LeBron James led eight Cleveland players in double-figures with 28 points Saturday, and reached another milestone in his brilliant career as the Cavaliers crushed the Boston Celtics 120-103. James was his usual dominate self, posting 11 rebounds and eight assists in 36 minutes. In the third quarter he passed San Antonio great Tim Duncan (26,366 points) for 14th on the NBA's all-time scoring list. James and Duncan have met three times in the NBA Finals, with James' Miami Heat beating the Spurs in 2013. "He's the greatest power forward of all time, if not one of the greatest of all time, period," said James, who has now scored at least 10 points for the 700th consecutive regular-season game — third longest streak in NBA history. Kyrie Irving scored 20 points, Iman Shumpert posted a career-high 16 rebounds to go with 12 points off the bench, and J.R. Smith tallied 14 points on four three-pointers. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 27 points. Jared Sullinger added 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Celtics, who had their five-game winning streak halted. Boston led 35-22 after one quarter, shooting 60 percent. The Celtic's 35 points tied the most points Cleveland has allowed in a first quarter all season. Cleveland countered with a 12-0 surge in the second quarter. The Cavaliers led by eight points after three quarters. They extended their lead to 16 points with just under three minutes to go on the final play from James. Spurs 104, Kings 94: Manu Ginobili scored 22 points in his return from a testicular injury and San Antonio improved to 30-0 at home by beating Sacramento. Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs with 25 points and 13 rebounds. David West added 12 points for San Antonio before fouling out late in the game and Boris Diaw hit for 11 points. Pacers 100, Wizards 99: Paul George scored 38 points including two free throws with 3.0 seconds remaining as Indiana outlasted Washington. John Wall had 25 points and 12 assists for Washington, but the All-Star guard also missed a free throw inside the final minute along with the potential game-winning jumper at the buzzer. Jazz 106, Pelicans 94: Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward combined for 52 points, including 12 in a decisive 14-0 run to close the third quarter, to power Utah past New Orleans. Favors had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Hayward added 24 points as the Jazz (29-33) snapped a five-game losing streak. Center Rudy Gobert grabbed 18 rebounds. Knicks 102, Pistons 89: Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points and New York rolled past Detroit. Robin Lopez added 21 points and Arron Afflalo contributed 20 for New York, which won for the fourth time in its last 20 games since Jan. 22. Timberwolves 132, Nets 118: Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points and Minnesota coasted to a win over Brooklyn. Andrew Wiggins added 26 points for Minnesota, which shot a team record 68.4 percent (52 of 76). Zach LaVine contributed 21 while Ricky Rubio collected 16 and 10 assists. Bulls 108, Rockets 100: Pau Gasol scored 28 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and dished six assists as Chicago held on to beat Houston. Jimmy Butler scored 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in his first game back since injuring his left knee Feb. 5. Derrick Rose scored 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting as Chicago snapped a four-game losing streak. Hawks 107, Clippers 97: Jeff Teague scored 22 points as the Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 17-point deficit and posted a 107-97 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul Millsap added 20 points and pulled down 18 rebounds as the Hawks recovered from allowing 37 points in the first quarter. Kent Bazemore contributed 17 points as Atlanta won for the second straight tnight at Staples Center and moved to within 1 1/2 games of idle Miami for first place in the Southeast Division.
