James moves to top
LeBron James passed Brad Daugherty as Cleveland’s career scoring leader in the first quarter and finished with 29 points, leading the Cavaliers to a 90-83 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night at Cleveland in a possible first-round playoff preview.
James entered the game needing five points to surpass Daugherty, and did it with one of his patented driving layups with 4 minutes, 10 seconds left in the period.
It took Daugherty 548 games to score 10,389 points while James, the NBA’s leading scorer in his fifth pro season, was playing in just his 380th game.
Magic 113, 76ers 95: At Orlando, Fla., Rashard Lewis scored 18 points, leading eight Magic players in double figures in Orlando’s victory over Philadelphia.
Pacers 124, Timberwolves 113: At Indianapolis, Danny Granger scored 32 points and Indiana beat Minnesota for its fifth straight victory at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Grizzlies 120, Knicks 106: At New York, Mike Miller scored 24 of his 34 points in the first half, and Memphis snapped an 18-game road losing streak with a victory over the Knicks.
Wizards 103, Heat 86: At Miami, Caron Butler scored 25 points and Antawn Jamison added 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Washington to victory over the Heat.
Nuggets 125, Nets 114: At East Rutherford, N.J., Allen Iverson scored 26 points and led a fourth-quarter spurt that carried Denver to victory over New Jersey.
Spurs 102, Kings 89: At San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Spurs routed Sacramento.
Trail Blazers 107, Clippers 102: At Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high seven assists, Brandon Roy added 21 points and six assists as the Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles.
Rockets 109, Warriors 106: At Oakland, Calif., Tracy McGrady scored 26 points and Houston got back to its winning ways with a victory over Golden State.
Donaghy’s wife seeks order
The wife of a former NBA referee charged in a betting scandal wants a restraining order against her husband, who she said verbally and physically abused their children.
Kimberly L. Donaghy filed for the court order against Tim Donaghy days after Manatee County (Fla.) sheriff’s deputies were called to the couple’s Bradenton home because they were fighting. The pair is getting divorced after being married since 1995.
Kimberly Donaghy wrote in court papers filed Monday that her husband threatened to hit her and abused their four children. She wants to prevent him from seeing the children.
“I am scared for myself and my children,” Kimberly Donaghy wrote in court papers. “He is going to snap.”
A hearing on the protective order is scheduled for Tuesday.
Tim Donaghy, 41, pleaded guilty last year to charges he conspired to engage in wire fraud and transmitted betting information through interstate commerce. He faces a maximum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced in April.
Lakers sign Newble
Forward Ira Newble signed a 10-day contract with the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers.
•Heat forward Udonis Haslem had season-ending surgery to remove a bone spur from his left ankle, becoming the fourth Miami player to be shut down for the season because of injury.