The Boston Celtics had their comfortable 15-point fourth-quarter lead cut to just four before steadying to beat the New York Knicks 110-101 in the NBA on Tuesday. Brian Scalabrine, in the starting lineup while Kevin Garnett served a one-game suspension, hit a 3-pointer with 1:14 left to push the margin back out to seven points and put the game in Boston's keeping. The defending champion Celtics, who were playing without Garnett for the first time this season, became the first team in the new campaign to reach 10 wins. Cavaliers 106, Nets 82: In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Cleveland won its eighth straight, cruising past New Jersey. Cleveland's LeBron James scored 31 points, showing the New York area teams what might be available on the free agency market in 2010. James added eight rebounds, four assists and a remarkable blocked shot in the third quarter when he chased down Devin Harris on a fastbreak and prevented a dunk. James had 15 points in the first quarter, becoming the youngest NBA player to reach 11,000 career points, at 23 years 323 days of age, more than a year younger than Lakers guard Kobe Bryant when he reached the milestone. Magic 103, Raptors 90: In Orlando, Florida, Orlando withstood a season-high 40 points from Chris Bosh to beat Toronto. Jameer Nelson scored a season-high 22 points for the Magic, who built a 13-point third-quarter lead before hanging on for its eighth win in nine games. Bosh also had 18 rebounds, but the Raptors had 24 turnovers. Lakers 116, Bulls 109: In Los Angeles, the home team rebounded from its only loss of the season to defeat Chicago. Pau Gasol scored 24 of his season-high 34 points in the first half for the Lakers, who had three days to contemplate a loss to Detroit. The Bulls are winless in four road games. Nuggets 114, Bucks 105: In Denver, the home team recorded a season points high in beating Milwaukee. Linas Kleiza scored 25 points and Carmelo Anthony had 17 for the Nuggets, who got double-digit scoring from all their starters and two bench players. The Bucks played their eighth straight game without star Michael Redd (ankle). Pacers 113, Hawks 96: In Indianapolis, the home team notched a fifth straight home win over slumping Atlanta. Danny Granger scored 34 points to lead the Pacers. After a 6-0 start, Atlanta has lost four straight. Warriors 111, Trail Blazers 106: In Oakland, California, Stephen Jackson scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as Golden State overcame Portland. Three free throws with five seconds to play finally secured the Warriors' victory. Greg Oden had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Trail Blazers in just his fifth game. Grizzlies 109, Kings 94: In Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis snapped a four-game losing streak by downing Sacramento. Mavericks 100, Bobcats 83: In Charlotte, North Carolina, Dallas comfortably beat Charlotte, delighting Mavericks owner Mark Cuban a day after he was charged with insider trading. Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points, Josh Howard added 21 and the Mavericks never trailed. Heat 94, Wizards 87: In Washington, the home team slumped to its worst start for nine years, beaten by Miami.
