Rondo stars as Boston win four straight

CLEVELAND (AP):

Rajon Rondo scored a season-high 23 points with 12 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to their fourth straight win, 106-87 on Tuesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who can now start concentrating on LeBron James' upcoming visit.

Rondo missed his first three shots before hitting 11 of his next 14 to help the Celtics build a 20-point lead in the fourth.

Glen Davis added 17 points, Marquis Daniels 16 and Kevin Garnett 10 rebounds as Boston avenged an early-season loss to Cleveland.

Anderson Varejao and Daniel Gibson scored 16 apiece for the Cavs. Today, James will make his first trip into Cleveland since announcing this summer he would sign with Miami.

Spurs 118 Warriors 98

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP):

Tim Duncan had his first triple double in nearly two years with 15 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists, Manu Ginobli added 27 points and the Spurs beat the Warriors.

Duncan, who recently moved past David Robinson to become the Spurs' career scoring leader, shot just 6 of 15 from the field but matched his career-high for assists and matched his season-high for rebounds.

San Antonio, who won their ninth straight against Golden State, improved their NBA-best record to 15-2.

Stephen Curry scored 32 points and David Lee added 18 points and seven rebounds for Golden State (8-10). The Warriors have lost eight of their last 10.

Grizzlies 98 Lakers 96

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP):

Mike Conley scored 10 of his season-high 28 points in the fourth quarter, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Lakers, sending the defending champs to their third straight loss.

It's just the second three-game skid for the Lakers since they traded with Memphis for Pau Gasol to team him up with Kobe Bryant and first since March.

The Grizzlies now have won four straight at home and four of five overall.

The Lakers had a chance to at least tie the game or win at the end. Conley lost the ball when he drove the lane and crashed into Pau Gasol. Kobe Bryant passed to Ron Artest for a 3-pointer for the win, but Rudy Gay blocked the shot as the Grizzlies held on for their second win in four games against the defending champions.

Bryant finished with a game-high 29 points but was 9-of-25 from the floor, including 1-of-6 outside the area. Gasol had 15 points and 14 rebounds.

Other results: Knicks 111 Nets 100; Magic 90 Pistons 79; 76ers 88 Trail Blazers 79; Pacers 107, Kings 98.