Cavs win 8th straight, their best start in 39 years

Then, James buried a 12-foot jumper that put the Cavaliers in front, but it was point guard Mo Williams who clinched the victory with a go-ahead jumper and four free throws in the final 41 seconds. The Cavs were instead forced to inbound the ball and James missed a long jumper over Giannis Antetokounmpo at the buzzer, sending the game to a second overtime. Center Timofey Mozgov chipped in with 11 points and forward Kevin Love added 11 rebounds for Cleveland. Khris Middleton answered James’ three to open the second overtime, and Greivis Vasquez buried a huge three to extend the Bucks’ lead to 106-102 with 1:53 left.

Blake Griffin scored 34 points, including a crucial jumper with 17 seconds left, and Los Angeles rallied to defeat visiting Detroit Pistons, ending a two-game skid. James took over down the stretch.

LeBron James was spectacularly great, firing up 37 points to lead all scorers, but the Bucks countered LeBron’s firepower adequately as Jerryd Bayless and Michael Carter-Williams accounted for 17 points apiece.. I think we expect we’re a great team, and we’re not.

The last time these teams played each other was in the preseason when Milwaukee won 110-101, but Cleveland was decimated with injuries at the time. NY has been steady from the free throw line, shooting a stellar.820. The Knicks missed their first 10 shots from the floor in the fourth quarter, but still maintained a 76-73 lead with 6:32 left to play.

After a hot first half, Anthony fell into a cold spell when the intensity picked up, missing his first nine shots.

“We have to trust our execution and continue to play as a team”, Knicks coach Derek Fisher said. “We get into trouble when we try to manufacture offense as individuals rather than as a unit. We’re just continuing to develop a will to win, no matter how it looks, whether the score is 70-70 or 100-100, we just need to find ways to win”.

– NY KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 14, 2015LeBron James with the swat on Carmelo Anthony! Langston Galloway scored on a layup and a floater in the sequence.

Carmelo Anthony scored 26 for the Knicks, but 22 came in the first half and his only field goal in the second half was a follow dunk as he was kept in check by James.

NY led 82-78 with 2:40 to go before James racked up three straight shots to give the Cavaliers the 84-82 lead with 1:15 to go in the game. That basket ignited the Knicks, who went on to outscore the Cavaliers 17-11. The Knicks battled back from an early first-quarter deficit to tie it at 21, mostly on the strength of Anthony’s mid- to long-range jumpers, but Cleveland closed on an 8-2 run to move ahead 29-23. G Cleanthony Early was inactive for the Knicks…. The Cavaliers have won eight straight games after losing their opener.

Draymond Green recorded a triple-double with 16 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Porzingis entered Friday fourth among rookies in scoring and second in rebounds.

Tyson Chandler added 11 points and eight rebounds and Mirza Teletovic scored 11 points for the Suns.

The NY Knicks has made one of the most controversial 2015 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft selections this past offseason when the team picked Kristaps Porzingis with the fourth overall pick.