Cavaliers top Knicks, improve to NBA best 41-11

| February 6, 2010 8:00 PM

LeBron James scored 47 points, including 24 straight for Cleveland in the first half, and the Cavaliers held off the visiting New York Knicks 113-106 on Saturday night for their 11th straight victory.

Cleveland (41-11) holds the NBA's best record.

Hornets 104, Bobcats 99: Darren Collison scored 24, leading New Orleans at Charlotte.

Bulls 95, Heat 91: Luol Deng scored 25, leading host Chicago past Miami.

Timberwolves 109, Grizzlies 102: At Minneapolis, Al Jefferson scored 23, leading Minnesota past Memphis.

Pistons 99, Nets 92: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Jonas Jerebko scored 20, leading Detroit past New Jersey.

Jazz 116, Nuggets 106: Andrei Kirilenko scored 22, leading Utah past Denver at Salt Lake City.

76ers 102, Rockets 95: Thaddeus Young scored 17, leading Philadelphia at Houston.

Bucks 93, Pacers 81: Andrew Bogut scored 21, leading Milwaukee past visiting Indiana.

Spurs 98, Clippers 81: George Hill scored 22, leading San Antonio at Los Angeles.

Thunder 104, Warriors 95: At Oakland, Calif., Kevin Durant scored 29, leading Oaklahoma City past Golden State.

Lakers 99, Trail Blazers 82: Lamar Odom had 22 rebounds, leading Los Angeles at Portland.

Atlanta at Washington, ppd., snow: The game between the Hawks and Wizards was postponed because of the blizzard that battered the Mid-Atlantic region.