EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — LeBron James had 26 points and 14 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers opened a 20-point first-quarter lead and cruised to a 111-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.

J.J. Hickson added 20 points and 13 rebounds in his second straight start for the injured Shaquille O'Neal and Antawn Jamison had 19 points as the Cavaliers won their fifth straight game. Mo Williams added 16.

The win completed a two-game sweep of the Knicks and Nets over the past three days, the two teams that have a ton of money to throw at James should he decide to test the free-agent market this summer. James put on a show for both.

MAGIC 117, WARRIORS 90: At Orlando, Fla., Dwight Howard had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and Orlando cruised to a victory over undermanned Golden State.

Rashard Lewis added 17 points, and Vince Carter finished with 15 points to help the Magic win for the fifth time in six games and keep a tight grip on the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed. They lead Atlanta by two games.

CELTICS 104, BOBCATS 80: At Boston, Paul Pierce scored 27 points to lead Boston to a victory over the Charlotte.

Nate Robinson had 16 points, including three 3-pointers in a 90-second span bridging the first and second quarters to key a 16-0 run, for the Celtics. Kevin Garnett added 12 points as Boston won its second straight and beat up on Charlotte for the third time this season.

BUCKS 100, WIZARDS 87: At Milwaukee, John Salmons scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half and the Milwaukee continued its post-All-Star break surge.

Salmons is averaging 20.4 points and has scored in double figures in all eight games he's played in since a trade deadline deal with Chicago.

Andrew Bogut added 15 points and five blocks as Milwaukee (31-29) won its 13th in the last 17 to move into a tie for sixth place with the Eastern Conference with Chicago

HAWKS 112, 76ERS 93: At Atlanta, Marvin Williams scored 21 points and Jamal Crawford added 20 to power the Atlanta past struggling Philadelphia.

Joe Johnson added 18 points, Al Horford had 12 and Mike Bibby 11 for the Hawks, who have won three straight and five of six.

KNICKS 128, PISTONS 104: At New York, Bill Walker was one of four Knicks with 20-plus points, scoring a career-high 22 in his first career start, and New York handed Detroit its fifth straight loss.

Al Harrington scored 26 for the Knicks, who won for just the second time in 12 games and clinched the season series for the first time since the 2000-01 season.

MAVERICKS 112, TIMBERWOLVES 109: At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki overcame a slow shooting start to finish with 22 points, including the go-ahead basket, and Dallas stretched its winning streak to nine games.

With veteran point guard Jason Kidd getting a night off for the Mavericks, who played their 10th game in 16 days since the All-Star break, Jason Terry had 26 points and rookie Rodrigue Beaubois tied his season high with 17.

GRIZZLIES 104, HORNETS 100: At New Orleans, Mike Conley scored a season-high 26 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won their franchise-record fifth-straight road game.

Conley scored nine in the final quarter as the Grizzlies overcame a nine-point deficit.

ROCKETS 84, KINGS 81: At Houston, Carl Landry had 22 points and 10 rebounds against his former team to lead Sacramento.

The Rockets traded the popular power forward to the Kings in a three-team swap just before the deadline in a deal that sent Tracy McGrady to New York.

NUGGETS 119, THUNDER 90: At Denver, Carmelo Anthony outplayed Kevin Durant, scoring 30 points, and Denver took control with a big third quarter to rout Oklahoma City.

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Nene added 20 points and J.R. Smith had 18 for the Nuggets, who averted a third consecutive loss.

Durant, the NBA's second-leading scorer, was held to 19 points after averaging 31 points in two previous games against the Nuggets this season.

BLAZERS 102, PACERS 79: At Portland, Ore., Brandon Roy scored 22 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and seven rebounds, and Portland Trail Blazers cruised to a win over Indiana.

SUNS 127, CLIPPERS 101: At Los Angeles, Amar'e Stoudemire had 30 points and 14 rebounds and Phoenix breezed to their second rout of the Clippers in six days.

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