NBA ROUNDUP
DENVER — LeBron James had 22 points and 11 assists on a poor shooting night by Cleveland's Big Three, helping the Cavaliers hold on for a 110-101 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday.
James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving were a combined 19 of 45 from the floor.
The Cavaliers had seven players score in double figures and finished 1-2 on their road trip.
Cleveland wound up with 25 assists two nights after the team tied a franchise record with just six in a loss at Utah.
Randy Foye scored 28 points for the Nuggets, who have dropped four in a row. Denver played without speedy point guard Ty Lawson after he was scratched due to a sore left ankle.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Mike Conley scored 20 points and the Grizzlies remained unbeaten.Oklahoma City had a chance to take the lead with 5.9 seconds remaining, but the Thunder were called for a five-second violation.Oklahoma City then fouled Courtney Lee, who made one of two free throws. That gave the Thunder the ball, down two, with 2.4 seconds to go. Serge Ibaka missed a 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key at the buzzer.Lee scored 17 points and Zach Randolph added 16 for Memphis (6-0).
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lance Stephenson made a 33-foot jumper off the glass in the second overtime, lifting Charlotte to the victory. Stephenson inbounded the ball to Marvin Williams and got it back off a handoff before connecting from long range.He then celebrated by racing to the scorer's table and leaping on top.He started pounding his chest as the crowd went wild.Al Jefferson scored a season-high 34 points for the Hornets (3-3). Stephenson added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Hornets snapped a six-game losing to the Hawks in Charlotte.
NEW YORK — Deron Williams scored a season-high 29 points and Brooklyn beat New York in the first meeting this season between the city rivals.Brook Lopez added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Nets, who had beaten the Knicks just once on their home floor since moving from New Jersey to Brooklyn in 2012.
