NBA Cavaliers snap losing streak with late win against Miami

Ricky Davis scored 33 points as Cleveland rallied for a 74-72 victory.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- After a week of near-misses, close calls and blown chances, the Cleveland Cavaliers remembered how to win.
"We closed the game out like we're supposed to," Cavs guard Ricky Davis said.
Rookie Smush Parker's three-point play keyed an 11-2 game-ending spurt and Davis scored 33 points Monday night, as Cleveland snapped a four-game losing streak with a 74-72 win over the Miami Heat.
Eddie Jones missed a driving layup with 4.5 seconds left for Miami and rookie Caron Butler was way short with a 12-footer just before the final horn, ending the Heat's three-game winning streak.
"We had three or four good shots at the end, they just didn't go," Miami coach Pat Riley said.
During their losing streak, the Cavs blew late leads in regulation and lost twice in overtime to Detroit, and then squandered a 19-point lead in the third quarter in a loss on Saturday to Boston.
"We had the potential to be 4-0 this week, but we'll take what we can get," Cavs coach John Lucas said.
Leading the way
Davis carried Cleveland's offense, but it was Parker, Milt Palacio and Zydrunas Ilgauskas who made the difference at the end as Cleveland improved to 6-24.
Brian Grant scored a season-high 19 points and added 17 rebounds for Miami, which led 70-63 with 4:37 left after two free throws by Travis Best.
Palacio then made a 3-pointer from the corner, and Parker made two free throws before dribbling into traffic and throwing in a wild shot in the lane while being fouled by Best.
After two misses by the Heat, Ilgauskas barely beat the 24-second shot clock with a 10-footer to put the Cavs ahead 73-70 with 1:24 remaining.
Keeping it close
A basket by Jones got the Heat within one, and Miami had a chance to move ahead when Ilgauskas shot an air ball with 10.3 seconds to play.
Jones then took an inbounds pass, Jones slashed toward the basket but misfired on a contested drive.
Tyrone Hill grabbed the rebound and was fouled. He made just one of two free throws to put the Cavs up 74-72 before the Heat called time with 2.8 seconds left.
Butler then had a nice look from the baseline but came up short.
Ilgauskas and Parker scored 11 points apiece for the Cavs, who won despite shooting just 33 percent from the floor and relying too heavily on Davis.
Jones added 18 points and Butler 14 for the Heat.