James makes himself right at home in Jordan's house

Posted: Sunday, December 21, 2003

CHICAGO LeBron James did the No. 23 proud in his idol's house.

With Michael Jordan watching from a skybox, James scored a game-high 32 points and had a career-high 10 assists Saturday night to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their second straight road win, a 95-87 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

It was James' third double-double of the season, his first since Nov. 29. He was 11-of-22 from the floor, and was 10-of-12 from the line. He also had six rebounds, two steals and two blocks while turning the ball over four times.

The loss spoiled the Bulls' homecoming party. Jordan attended his second game of the year, watching in a suite with former teammates Charles Oakley and Will Perdue. Jay Williams also was at the game, his first since the devastating June motorcycle accident that's threatened his career. Williams, who is still on crutches and is undergoing rehabilitation at Duke, sat behind his old teammates on the floor.

Jamal Crawford finished with 16 points, he was just 7-for-27.

Knicks 103, Hawks 92

NEW YORK Don Chaney yanked Howard Eisley and inserted Frank Williams early in the third quarter, a snap coaching decision that may have saved Chaney's job.

Williams had four assists in a 15-0 third-quarter run that gave New York the lead for good in a 103-92 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.

The victory was just the third in 11 games for the Knicks (10-18), whose coach is reportedly in danger of being fired if the team continues to languish amid the lower half of the woeful Atlantic Division.

Keith Van Horn scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and Allan Houston also had 20 for New York. Williams contributed nine assists, all but two coming in the second half when he played the majority of the minutes at point guard.

Hornets 94, Grizzlies 89

NEW ORLEANS Baron Davis had 25 points and 12 assists, and New Orleans broke out of a shooting slump to snap a three-game losing streak.

Jamaal Magloire added 18 points and 13 rebounds, and P.J. Brown finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, whose skid was its longest this season.

David Wesley, coming off his worst game of the season in New Orleans' loss Thursday night to Sacramento, started strong as the Hornets built an early lead. He finished with 16 points.

Bucks 92, Nets 87

MILWAUKEE Tim Thomas scored 16 of his 21 points in the first quarter and Milwaukee scored eight of the final 11 points in a victory over New Jersey.

Michael Redd added 17 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and nine rebounds for Milwaukee.

Kerry Kittles had 20 points for New Jersey, which had won six of its last seven. Jason Kidd added 18 points and 10 assists, but missed 13 of his first 15 shots.

Clippers 115, Mavericks 105

DALLAS Corey Maggette scored 26 points and Quentin Richardson had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles handed Dallas its second home loss.

Elton Brand had 22 points and 20 rebounds for the Clippers, who had won only four of their previous 22 meetings with the Mavericks. Los Angeles is 2-0 against Dallas this season.

Timberwolves 102, Pacers 80

MINNEAPOLIS Kevin Garnett had 28 points to lead Minnesota to its fifth straight victory. Backup Fred Hoiberg had 21 points, and Sam Cassell added 18 points and 10 assists for the Timberwolves.

Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 16 points but hit just 6-of-18 from the field for the Pacers, who continued their inconsistent shooting by hitting on just 35 percent of their field goals.

SuperSonics 115, Nuggets 106

DENVER Richie Frahm hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points, and Ronald Murray added 24 points and 10 assists to lead Seattle.

The Sonics were coming off a lopsided loss to San Antonio on Friday night and played without guards Antonio Daniels and Brent Barry. It didn't seem to slow them.

Seattle shot 50 percent and got 17 points each from Luke Ridnour and Rashard Lewis to end a three-game losing streak. Frahm was 10-for-11 from the field, including 6-of-7 from 3-point range.

Voshon Lenard hit seven 3-pointers to finish with 31 points, and Andre Miller added 21 points for Denver.

Suns 102, Rockets 87

PHOENIX Shawn Marion scored 15 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, helping Phoenix stave off Houston's rally.

Stephon Marbury had 25 points, Joe Johnson 16 and Casey Jacobsen 12 in the victory, new Suns coach Mike D'Antoni's second in six games since he replaced Frank Johnson.

Marion also had 11 rebounds for his 12th double-double, the eighth in 10 games.

Spurs 101, Trail Blazers 91

PORTLAND, Ore. Tim Duncan had 26 points and 10 rebounds for his league-leading 23rd double-double this season, and San Antonio extended its winning streak to 10 games.

The winning streak matches the Los Angeles Lakers' season-best from Nov. 19 to Dec. 9. And it is San Antonio's longest since winning 11 straight last season.

Tony Parker added 15 points and 10 assists for the defending NBA champion Spurs, who shot 52.6 percent for the game.

Zach Randolph had 29 points and seven assists for Portland.



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