WASHINGTON (AP) LeBron James scored 34 points and Kyrie Irving scored 21 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the injury-ravaged Washington Wizards 121-115 in the NBA on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory.
Irving scored 10 points in a row in the fourth quarter and showed no ill effects from the injury that ended his 2015 playoffs and postponed his season debut until mid-December.
James had 10 rebounds, and J.R. Smith added 25 points for Cleveland.
Garrett Temple scored 21 points and John Wall had 20 for the Wizards, who were playing without Kris Humphries, DeJuan Blair and Drew Gooden.
In other games, New York beat Miami 98-90 to end a streak of eight consecutive losses to the Heat, Oklahoma City topped Memphis 112-94, Dallas defeated New Orleans 100-91 despite resting four starters, and San Antonio routed Utah 123-98 to match its best start in team history.
In Miami, Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points on nine of 12 shots to lead a hot-shooting Knicks team, which was 56 percent from the field.
In his first two games against the Heat this season, Anthony shot 10 for 29 and totaled 32 points.
Robin Lopez added a season-high 19 points for the Knicks, who won their third game in a row.
Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 26 points and a season-high 17 rebounds after missing the previous game with a sprained right big toe.
Durant broke loose for 17 points in the second half on 7-for-8 shooting. He played 33 minutes and appeared to have no problems with mobility.
Russell Westbrook added 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Thunder.
In New Orleans, Raymond Felton scored 22 points to lead a short-handed Dallas squad that was without Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams, Zaza Pachulia and Wesley Matthews after they each played 40-plus minutes in a double-overtime victory over Sacramento on Tuesday night.
Chandler Parsons, the only usual starter in uniform, scored 19 of his 21 in the first half.
San Antonio’s Tim Duncan scored a season-high 18 points to lead nine Spurs players in double figures in the win over Utah.
San Antonio (31-6) matched its best start in team history by winning its 21st straight home game to open the season.
In other games, Chris Paul had 21 points and 19 assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers past Portland 109-98.
The Clippers won their seventh straight game despite the absence of Blake Griffin, who has missed six games because of a partially torn left quadriceps tendon. DeAndre Jordan had 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Indiana’s Paul George had 20 points and Monta Ellis scored nine of his 19 in the fourth quarter to lead the Pacers over Orlando 95-86.
Toronto’s Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Raptors defeated Brooklyn 91-74, the Nets’ eighth straight home loss.
Phoenix made a season-high 19 3-pointers to stop a nine-game losing streak with a 111-102 win over Charlotte, while Detroit topped Boston 99-94 and Denver beat Minnesota 78-74.
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