NBA Round Up
Published:Thursday | April 9, 2009 | 1:37 PM
LeBron James scored 21 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers avenged an embarrassing loss to one of the league\'s worst teams by defeating Washington Wizards 98-86 in the NBA last night.
The Cavs improved to 38 wins and became the first team in NBA history to have two 15-game winning streaks at home in the same season.
Mo Williams scored 14 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 13 rebounds for the Cavs, who also inched closer to locking up the best record in East.
At New Orleans, Steve Nash had 24 points and 17 assists as Phoenix survived a late rally by New Orleans to win 105-100
Shaquille O\'Neal had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Nash made six free throws in the final 42 seconds to give the Suns the cushion they needed to hold on.
In other games: Boston Celtics edged New Jersey Nets 106-104; Dallas Mavericks defeated Utah Jazz 130-101; Denver Nuggets had a 122-112 victory over Oklahoma City Thunder; Portland Trail Blazers defeated San Antonio Spurs 95-83 and Orlando Magics defeated Memphis Grizzlies 81-78.