NEW YORK: LeBron James came up big late in the game and Cleveland beat Boston on the road.
James, who came in averaging 30.1 points per game against Boston, his highest average against any team, scored eight of his season-high 41 points in the final 2:02 and the Cavaliers overcame a 19-point deficit in the final quarter.
Cleveland was down by five when James scored seven points in 51 seconds to give his team the lead. His old-fashioned three-point play with 1:11 left turned out to be the final basket of the night.
Point guard Jrue Holiday triggered a franchise-record scoring assault with 24 points and nine assists to power New Orleans to a landslide victory over Minnesota.
In winning for the fourth time in five games, the Pelicans (5-3) set a single-game scoring record, breaking their previous record of 135. They made 15 of 20 shots from three-point range and led by as many as 53 points, 135-82, with 4:40 left. AGENCIES
