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NBA: Cleveland Hands Oklahoma City 13th Straight Loss

27 November 2008

The Cleveland Cavaliers blazed past the Oklahoma City Thunder, 117-82, in Wednesday's National Basketball Association action.

Cleveland's Lebron James scored 14 points playing only 17 minutes.

The Thunder have the worst record in the NBA with 13 consecutive losses.

In Toronto, Chris Bosh had 39 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Raptors, 93-86 over the Charlotte Bobcats.  Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 23 points.

The defending champion Boston Celtics overcame a 14-point deficit in the third quarter on their way to beating the Golden State Warriors, 119-111.  Ray Allen scored 25 points and Rajon Rondo added another 22.

In Wednesday's other games, the Orlando Magic edged the Philadelphia 76ers, 96-94.  The Phoenix Suns beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 110-102. 

The Detroit Pistons downed the New York Knicks, 110-96 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 102-96.  Also, the San Antonio Spurs posted a 98-88 win over the Chicago Bulls.

Some information for this report was provided by AP.


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