Byron Scott hasn't had much to smile about in his first season as Cleveland Cavaliers head coach. But he's headed home for a brief rest during the NBA All-Star Weekend with his chest stuck out while the LA Lakers limp back looking to regroup.
Ramon Sessions had a season-high 32 points with nine assists, Antawn Jamison added 19 with 10 rebounds and the Cavaliers stunned the road-weary LA Lakers, 104-99 on Wednesday night.
The victory was especially sweet for Scott, who won three NBA Championships with the Lakers in the '80's.
"Sure, it's special. I probably still bleed a little purple and gold," he said. "But when you're going against them you want to win.
"When I go home, especially when I get back to LA, I'm going to walk around with my chest stuck out feeling pretty good about what we accomplished tonight, just like when I walked around pissed when we got beat by about 50. That's how it is."
After snapping their NBA-record 26-game slide against the LA Clippers last week, the Cavaliers avenged a 112-57 road beat down on Jan 11 against the struggling two-time defending NBA Champions Lakers.
"Everybody wrote us off and someone wrote this was going to be a practice game for them," said Cavs Anthony Parker, who finished with 18 points. "The last game played into it as well and it was about pride."
Spanish-native Pau Gasol had 30 points and 20 rebounds, Derek Fisher scored 19 while Kobe Bryant chipped in with 17 for the Lakers (38-19), who finished 4-3 on their road trip.
"Not happy with the way this trip ended," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We have to go back and fix some things."
Asked if the Lakers were ready for the mid-season break following their third straight loss, Jackson added, "I think they took the break before the game started."
The listless Lakers fell behind by 12 late in the third quarter but awoke to knot the game at 82. The Cavaliers regained control at 96-84, only to have it sliced to 99-97 after J.J. Hickson was called for goaltending on a basket by Gasol with 24.9 seconds left.
Parker hit two free throws before Lamar Odom's layup, and Sessions added two more from the stripe with 11.4 seconds left to make it 103- 99. After Bryant missed a three-pointer, Jamario Moon made one of two free throws to end the game.
"You couldn't ask for anything else than going into the break with a win against a great team like the Lakers," Sessions said.
Elsewhere: Miami Heat 103, Toronto Raptors 95 Dwyane Wade scored 28 points, LeBron James had 10 of his 23 in the final frame along with 13 rebounds and eight assists as the Heat (41- 15) won for the ninth time in 10 games in Chris Bosh's homecoming.
Bosh scored 25 points in his first game at Toronto since leaving as a free agent last summer, but the five-time All-Star was booed from the time he walked onto the court to every time he touched the ball.
Andrea Bargnani netted 38 points in the Raptors' (15-41) 16th loss in 18 games.
Boston Celtics 94, New Jersey Nets 80 Paul Pierce scored 31 points and the Celtics (40-14) beat the visiting Nets (17-40) for the 15th time in the last 16 meetings.
Orlando Magic 101, Washington Wizards 76 Dwight Howard powered for 32 points with 10 rebounds, and the Magic (36-21) dropped the Wizards (14-39) to 1-26 on the road.
Dallas Mavericks 116, Sacramento Kings 100 Jason Kidd scored 17 of his 20 points in the third quarter, hitting five threes, and the host Mavericks (39-16) rolled to for their 12th win in the last 13 games.
Denver Nuggets 94, Bucks 87 Carmelo Anthony had 38 points with 12 rebounds and the visiting Nuggets (32-25) handed the Bucks their eighth loss in the last 10 games.
John Salmons led Milwaukee (21-34) with a season-high 33 points.
New York Knicks 102, Atlanta Hawks 90 Amar'e Stoudemire scored 23 points and the Knicks (28-26) handed the visiting Hawks (34-21) their third loss in four games.
LA Clippers 98, Minnesota Timberwolves 90 Rookie sensation Blake Griffin scored 29 points and the Clippers (21-35) finished 2-6 on their eight-game road trip.
Kevin Love topped the T-Wolves (13-43) with 18 points and 18 rebounds.
Detroit Pistons 115, Indiana Pacers 109 (OT) Tayshaun Prince had 25 points with 11 rebounds, and the Pistons (21- 36) regrouped after blowing a 10-point fourth quarter lead.
Roy Hibbert led visiting Indiana (24-30) with a career-high-tying 29 points.
Golden State Warriors 107, Utah Jazz 100 Monta Ellis scored 35 points and the visiting Warriors (26-29) dropped the Jazz (31-26) to 0-3 under new head coach Ty Corbin.
Philadelphia 76ers 114, Houston Rockets 105 Jrue Holiday scored 20 points, Andre Iguodala had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as the Sixers (27-29) withstood a career-high 36 points by Kyle Lowry.
Portland Trail Blazers 103, New Orleans Hornets 96 LaMarcus Aldridge scored 10 of his 34 points in the decisive fourth quarter, and the Trail Blazers (32-24) notched their season-high sixth straight victory.
