point lead, Cleveland battled back and beat the Miami Heat 102-90 Tuesday night, getting a dose of revenge against former Cavaliers star LeBron James. James was making his second homecoming visit to Cleveland since leaving the city as a free agent last summer. J.J. Hickson scored 21 points and Anthony Parker had 20 for the Cavs, who were embarrassed by James and the Heat 118-90 on Dec. 2 – a night when Cleveland fans unleashed their hatred on the superstar. This time, James left the floor hanging his head. He finished with 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Rockets 112, Nets 87: At Newark, New Jersey, Kyle Lowry had 16 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as Houston moved within two games of the final playoff berth in the Western Conference with a victory over New Jersey. Kevin Martin added 20 points as the Rockets (39-35) posted their sixth win in seven games and inched closer to idle eighth-place Memphis (41-33) with eight games left in the regular season. Brook Lopez had 22 points for the Nets, who lost their third in a row and seventh in eight games. Deron Williams missed his sixth straight game for New Jersey (23-50), which has lost 50 games for the second straight season. Thunder 115, Warriors 114, OT: At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 39 points and Russell Westbrook hit the winning free throw with 11.4 seconds left in overtime as Oklahoma City finished its longest homestand of the season with a victory over Golden State. Durant scored eight of Oklahoma City's nine points in overtime, but served as a decoy to create room along the right side of the lane as Westbrook drove to the basket and got fouled. Westbrook missed his first free throw, but made the second to put the Thunder on top. Monta Ellis' jump shot from the top of the key was wide right at the final buzzer. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 35 points. Kings 116, Suns 113: At Sacramento, California, Marcus Thornton scored 24 points and had 11 rebounds for Sacramento, which won its season-high fourth straight game by defeating Phoenix. Despite the strong possibility of the team moving to Anaheim next season, the Kings are enjoying their best stretch of the season, winning five of six games. The loss was the third straight and eighth in 11 games for the Suns, who are 10th in the conference and trail the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies by 4 1/2 games with nine games remaining in the regular season. Both Jared Dudley and Channing Frye scored 21 points for the Suns, who lost to the Kings for the third straight time.
