Cavaliers defeat Pistons
Published:Wednesday | March 17, 2010 | 2:49 PM
LeBron James had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in his fourth triple-double of the season, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons in the NBA last night.
Cleveland have won four in a row and lost only one of their last 11 games, improving to an NBA-best 53-15 win-loss record.
Richard Hamilton had 24 points and was one of six Pistons who scored in double figures.
Detroit have now lost three straight games and eight of 10.
At Sacramento, Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and Pau Gasol added 28 and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers completed a sweep of their Northern California swing with a 106-99 victory over the Kings.
Other winners last night were San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets.