CLEVELAND – LeBron James had a career-high 41 points and 13 assists to lead Cleveland over the New Jersey Nets 107-104, snapping the Cavaliers’ four-game losing streak and keeping them in the playoff hunt.

James scored the winning basket with 12 seconds left after tipping a pass by Richard Jefferson. Kedrick Brown grabbed the deflection and got it to James who drove half the court for a left-handed layup, making it 105-104.

After Richard Jefferson missed a jumper on the next possession, James again drove to the hoop. He slammed the final points home with 2 seconds left, sending the sold-out crowd into a frenzy.

Kerry Kittles clanked a long 3-pointer off the iron as time expired.

The win put the Cavaliers in a tie with Boston for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

James shot 15-for-29 from the floor and 10-for-10 from the line for his first 40-point game.

Hawks 97, Bulls 88

ATLANTA – Stephen Jackson scored 27 points and Jason Terry added 26 to help the Atlanta Hawks win consecutive games for just the second time this season with a 97-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

On Thursday, Atlanta beat New Orleans 84-76. The Hawks beat Minnesota and Boston in back-to-back games in early February for their first two-game winning streak.

Even with the two straight wins, the Hawks are only 6-14 since the All-Star break, but that has been enough to stay ahead of the Bulls at the bottom of the Central Division. Chicago has lost 11 of 13.

Pistons 100, Knicks 85

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Tayshaun Prince scored 20 points and Richard Hamilton added 18 to lift the Detroit Pistons over the short-handed New York Knicks 100-85 Saturday night.

Detroit played without Rasheed Wallace (back), but the Knicks were down to just nine healthy players with Allan Houston (left quadriceps), Penny Hardaway (groin) and Tim Thomas (groin) all sidelined.

Ben Wallace added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Pistons, who ended a two-game losing streak, while Chauncey Billups had 11 points and 13 assists.

DerMarr Johnson led the Knicks with 17, and Vin Baker added 16, his highest point total since joining New York.

Spurs 105, Spurs 76

SAN ANTONIO – Hedo Turkoglu and Tim Duncan had 14 points each and the San Antonio Spurs routed the Phoenix Suns 105-76 Saturday night.

The Spurs took control early against the lowly Suns, opening the game with a 18-5 run. San Antonio shot 57 percent and grabbed 16 rebounds en route to a 31-13 lead after one quarter.

The Spurs moved within a game of Minnesota for the Midwest Division title. The Timberwolves played the Clippers in Los Angeles later Saturday.

Tony Parker added 12 for the Spurs, who gave their starters plenty of rest.

Duncan played just 18 minutes, while 42-year-old backup center Kevin Willis saw 17 minutes of action. Willis brought the crowd to its feet with a thunderous reverse dunk on breakaway midway through the fourth quarter.

Amare Stoudemire led the Phoenix with 20 points but shot just 8-of-19 from the field, including 1-of-6 to start the game. Joe Johnson added 15 for the Suns, which wrapped up a five-game road trip with a 3-2 mark.

San Antonio, which led by as many as 38, kept up a torrid pace throughout the second half. Despite building a 60-35 halftime lead, the Spurs did not let up and opened the third quarter with a 10-2 run including six points by Turkoglu.

Notes: San Antonio had not swept Phoenix in the regular season since the 1989-90 campaign. … The Spurs won their eighth straight home game. … The 29-point margin of victory was the second-largest ever against Phoenix, one point shy of a 30-point margin in 1980.