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(By TOM WITHERS From the Associated Press) - O’Neal became the fifth player to score 28,000 career points, and the Big Diesel made his enormous presence known at both ends of the floor as the Cleveland Cavaliers began a long stretch of home games with a 108-100 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night...LeBron James scored 28 points and performed a few signature dunks that won’t be seen during the All-Star slam contest and Mo Williams added 22 as the Cavs, who just returned from a long road trip, improved to 15-3 at Quicken Loans Arena. They play 10 of their next 12 at home before Feb. 19...James had 11 assists and nine rebounds, missing out on No. 10 and a triple-double when he let a rebound slip out of his hands in the final minute. O’Neal added 16 points, assisted on two big baskets down the stretch and set the tone for Cleveland’s defense in the second half by knocking down Toronto guards Demar DeRozan and Jarrett Jack with hard fouls...Chris Bosh scored 21 for Toronto but was limited to just five after halftime by Cleveland’s defense, which allowed 60 points in the opening half. The Raptors only scored 17 in the fourth...Andrea Bargnani scored 19 for Toronto, which lost for just the fourth time in 14 games. Hedo Turkoglu scored three points—10 below his average—and spent most of the game in foul trouble. “I was afraid to walk by them (the officials), they might call a foul,” Turkoglu said. Williams added 10 assists for the Cavs, who have won 10 straight home games over the Raptors.
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(By TIM REYNOLDS From the Associated Press) - Only a 27 percent shooter from long range, Wade made his first four attempts from beyond the arc—including one that counted after goaltending, of all things—and scored a game-high 32 points as the Heat easily beat the Pacers 113-83 on Tuesday night...Wade shot 12 of 20 for the game and scored 18 of his points in the first quarter for the Heat (21-19), who ensured they would reach the midpoint of their season Wednesday in Charlotte with a winning record. Michael Beasley scored 21 for Miami, which led 36-19 after one quarter and by 23 at one point in the opening half. Brandon Rush scored 17 for the Pacers, who are 4-17 on the road and 0-3 against the Heat this season. The Pacers lost by 13 on their home floor Oct. 30, and now have lost in Miami by 34 and 30 points over the past month...Troy Murphy had 11 points and 12 rebounds, but was just 3 of 11 from the floor. Danny Granger had only eight points on a historically bad shooting night for him, 2 for 16. According to STATS LLC, of the 217 games in his career with at least 10 shot attempts, Granger shot worse in only one—2 for 17 at Philadelphia on April 10, 2007...Jermaine O’Neal added 10 for the Heat, who rested most of their starters for the entire fourth quarter and will reach the midpoint of their season Wednesday at surging Charlotte...The Charlotte game looms large for Miami. The Bobcats are 17-4 at home, and will enter Wednesday just a half-game back of Miami for the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference. “We don’t want to overstate this,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We have a battle tomorrow. And we understand that. They’re waiting for us and we’re looking forward to this game.” Dahntay Jones scored 13 and Roy Hibbert added 12 for Indiana.
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(By TOM WITHERS From the Associated Press) - O’Neal became the fifth player to score 28,000 career points, and the Big Diesel made his enormous presence known at both ends of the floor as the Cleveland Cavaliers began a long stretch of home games with a 108-100 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night...LeBron James scored 28 points and performed a few signature dunks that won’t be seen during the All-Star slam contest and Mo Williams added 22 as the Cavs, who just returned from a long road trip, improved to 15-3 at Quicken Loans Arena. They play 10 of their next 12 at home before Feb. 19...James had 11 assists and nine rebounds, missing out on No. 10 and a triple-double when he let a rebound slip out of his hands in the final minute. O’Neal added 16 points, assisted on two big baskets down the stretch and set the tone for Cleveland’s defense in the second half by knocking down Toronto guards Demar DeRozan and Jarrett Jack with hard fouls...Chris Bosh scored 21 for Toronto but was limited to just five after halftime by Cleveland’s defense, which allowed 60 points in the opening half. The Raptors only scored 17 in the fourth...Andrea Bargnani scored 19 for Toronto, which lost for just the fourth time in 14 games. Hedo Turkoglu scored three points—10 below his average—and spent most of the game in foul trouble. “I was afraid to walk by them (the officials), they might call a foul,” Turkoglu said. Williams added 10 assists for the Cavs, who have won 10 straight home games over the Raptors.
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(By TIM REYNOLDS From the Associated Press) - Only a 27 percent shooter from long range, Wade made his first four attempts from beyond the arc—including one that counted after goaltending, of all things—and scored a game-high 32 points as the Heat easily beat the Pacers 113-83 on Tuesday night...Wade shot 12 of 20 for the game and scored 18 of his points in the first quarter for the Heat (21-19), who ensured they would reach the midpoint of their season Wednesday in Charlotte with a winning record. Michael Beasley scored 21 for Miami, which led 36-19 after one quarter and by 23 at one point in the opening half. Brandon Rush scored 17 for the Pacers, who are 4-17 on the road and 0-3 against the Heat this season. The Pacers lost by 13 on their home floor Oct. 30, and now have lost in Miami by 34 and 30 points over the past month...Troy Murphy had 11 points and 12 rebounds, but was just 3 of 11 from the floor. Danny Granger had only eight points on a historically bad shooting night for him, 2 for 16. According to STATS LLC, of the 217 games in his career with at least 10 shot attempts, Granger shot worse in only one—2 for 17 at Philadelphia on April 10, 2007...Jermaine O’Neal added 10 for the Heat, who rested most of their starters for the entire fourth quarter and will reach the midpoint of their season Wednesday at surging Charlotte...The Charlotte game looms large for Miami. The Bobcats are 17-4 at home, and will enter Wednesday just a half-game back of Miami for the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference. “We don’t want to overstate this,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We have a battle tomorrow. And we understand that. They’re waiting for us and we’re looking forward to this game.” Dahntay Jones scored 13 and Roy Hibbert added 12 for Indiana.
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