LeBron James scored 14 points and had 10 assists for his fourth consecutive double-double. After starting the season 3-3, the Cavaliers have gone 12-2 to improve to 15-5. In other sports news, Portland’s Greg Oden fractured his left kneecap and is out for the year. Meanwhile, TCU and Boise State are facing challenges in their respective conferences. The Alabama team will face Texas in the BCS title game.
In NBA news, the Cavaliers went on a 29-0 first-half spree, blitzing the Bucks. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to their ninth straight win over the Suns. Dwyane Wade scored 34 points as the Heat rolled over the Kings 115-102. Al Harrington had 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks in their third victory in four games. Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 26 points for New Jersey after their first win of the season against Charlotte.
Rodney Stuckey scored 25 points and Charlie Villanueva added 18 as Detroit beat Washington in coach Flip Saunders’ first game back at the Palace since being fired by the Pistons after the 2007-08 season. Delonte West scored 14 of his season-high 21 points in a 29-0 first-half run to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 101-86 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Caron Butler had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Earl Boykins scored 18 for the Wizards. Cleveland's big run straddled the first and second quarters and was the biggest scoreless streak in the NBA this season, according to research by STATS, LLC. Rookie Tyreke Evans scored 30 points for the Kings. Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings scored 15 of his 24 points in the second half.
Former Bucks guard Mo Williams scored 13 points for the Cavs, Shaquille O'Neal had 10 points in 16 minutes, and Anderson Varejao added 12 rebounds. Michael Beasley had 20 points, helping the Heat beat Sacramento for the 11th time in 12 games. Quentin Richardson made five 3-pointers and also had 20 points. Dorell Wright added a season-high 19 points and Udonis Haslem had 25.
Dwyane Wade had 34 points and 10 assists, and Miami never trailed against the Kings. Larry Hughes scored 16 of his 25 points in the third quarter, and New York sent New Jersey back to its losing ways.