Cavaliers beat Atlanta Hawks
Published:Thursday | December 31, 2009 | 2:29 PM
Anderson Varejao made his first career 3-pointer with 17.2 seconds left to celebrate Cavaliers teammate LeBron James\' 25th birthday, to give his team a 106-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks last night in the NBA.
It was Cavaliers 11th victory in 12 games.
James scored a season-high 48 points with 10 rebounds for the Cavs, who won their sixth straight and 11th in a row at home.
In Phoenix, Amare Stoudemire and Channing Frye scored 26 points each as Phoenix Suns handed Boston Celtics a 116-98 defeat.
Other winners last night were Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors, New Orleans Hornets, New Jersey Nets; Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers.