J.J. Hickson and Anthony Parker combined for 20 points in the decisive third quarter as Cleveland beat Detroit 104-79 Sunday to give the Cavaliers their first season sweep of the Pistons in 30 years. Cleveland held a double-digit lead most of the game, although the Pistons cut it to 55-47 on a basket by Jonas Jerebko with 10 minutes left in the third quarter. Hickson and Parker took charge, combining to score 16 of Cleveland's next 19 points while Detroit went more than five minutes without a field goal. Hickson finished with 13 points an.d eight rebounds, Parker had 11 points and LeBron James had 15 points and seven assists while sitting out the fourth quarter. Cleveland has won 10 straight against Detroit, including last season's first-round sweep in the playoffs. Cleveland hadn't swept Detroit during a regular season since going 6-0 against the Pistons during the 1979-80 season. Jason Maxiell had 16 points for Detroit and Charlie Villanueva had 11 off the bench. Hawks 119, Spurs 114, OT: At Atlanta, Marvin Williams scored 26 points to lead three scorers with 20 or more as Atlanta beat San Antonio in overtime to clinch a playoff berth. The Hawks got their first win over the Spurs in five years. Joe Johnson's jumper with 1:21 remaining in overtime gave Atlanta a 113-111 lead. After a missed 3-pointer by San Antonio's Matt Bonner, Al Horford hit a jumper as the shot clock expired to push the lead to four points with 35 seconds remaining. Horford had 22 points and 18 rebounds and Johnson had 20 points with 13 assists as the Hawks ended a seven-game losing streak against the Spurs. Manu Ginobili matched his season high with 38 points for San Antonio. Tim Duncan added 29 points and 13 rebounds. Lakers 99, Wizards 92: At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 20 of his 24 points during a dynamic second quarter as Los Angeles sent Washington to its 11th straight loss. Pau Gasol had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers, who won their sixth straight after a three-game skid. The defending NBA champions had little trouble with woeful Washington in the first three quarters, jumping to a 26-point halftime lead after another memorable quarter by Bryant. After hitting four 3-pointers and scoring 16 points in the final 5½ minutes before halftime alone, Bryant fell one point shy of matching Alex English for 12th place on the NBA's career scoring list when he scored just two points in the second half. Suns 93, Trail Blazers 87: At Phoenix, Jared Dudley scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter, and Grant Hill hit two key baskets in Phoenix's fourth straight win. Pacers 121, Thunder 101: At Indianapolis, Danny Granger scored 32 points to help Indiana beat Oklahoma City. Troy Murphy had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Roy Hibbert had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Pacers, who have won three of four. Jeff Green led Oklahoma City with 20 points. Kings 102, Clippers 89: At Los Angeles, Carl Landry scored 24 points and Beno Udrih had 20 points and a career-high 17 assists, leading short-handed Sacramento over the Clippers. Rockets 116, Knicks 112: At New York, Aaron Brooks scored seven straight points down the stretch and Houston got strong efforts from the players it got for Tracy McGrady to beat New York.
