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James posts triple-double

Source: Agencies | March 18, 2010, Thursday | Print Edition

LEBRON James was shaky early and spectacular late.

James had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

"Every point, rebound and assist was needed," Cavs coach Mike Brown said.

The final score was relatively lopsided, but the game wasn't. There were 10 lead changes and 21 ties, the last one with 4:44 left.

"The guy's not human," said Detroit's Will Bynum. "When he gets rolling, you just want to try to stop his teammates and hope that's enough."

James said triple-doubles are "absolutely" his favorite accomplishment other than winning.

"That means you're doing everything your team needs to win basketball games," James said. "That is one of the best things you can have as an individual."

In other games, it was: Spurs 88, Heat 76; Pacers 99, Bobcats 94; Hawks 108, Nets 84; Grizzlies 104, Bulls 97; Nuggets 97, Wizards 87; Lakers 106, Kings 99; and Suns 152, Timberwolves 114.

In Miami, Manu Ginobili scored 22 points, George Hill had 16 and surging San Antonio wasted most of a 25-point, third-quarter lead before beating Miami.

Richard Jefferson added 15 points and Tim Duncan had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who've won eight of their last nine.

In Sacramento, Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and Pau Gasol added 28 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers completed a sweep of their Northern California swing with a 106-99 victory over the Kings.

In Phoenix, Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Amare Stoudemire scored 25, then sat with the rest of the Phoenix starters while the Suns' reserves finished off a 152-114 rout of Minnesota in the highest-scoring game by an NBA team this season.

Lou Amundson matched his career high with 20 points as Phoenix sent the Timberwolves to their 10th straight loss and 16th in the last 17 games.

The Suns, with eight players in double figures, shot 56 percent and won their ninth in 12 games.

In Denver, J.R. Smith scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, helping Denver pull away as the Nuggets beat Washington.

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 29 points and 12 rebounds. Nene added 16 points for Denver, which sent Washington to its ninth consecutive loss.

The game marked the return of Nuggets coach George Karl, who was back on the bench after missing four games over the past week for cancer treatments.


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