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Cavaliers bounce back by beating Mavericks 111-95

THE Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded from a lackluster loss in Charlotte by beating the road-tested Dallas Mavericks 111-95 in the NBA yesterday.

Mo Williams made 7 of 7 3-point attempts for 25 pints, LeBron James scored 25 points with 12 assists and Anderson Varejao scored 15 -- 13 in the second half -- for the Cavaliers, who were beaten 94-87 by the Bobcats on Friday in center Shaquille O'Neal's return after missing six games with a shoulder injury.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 and Jason Terry 25 for Dallas.

Bobcats 92, Wizards 76

At Washington, Gerald Wallace had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton each scored 12 points in Charlotte's fourth straight win, its longest winning streak since a five-game run in February-March.

Caron Butler scored 19 points to lead Washington, which failed in its attempt to win three in a row for the first time since April 2008.

Jazz 108 Trail Blazers 92

At Salt Lake City, Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and Deron Williams added 24 points and 15 assists to lead Utah to its fifth win in six games. Utah never trailed and shot a season-best 61.4 percent from the field.

Brandon Roy scored 19 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 points for Portland, which lost for the second time in two nights. The Blazers missed 15 of their 18 attempts from 3-point range.

Magic 100, Bucks 98

At Milwaukee, Vince Carter scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half after getting four stitches for an accidental cut lip and Dwight Howard added 25 points and 20 rebounds to rally Orlando from 15 down in the third quarter.

Ersan Ilyasova finished with 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for Milwaukee.



 

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