CLEVELAND — 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 Cavaliers reached the All-Star break with a 109-92 over Phoenix on Wednesday night.
Amare Stoudemire scored 27 and Grant Hill 14 for Phoenix (28-23), which will host this weekend's All-Star activities.
Nuggets 82, Magic 73
In Orlando, Fla., Carmelo Anthony had 29 points and eight rebounds, and Denver ended a 15-game losing streak at the Heat.
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.
Dwight Howard had 16 points and Rashard Lewis scored 12 for the Magic.
Raptors 91, Spurs 89
In Toronto, Roko Ukic scored a career-high 22 points, Andrea Bargnani had 23 and the Raptors 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.
Center Tim Duncan had 20 points and 13 rebounds for San Antonio.
Hawks 99, Pistons 95
In Auburn Hills, Mich., 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.
Bobcats 101, Wizards 89
In Charlotte, N.C., D.J. Augustin scored 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovic added 21 points in another strong game.
Emeka Okafor dominated the inside with 16 points and 13 rebounds and Raymond Felton had 15 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for the Bobcats, who entered the All-Star break on a two-game winning streak.
76ers 91, Grizzlies 87
In Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala scored 18 points and made the winning basket with 26 seconds left, lifting the 76ers to their fourth straight win.
O.J. Mayo had just tied the game at 87 for Memphis with a 3-pointer.
Celtics 89, Hornets 77
In New Orleans, Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Boston spoiled Chris Paul's return from injury.
Forward Kevin Garnett added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Boston.
Rockets 94, Kings 82
In Houston, 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, who improved to 12-6 with McGrady out of the lineup this season.
Bucks 122, Pacers 110
In Milwaukee, Richard Jefferson scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half and Ramon Sessions added 15 points and a season-high 17 assists.
Indiana forwrd Danny Granger, a graduate of The University of New Mexico, scored
14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter.
Jazz 113, Lakers 109
In Salt Lake City, Deron Williams had 31 points and 11 assists and the Jazz snapped Los Angeles' seven-game winning streak.
Kobe Bryant scored 37 points and Lamar Odom had 19 points and 19 rebounds.
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