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CLEVELAND -- LeBron James made a twisting bank shot with 19.3 seconds left to put Cleveland ahead to stay and the Cavaliers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 91-88 on Sunday night.
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James, who finished with 26 points, took the ball at the top of the key, drove through the lane and put Cleveland up 90-88. After a Philadelphia miss, Cleveland forward Joe Smith was fouled and made one free throw.
Andre Iguodala, who led the 76ers with 19 points, missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Trailing 86-82, Cavaliers guard Delonte West hit two 3-pointers to tie the game at 88 with 1:13 to play. West finished with 18 points.
James, who made 4-of-17 shots in Saturday's loss to Detroit, was 11-of-18 from the field with nine rebounds and nine assists.
The Cavaliers had lost three in a row and seven of nine.
The surging 76ers lost consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 1-4. Philadelphia has won seven of 10 and went 11-4 in March. Full story
Kings 120, Sonics 107
SEATTLE -- Kevin Martin scored 31 points, Ron Artest had 29 and the Sacramento Kings broke away in the final period for a victory over the Seattle Supersonics.
Francisco Garcia also contributed 21 points for Sacramento (33-40), which snapped a four-game losing streak.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points to lead Seattle. Jeff Green scored 21 and Earl Watson had 20.
The Sonics (17-57), with the worst record in the Western Conference, have lost 14 of their last 16 games. The Sonics also haven't beaten the Kings in Seattle since Nov. 20, 2005, a five-game losing streak.
Celtics 88, Heat 62
BOSTON -- Kevin Garnett scored twice before Miami made a basket, and the Boston Celtics held the Heat to an NBA-record low 17 field goals, coasting to a victory.
The matchup of the NBA's best team and its worst was even more lopsided than anticipated. Boston was up 27-4 after 10 minutes and Celtics coach Doc Rivers started subbing for his starters just 7:10 into the game. Boston's backups finished the first quarter, handled most of the second and all of the fourth as no starter played more than 25 minutes.
Leon Powe had 17 points and 13 rebounds for Boston, and Garnett finished with 12 points, five assists and eight rebounds in 21 minutes.
Ricky Davis had 14 points and six rebounds and Chris Quinn had scored 14 with eight assists for the Heat (13-60), who lost their third straight and sixth out of seven as they solidify their hold on the worst record in the NBA. Miami coach Pat Riley skipped his fourth game to resume his college scouting tour, and assistant Ron Rothstein ran the bench.
