James bags triple-double to lead Cavs past 76ers

NEW YORK (Reuters) – LeBron James had 36 points, 11
rebounds and 10 assists for his first triple-double of the
season to help the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the 76ers 123-120
in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Larry Hughes chipped in with a season high 37 points for
the Cavaliers (8-2), who have won seven straight games after
rallying from a 111-106 deficit with 4:57 remaining.

James led the way on a 13-5 run that put Cleveland ahead to
stay, with his three-pointer with 1:02 to play to put the Cavs
ahead 117-116.

Hughes had five three-pointers in the game, while Drew
Gooden added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers.

The Sixers (6-5) lost their second straight game after a
six-game winning streak despite another big performance from
Allen Iverson, the NBA’s leading scorer.

Iverson had 37 points and 12 assists to lead the 76ers,
while Chris Webber added 26 points and 12 rebounds.

Andre Iguodala chipped in with 17 points and Kyle Korver
added 13 points for the Sixers.

Iverson had a chance to tie the game with a three-pointer
at the buzzer, but missed his 23-foot attempt.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 12 points for the Cavaliers, who
trailed 66-57 at the half and by nine points again after three
quarters before scoring 38 fourth quarter points.

In Orlando, David West scored 34 points as the New Orleans
Hornets beat the Magic 98-95.

Chris Paul added 21 points for the Hornets (4-5), who have
won two straight. It took the team 33 games to get four wins
last season.

Keyon Dooling and Hedo Turkoglu both scored 22 points and
Dwight Howard scored 16 points and had 17 rebounds for the
Magic.

In East Rutherford, Vince Carter scored 19 points as the
New Jersey Nets beat the Washington Wizards 89-83.

Richard Jefferson scored 16 points and had 13 rebounds for
the Nets (5-4), who have won two straight.

Antawn Jamison scored 23 points and had 13 rebounds and
Gilbert Arenas scored 17 points for the Wizards (5-4), who lost
their third straight game.

In Minneapolis, Kevin Garnett scored 19 points and had 11
rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Charlotte
Bobcats 102-89.

Michael Olozokandi added 18 points for the Timberwolves.

Raymond Felton scored 15 points and Kareem Rush scored 13
points for the Bobcats.

In Dallas, Josh Howard scored 26 points as the Mavericks
beat the Detroit Pistons 119-82, handing the Pistons their
first loss of the season after eight straight wins.

Dirk Nowitzki added 23 points for the Mavericks (7-2),
while Erik Dampier added 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Richard Hamilton scored 18 points and Chauncey Billups
added 12 points for the Pistons, who trailed by 26 points in
the first quarter.

In San Antonio, Tim Duncan scored 24 points and had 13
rebounds as the Spurs beat the Phoenix Suns 97-91.

Rasho Nesternovic added 19 points for the Spurs.

Shawn Marion scored 22 points and had 15 rebounds and Steve
Nash scored 14 points and had 10 assists for the Suns.

In Salt Lake City, Mike Miller scored 18 points as the
Memphis Grizzlies beat the Jazz 80-72.

Pau Gasol added 14 points for the Grizzlies.

Deron Williams scored 21 points and had 10 assists and
Mehmet Okur scored 13 points for the Jazz.