LeBron James scored 18 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter to lead Cleveland to a 108-102 road victory Saturday, ending New Jersey's 14-game winning streak and leaving the Nets one win shy of a franchise record.

Vince Carter scored 33 points for New Jersey (46-29) but missed three jumpers and a foul shot in the final minute. New Jersey was trying to become the first team since the Los Angeles Lakers in 1999-00 to win at least 15 games in a row. The Lakers won 19 from Feb. 4 through March 13, 2000.

One game after scoring 21 fourth-quarter points in a loss to New York on Wednesday, James took over again in the final period. His two free throws with 21 seconds left gave the Cavaliers a 105-102 lead, and Carter missed a 3-pointer on New Jersey's next possession.

Cleveland scored 12 of the game's final 13 points, with New Jersey's only score coming on a free throw by Carter.

Cleveland (46-30) needs a loss by Washington to Miami later Saturday to clinch home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs. New Jersey fell three games behind Miami for the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference.

New Jersey led 101-96 after Carter spun around Drew Gooden and scored with 1:15 left. But Gooden made two free throws and James scored on a fast break while being fouled and completed the three-point play to tie the score at 101 with 50 seconds left.

After Carter missed on two jumpers, Nenad Krstic fouled Anderson Varejao and the Brazilian second-year player — in the lineup in place of injured Zydrunas Ilgauskas — made both to give Cleveland its first lead since early in the second quarter.

New Jersey led by as many as 11 points early in the third quarter before Cleveland made it 70-70 on a free throw by Gooden with 3:32 left. James, who had 17 points at halftime, scored just two in the quarter.

Both teams shot well in the first quarter and finished the period shooting 60 percent.

HEAT 99, WIZARDS 86: At Washington, Shaquille O'Neal had 27 points and 10 rebounds, Derek Anderson compensated for Dwyane Wade's foul trouble with five 3-pointers, and Miami beat its Southeast Division rival for the 16th consecutive time.

O'Neal went 13-for-16 from the field, and Anderson had 20 points, four assists and two steals in his best game since he was acquired in a trade with Houston in February.

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MAVERICKS 101, HORNETS 77: At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points and eight rebounds and Josh Howard added 19 points and eight rebounds.

76ERS 89, BULLS 75: At Chicago, Allen Iverson scored 39 points and slumping Philadelphia moved into a tie for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

That snapped the Sixers' three-game losing streak. It also gave them a four-game split with the Bulls and the tiebreaker because Philadelphia has a better division record.

NUGGETS 95, WARRIORS 92: At Denver, Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points and the Nuggets clinched at least a tie for their first division title in 18 years, holding off the Warriors after learning teammate Julius Hodge had been shot the night before.

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