David West scored 27 for the visiting Hornets (33-25), losers of three straight games.
Ramon Sessions had a season-high 32 points with nine assists, Antawn Jamison added 19 with 10 rebounds and the Cavaliers stunned the road-weary LA Lakers, 104-99 on Wednesday night.
The victory was especially sweet for Scott, who won three NBA Championships with the Lakers in the '80's.
"Sure, it's special. I probably still bleed a little purple and gold," he said. "But when you're going against them you want to win.
"When I go home, especially when I get back to LA, I'm going to walk around with my chest stuck out feeling pretty good about what we accomplished tonight, just like when I walked around pissed when we got beat by about 50. That's how it is."
After snapping their NBA-record 26-game slide against the LA Clippers last week, the Cavaliers avenged a 112-57 road beat down on Jan 11 against the struggling two-time defending NBA Champions Lakers.
"Everybody wrote us off and someone wrote this was going to be a practice game for them," said Cavs Anthony Parker, who finished with 18 points. "The last game played into it as well and it was about pride."
Spanish-native Pau Gasol had 30 points and 20 rebounds, Derek Fisher scored 19 while Kobe Bryant chipped in with 17 for the Lakers (38-19), who finished 4-3 on their road trip.
"Not happy with the way this trip ended," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We have to go back and fix some things."
Asked if the Lakers were ready for the mid-season break following their third straight loss, Jackson added, "I think they took the break before the game started."
The listless Lakers fell behind by 12 late in the third quarter but awoke to knot the game at 82. The Cavaliers regained control at 96-84, only to have it sliced to 99-97 after J.J. Hickson was called for goaltending on a basket by Gasol with 24.9 seconds left.
Parker hit two free throws before Lamar Odom's layup, and Sessions added two more from the stripe with 11.4 seconds left to make it 103- 99. After Bryant missed a three-pointer, Jamario Moon made one of two free throws to end the game.
"You couldn't ask for anything else than going into the break with a win against a great team like the Lakers," Sessions said.
Elsewhere: Miami Heat 103, Toronto Raptors 95 Dwyane Wade scored 28 points, LeBron James had 10 of his 23 in the final frame along with 13 rebounds and eight assists as the Heat (41- 15) won for the ninth time in 10 games in Chris Bosh's homecoming.
Bosh scored 25 points in his first game at Toronto since leaving as a free agent last summer, but the five-time All-Star was booed from the time he walked onto the court to every time he touched the ball.
Andrea Bargnani netted 38 points in the Raptors' (15-41) 16th loss in 18 games.
Boston Celtics 94, New Jersey Nets 80 Paul Pierce scored 31 points and the Celtics (40-14) beat the visiting Nets (17-40) for the 15th time in the last 16 meetings.
Orlando Magic 101, Washington Wizards 76 Dwight Howard powered for 32 points with 10 rebounds, and the Magic (36-21) dropped the Wizards (14-39) to 1-26 on the road.
Dallas Mavericks 116, Sacramento Kings 100 Jason Kidd scored 17 of his 20 points in the third quarter, hitting five threes, and the host Mavericks (39-16) rolled to for their 12th win in the last 13 games.
Denver Nuggets 94, Bucks 87 Carmelo Anthony had 38 points with 12 rebounds and the visiting Nuggets (32-25) handed the Bucks their eighth loss in the last 10 games.
John Salmons led Milwaukee (21-34) with a season-high 33 points.
New York Knicks 102, Atlanta Hawks 90 Amar'e Stoudemire scored 23 points and the Knicks (28-26) handed the visiting Hawks (34-21) their third loss in four games.
LA Clippers 98, Minnesota Timberwolves 90 Rookie sensation Blake Griffin scored 29 points and the Clippers (21-35) finished 2-6 on their eight-game road trip.
Kevin Love topped the T-Wolves (13-43) with 18 points and 18 rebounds.
Detroit Pistons 115, Indiana Pacers 109 (OT) Tayshaun Prince had 25 points with 11 rebounds, and the Pistons (21- 36) regrouped after blowing a 10-point fourth quarter lead.
Roy Hibbert led visiting Indiana (24-30) with a career-high-tying 29 points.
Golden State Warriors 107, Utah Jazz 100 Monta Ellis scored 35 points and the visiting Warriors (26-29) dropped the Jazz (31-26) to 0-3 under new head coach Ty Corbin.
Philadelphia 76ers 114, Houston Rockets 105 Jrue Holiday scored 20 points, Andre Iguodala had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as the Sixers (27-29) withstood a career-high 36 points by Kyle Lowry.
Portland Trail Blazers 103, New Orleans Hornets 96 LaMarcus Aldridge scored 10 of his 34 points in the decisive fourth quarter, and the Trail Blazers (32-24) notched their season-high sixth straight victory.
David West scored 27 for the visiting Hornets (33-25), losers of three straight games.
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