CLEVELAND – LeBron James had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and recorded his seventh triple-double of the season as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied in the second half for an 88-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

It is the 17th triple-double of James’ career.

The Cavaliers were down by 13 points in the second quarter and didn’t take their first lead until late in the third period. Wally Szczerbiak’s two free throws with 8:03 left broke a 69-69 tie and gave Cleveland the lead for good.

Joe Smith, playing in place of Ben Wallace, who missed the second half with back spasms, scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half.

LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 25 points.

Rockets 91, Nets 73

HOUSTON – Tracy McGrady pulled the towel over his shoulders, leaned back in his seat on the bench and smiled. The Houston Rockets’ 19th consecutive victory was a laugher.

McGrady scored 19 points in less than three quarters and the Rockets routed cold-shooting New Jersey 91-73 to match the third-longest winning streak in NBA history.

Houston won its 10th straight game by double digits, tying an NBA record last set by the Nets in 2004. The Rockets also won their 13th straight at the Toyota Center, the franchise’s longest home-court streak since the 1985-86 team won 20 consecutive games at The Summit.

Houston can match the second-longest victory streak in NBA history with a win in Atlanta on Wednesday night. The Milwaukee Bucks won 20 in a row during the 1970-71 season.

Magic 123, Hawks 112

ORLANDO, Fla. – Dwight Howard had 26 points and 16 rebounds, Hedo Turkoglu had the second triple-double of his career, and the Orlando Magic rolled past the Atlanta Hawks, 123-112.

Turkoglu had 23 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds as the Magic tied their season-high scoring output. Rashard Lewis added 22 points and reserve Keith Bogans had 19 as the Magic buried Atlanta under a flurry of 3-pointers. Orlando was 15-of-28 from behind the arc.

Joe Johnson scored 27 points and Mike Bibby had 23 for Atlanta, which also had a good night shooting, but the Hawks were porous on defense. Atlanta shot 51 percent for the game, including 11-of-17 on 3-pointers, but the Hawks trailed by 21 at halftime and never got the deficit under 10 in the second half.

Clippers 99, Heat 98

MIAMI – Cuttino Mobley made two free throws with 2.6 seconds left and scored 29 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Miami 99-98, hours after the Heat decided to shut Dwyane Wade down for the season.

Corey Maggette and Al Thornton each had 22 points for the Clippers, who won for just the second time in their last 10 games. It was the sixth consecutive loss for the Heat and third in a row at home.

Ricky Davis scored 27 points for Miami. Daequan Cook added a career-high 23.

Mavericks 108, Knicks 79

DALLAS – Dirk Nowitzki scored 18 points in 22 minutes, then was among four starters who got to take the last quarter off as the Dallas Mavericks polished off a 108-79 victory over the listless New York Knicks.

Wins don’t get much easier than this, with the Mavericks scoring 32 points in the first quarter and the Knicks scoring 31 in the first half.

New York trailed by as many as 28 before intermission, then got within 14 points early in the third quarter. Dallas pulled away soon after for its second straight win and a 6-5 record since Jason Kidd arrived.

Spurs 107, Nuggets 103

SAN ANTONIO – Tim Duncan had 23 points and 18 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Denver Nuggets 107-103 in the second meeting between the teams in four days.

Tony Parker added 16 points and Manu Ginobili scored 13 and had a career-high 14 assists for the Spurs. Allen Iverson led Denver with 28 points.

despite a broken finger. J.R. Smith added 22 points and Carmelo Anthony contributed 18.