Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James gets fouled by Washington Wizards' Caron Butler as Roger Mason, right, helps on defense in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Joshua Gunter) ** MANDATORY CREDIT **

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CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 23 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 24 without missing from the floor and the Cleveland Cavaliers destroyed the Washington Wizards 121-85 on Wednesday night for their season-high fifth straight victory.

Ilgauskas went 10-of-10 from the field and spent the entire fourth quarter resting on the bench.

After an uninspiring first two months, the Cavaliers have regrouped to win 11 of 13, and at the halfway point, they look more determined to defend their Eastern Conference title than at any other time this season.

James added eight rebounds and eight assists in just 31 minutes for the Cavs, who outrebounded the Wizards 53-29 and outscored them 69-39 after halftime.

Hornets 96, Trail Blazers 81

NEW ORLEANS — Jannero Pargo scored a season-high 24 points in 24 minutes, and New Orleans extended its season-best winning streak to six games.

David West scored 22 for the Hornets, who have won 14 of 16 games and lead the Southwest Division after their best first half of a season in franchise history.

Raptors 114, Celtics 112

BOSTON — Jose Calderon converted a go-ahead, three-point play with 10.5 seconds left and finished with 24 points and 13 assists to lead Toronto past Boston.

Chris Bosh and Anthony Parker scored 23 points apiece for the Raptors, and Andrea Bargnani had 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

Pistons 86, 76ers 78

PHILADELPHIA — Richard Hamilton scored 21 points and Chauncey Billups had 19 to help the Pistons snap a rare three-game losing streak.

Timberwolves 117, Suns 107

MINNEAPOLIS — Al Jefferson had a career-high 39 points and 15 rebounds, and the Timberwolves won two in a row for the first time this season.

Spurs 103, Lakers 91

SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan had 28 points and 17 rebounds to lead San Antonio past the Lakers.

Magic 112, Grizzlies 85

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hedo Turkoglu scored 26 points, and Orlando Magic made a team-record 18 3-pointers.

Bulls 108, Pacers 95

CHICAGO — Kirk Hinrich scored a career-high 38 points, and Chicago beat Indiana with its two best players were injured.

Nuggets 107, Hawks 100

DENVER — Allen Iverson scored 29 points and Linas Kleiza added 23 to lift Denver, playing without All-Star Carmelo Anthony, to a victory.

Josh Smith had a triple-double for the Hawks, finishing with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.