LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers, 105-95, last night.

James also had nine rebounds and seven assists for Cleveland (9-4).

Danny Granger had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Dahntay Jones added 17 points for the Pacers (5-5).

Hawks 105, Rockets 103

Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and Atlanta won its seventh in a row, beating Houston to maintain the NBA's best record.

Marvin Williams scored a season-high 29 points and Jamal Crawford added 21 points for the Hawks.

Raptors 120, Heat 113

Chris Bosh had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak.

Hedo Turkoglu added 19 points, with Jarrett Jack scoring 17 and Jose Calderon recording 10 assists.

Bucks 95, Bobcats 88

Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 29 points to lead Milwaukee over Charlotte, with minority owner Michael Jordan on hand to witness his Bobcats drop their seventh straight.

Milwaukee (7-3) finished the homestand 5-1 and is off to its best start since going 9-1 in 2001.

Mavericks 104, Kings 102

Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and Dallas got 52 points from the bench in winning its fifth straight.

Terry had six points during a 12-4 run that gave the Mavericks a cushion in the fourth.

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