LeBron James came up big late in the game and Cleveland beat Boston on the road, 122-121.
James, who came in averaging 30.1 points per game against Boston, his highest average against any team, scored eight of his season-high 41 points in the final 2:02 and the Cavaliers overcame a 19-point deficit in the final quarter.
Cleveland was down by five when James scored seven points in 51 seconds to give his team the lead. His old-fashioned three-point play with 1:11 left turned out to be the final basket of the night.
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Pelicans 139, Timberwolves 91
Point guard Jrue Holiday triggered a franchise-record scoring assault with 24 points and nine assists to power New Orleans to a landslide victory over Minnesota.
In winning for the fourth time in five games, the Pelicans (5-3) set a single-game scoring record, breaking their previous record of 135. They made 15 of 20 shots from three-point range and led by as many as 53 points, 135-82, with 4:40 left. The 48-point margin of victory was the most lopsided in franchise history.
The Pelicans shot 67 percent from the field.
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Jazz 102, Knicks 100
Trey Burke drained a 20-footer from the left baseline as time expired and visiting Utah handed New York their seventh consecutive loss.
Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony scored 17 of his season-high 46 points in the fourth quarter, but he could not single-handedly halt New York's skid.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
