Cavs join elite club with No. 60
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 14 years, 9 months AGO
The Cavaliers reached one magic number and lowered another.
LeBron James scored 27 points and Cleveland entered an elite fraternity of NBA franchises with its 60th win, scoring 12 straight points in the fourth to pull away and beat the visiting Atlanta Hawks 93-88 on Friday night.
With their 60th win, the Cavaliers moved within one victory - or a loss by the Los Angeles Lakers - of clinching the league's best record and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
Cleveland (60-16) became the ninth team to post back-to-back 60-win seasons.
Suns 109, Pistons 94: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Amare Stoudemire scored 27 points and Phoenix beat Detroit.
Warriors 128, Knicks 117: At Oakland, Calif., Anthony Morrow scored 35 points and Don Nelson moved within one win of tying Lenny Wilkens for the most victories by an NBA coach when Golden State beat New York.
Heat 105, Pacers 96, OT: At Indianapolis, Dwyane Wade scored 43 points and Miami rallied past Indiana.
Bobcats 87, Bucks 86, OT: Stephen Jackson scored 32 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with a minute left in overtime to lead host Charlotte past Milwaukee.
Bulls 95, Wizards 87: Derrick Rose scored 24 points and Chicago won at Washington.
Grizzlies 107, Hornets 96: O.J. Mayo scored 27 points and Memphis beat visiting New Orleans.
Lakers 106, Jazz 92: Lamar Odom had 26 points and 10 rebounds, leading Los Angeles past visiting Utah.
Spurs 112, Magic 100: Manu Ginobili scored 43 points, leading San Antonio past visiting Orlando.
Rockets 119, Celtics 114, OT: Luis Scola had 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead Houston at Boston.