James had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and the Cavaliers won their ninth straight game, beating the New Jersey Nets 96-88 on Sunday night to tie a franchise record with their 57th victory.

"We didn't set out at the beginning of the year and say, 'Hey, let's get the franchise record for the most wins.' We have one goal in mind and that's to win an NBA championship," coach Mike Brown said. "But having said that, it's nice to attain all these other small records that we have along the way."

Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 18 points and the Cavaliers improved the NBA's best record to 57-13. He had four blocks and passed John "Hot Rod" Williams (1,200) as the Cavs' career leader with 1,202. He already became Cleveland's top rebounder earlier this season.

"These things are always nice, but especially when the team is doing well. If you're on a bad team, you can't enjoy it as much, and this so far has been a special season. A lot of records have fallen," Ilgauskas said. "It means really nothing if you don't win a championship because that's our goal. If we don't win it then everyone will be disappointed."

Vince Carter had 25 points and nine rebounds, but without injured All-Star point guard Devin Harris the Nets simply lacked the firepower to hang with the NBA's toughest defensive team. New Jersey had its two-game winning streak snapped and fell two games behind Chicago for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.

The Cavs host the Nets on Wednesday in the back end of a home-and-home series. A victory in that one gives Cleveland its second double-digit winning streak this season. It would also make the Cavs the winningest team in their history. Cleveland went 57-25 in both 1988-89 and 1991-92.

"It's not the main goal, but any time you get an opportunity to write your name or write your team into the record books, you should be proud," James said.

"I think the franchise, the team, the coaches, everybody, everybody that's associated with the Cavaliers - people that work the concession stands - everybody, we should all be proud about this," James added. "Because it's not promised every year where you get a chance to set records, franchise records, or winning divisions, things like that. Great achievement by us."

Rockets 87, Spurs 85

At San Antonio, Luis Scola had 19 points and 17 rebounds and dropped in the winning layup with 11.2 seconds left as the Rockets took over first place in the Southwest Division.

Ron Artest scored 24 as Houston won its fourth straight to reclaim the top spot in the division for the first time since Christmas. The Rockets lead San Antonio by a half-game.

Tim Duncan scored 23 points for the Spurs, whose grip on the No. 2 spot in the West disappeared when Matt Bonner's 3-pointer at the buzzer clanked off the rim.

Tony Parker had 22 points and 12 assists but missed a tough 7-footer with 2.9 seconds left with San Antonio trailing by one.

Heat 101, Pistons 96

Auburn Hills, Mich., Dwyane Wade scored 39 points for Miami and Udonis Haslem hit the go-ahead jumper with 6.3 seconds left.

Wade also blocked two shots in the final 30 seconds, helping fifth-place Miami stretch its lead over Detroit to three games in the East.

Rodney Stuckey scored 24 points and Antonio McDyess had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the seventh-place Pistons.

Raptors 100, Clippers 76

At Toronto, Chris Bosh had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Shawn Marion added 14 points and 13 boards to help the Raptors win for the fifth time in the last six meetings with the Clippers.

Jose Calderon scored 15 points and Joey Graham added 13 for Toronto.

Zach Randolph scored 20 points and Baron Davis added 12 for the Clippers, who lost their 10th in 12 games.

Thunder 97, Timberwolves 90

At Minneapolis, Kevin Durant scored 30 points and Jeff Green added 17 to help Oklahoma City win its seventh in 12 games.

Durant has scored more than 20 points in 16 of his last 17 games for the Thunder. His lone exception during that span came Feb. 27 at Dallas, when he logged only eight minutes after spraining his right ankle.

Craig Smith scored 19 points and Bobby Brown 12 in the fourth quarter for the Wolves.

Hornets 99, Warriors 89

At New Orleans, Chris Paul scored 27 points, David West added 23 and the Hornets won their third straight.

Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Kelenna Azubuike added 16 points after missing his first eight shots.

76ers 112, Kings 100

At Sacramento, Calif., Andre Iguodala made his first 10 shots and scored 27 points, and Philadelphia ended a two-game skid.

Thaddeus Young added 22 points for the 76ers, who shot nearly 60 percent and never let their lead fall below double digits after taking a 17-5 lead midway through the first quarter.

Francisco Garcia made six 3-pointers and scored 24 points for the Kings, who couldn't get closer than 11 in the fourth quarter.