LeBron, Cavs get back to .500 with Wizards rout
LeBron James scored 29 points, Kevin Love added 21 and Kyrie Irving had 18 as Cleveland exacted a little revenge on Washington with a 113-87 win over the Wizards on Wednesday night.
Five days after they were embarrassed in a 91-78 loss in Washington, the Cavs controlled this one from the start and got back to .500.
James led the way, adding 10 rebounds and eight assists in 36 minutes.
Rasual Butler scored 23 and Paul Pierce had 15 for the Wizards, who got only six points from leading scorer John Wall.
Trail Blazers 105 Hornets 97
Wesley Matthews scored a season-high 28 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 105-97 for their ninth consecutive victory.
Even with LaMarcus Aldridge struggling through a 3-of-18 shooting night, the Trail Blazers prevailed, getting 22 points from Damian Lillard.
Brian Roberts had a career-high 24 points for the Hornets, who have lost seven straight and nine of 10. Al Jefferson had 21 points and 14 rebounds for his fifth double-double.
Nets 99 Sixers 91
Alan Anderson scored 10 of his 12 points in the final period, and Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 99-91 to extend the 76ers' season-opening skid to 15 games.
Philadelphia rallied from a 20-point deficit in the first half to take the lead early in the fourth quarter, but Anderson and Mirza Teletovic stepped up down the stretch for the Nets.
Joe Johnson had 21 points and Brook Lopez scored 19 for Brooklyn (6-8), which won for just the second time in eight games. Deron Williams added 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
K.J. McDaniels and Tony Wroten scored 18 apiece for Philadelphia, which matched the 1972-73 76ers that started with 15 losses on their way to setting an NBA record for fewest wins in an 82-game schedule at 9-73.