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Cavs make it 11th straight
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The Cleveland Cavaliers stretched their NBA winning streak to 11 games on Saturday as LeBron James poured it on in the fourth quarter to keep the depleted but desperate Memphis Grizzlies at bay.
James, who leads the league in fourth-quarter points, scored 15 of his 34 points in the final period as the Cavs held on for a 116-111 victory in Cleveland.
He scored Cleveland’s last 13 points — and delivered the final dagger with a jump shot from just inside the 3-point line with five seconds remaining.
Cleveland, its rocky start to the season a more distant memory with every win, solidified its hold on second place in the Eastern Conference behind the Boston Celtics — who became the first team this season to reach 20 wins with a 116-111 home victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Memphis endured its 11th straight defeat as Cleveland erased a 12-point first-quarter deficit and then repelled the Grizzlies’ fourth-quarter rally.
James added 12 assists in 30 minutes on the floor, drawing chants of “M-V-P” from Cleveland fans.
Kevin Love added 20 points along with 11 rebounds. JR Smith scored 17 points and Dwyane Wade added 16 points and 4 assists off the bench for Cleveland.
Tyreke Evans had 31 points and 12 assists for Memphis while Marc Gasol added 27 and passed 10,000 career points.
Elsewhere, it was: Mavericks 108, Clippers 82; 76ers 108, Pistons 103; Pelicans 123, Trail Blazers 116; Nuggets 115, Lakers 100; Hawks 114, Nets 102; and Bucks 109, Kings 104.
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