Cavaliers 90, Spurs 88

San Antonio – LeBron James scored 27 points, and Cleveland beat San Antonio in the teams’ first meeting since the Spurs swept the NBA finals last season.

Nuggets 120, Jazz 109

Denver – Linas Kleiza scored a career-high 41 points, and Allen Iverson added 28 as Denver beat Utah. Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points, and Marcus Camby had 24 rebounds and 11 blocks for the Nuggets, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

Suns 106, Lakers 98

Los Angeles – Leandro Barbosa scored 22 points, Shawn Marion added 20 points and 16 rebounds, and Phoenix beat Los Angeles to regain the Western Conference lead.

Boris Diaw scored 19 points, Amare Stoudemire and Raja Bell added 16 each, and Steve Nash had 13 points.