CLEVELAND Zydrunas Ilgauskas and LeBron James scored 41 of Cleveland's 57 points in the second half, and the Cavaliers returned from the All-Star break with a 100-91 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Ilgauskas scored 33 points 26 after halftime and added eight rebounds and seven blocks, matching a career high. James finished with 27 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and five steals as the Cavaliers improved to 21-5 at home.
Ben Gordon scored 21 points, 12 in a 3:54 span bridging the third and fourth quarters to pace the Bulls, who had their winning streak stopped at four. Kirk Hinrich added 13 points and Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry 12 apiece for Chicago.
PACERS 93, HEAT 91 (OT): At Indianapolis, Jermaine O'Neal scored all three Indiana baskets in overtime, including a turnaround jumper from the baseline with 11 seconds remaining, and the Pacers beat a Shaq-less Miami.
O'Neal finished with 29 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Pacers won their fourth straight game and their 11th in a row over the Heat.
Shaquille O'Neal, who injured his knee in an overtime loss at Chicago on Tuesday night, watched from the sideline as the Heat rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second quarter. Miami pulled to 66-63 after three quarters and caught the Pacers in the closing minutes of regulation.
Dwyane Wade had 38 points, one point short of his career high set in November against Utah, and scored nine in the final eight minutes of the fourth quarter.
WIZARDS 93, GRIZZLIES 83: At Washington, Gilbert Arenas scored 30 points and Antawn Jamison added 27 to lead the Wizards.
Arenas had 10 rebounds and six assists as the Wizards ended a three-game losing streak and won their fifth in a row at home. Jamison also finished with 10 rebounds.
Mike Miller scored 16 points to lead the Grizzlies, who have lost three in a row. Shane Battier had 14 points and eight rebounds for Memphis.
BUCKS 100, NETS 81: At Milwaukee, Desmond Mason scored 15 points, and ZaZa Pachulia tied his career high with 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Milwaukee.
Michael Redd, who missed the last three games before the All-Star break because of a sprained index finger, scored 11 points as Milwaukee won for fifth time in seven games.
Vince Carter had 26 points and Jason Kidd added 11 points and seven assists for the Nets, who haven't beaten the Bucks at the Bradley Center in the regular season since a 108-80 victory on March 10, 2000.
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