18-9). West added 18 points, Rasual Butler scored 15 and Peja Stojakovic had 12.
Danny Granger led Indiana (10-20) with 34 points. Roy Hibbert scored 19 before drawing his fifth foul with 6:46 to play in the third quarter.
He did not return.
Troy Murphy scored 16 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Pacers, who lost their third straight game, all after having the lead.
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