LeBron James scored 33 points – four more than Dwyane Wade, the NBA's leading scorer – as Cleveland remained the league's only unbeaten team on its own floor with a 93-86 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday. For the second straight game, the Cavaliers had to come back late at Quicken Loans Arena to extend their home winning streak, which is now at 16 straight. Cleveland was down by nine points going into the fourth and trailed by eight before going on an 18-2 run and outscoring Miami 26-11 over the final eight minutes. Mo Williams scored 20 before fouling out and Ben Wallace had 14 rebounds for the Cavs (26-4), who won their sixth straight. The Heat had their winning streak stopped at four. Celtics 108, Kings 63: At Sacramento, California, Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Boston rebounded from back-to-back losses in emphatic fashion, beating Sacramento in one of the most one-sided wins in franchise history. The 45-point margin of victory matched the sixth biggest ever by the Celtics, who also beat the New York Knicks by that amount last season. The Celtics started this four-game road trip with a franchise-record 19-game winning streak, but the defending NBA champions lost a Christmas Day showdown against Los Angeles Lakers and then again the following night at Golden State. The Kings lost their sixth straight game since winning their first under interim coach Kenny Natt and have dropped 16 of 18 overall. Lakers 130, Warriors 113: At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, Derek Fisher added 19 and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a victory over Golden State. The Lakers, who hadn't played since a win over Boston on Thursday, breezed to a relatively easy victory over the Warriors, who have won just twice in 19 games against them at Staples Center. Sasha Vujacic had 17 points, Pau Gasol had 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Andrew Bynum chipped in with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Jamal Crawford returned to the Warriors' lineup after missing two games with a groin strain and scored 22 points. Nuggets 117, Knicks 110: At New York, Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points after missing three games with a bruised right elbow to lead Denver over the defenseless New York. The Nuggets blew the double-digit lead they seized by making 15 of 20 shots in the second quarter, but recovered behind Anthony's flawless fourth and sent the Knicks to their sixth straight loss. It was only the third 30-point game this season for Anthony, who has been bothered by the elbow since he was originally hurt in a victory over Houston on Nov. 30. Mavericks 98, Clippers 76: At Los Angeles, Josh Howard had 29 points, nine rebounds and a career-best seven assists to lead Dallas over Los Angeles while Mavericks leading scorer Dirk Nowitzki served a one-game suspension. Hornets 105, Pacers 103: At Indianapolis, Chris Paul scored 11 points in the final 3:36 and David West made a 17-foot fadeaway jump shot with 2.5 seconds remaining to help New Orleans rally for a victory.
