LeBron keys Cavaliers, ends Spurs' win streak



James had 32 points for Cleveland in the 89-87 victory.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James scored 32 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas made a key putback in the final minute and the Cleveland Cavaliers caught Tim Duncan on an off night for an 89-87 win Friday over the San Antonio Spurs.
The Cavaliers survived a frantic final minute to snap San Antonio's six-game winning streak and drop the defending NBA champions to 5-1 on their seven-game road trip.
Duncan scored 21 points but the reigning two-time league MVP had an awful shooting night, going just 9-for-28 from the field.
Ilgauskas added 16 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland, which won for just the second time in seven games. Jeff McInnis made two huge shots down the stretch and finished with 15 points and eight assists for the playoff-dreaming Cavs, who nearly threw it away in the closing seconds.
Ilgauskas wrestled a rebound away from Duncan with one hand and dropped in a 5-footer in the lane to put Cleveland ahead 88-87 with 37 seconds to play.
The Spurs then turned it over when Malik Rose threw the ball out of bounds, but Dajuan Wagner made just one of two free throws with 9.7 seconds left to give Cleveland an 89-87 lead.
After calling a timeout, San Antonio had another chance, but was again careless with the ball as Manu Ginobili's pass skipped off Hedo Turkoglu's hands.
However, the Cavs blew the inbounds pass as Ginobili ran down Eric Williams' ill-advised lob to James near halfcourt and the Spurs called their final timeout with 1.9 seconds remaining.
Harassed by James, Ginobili couldn't get off a 3-pointer before the final horn, causing Cleveland's rookie star to rip off his headband and fire it into the sellout crowd.
Staying close
Ginobili scored 21 points and Tony Parker had 15 for the Spurs, who shot just 39 percent (35-of-91) from the floor.
James' three-point play with 3:55 left gave the Cavs an 80-79 lead, but Duncan finally knocked down one of his patented shots off the glass to put the Spurs ahead.
McInnis and Ginobili then traded baskets down the stretch to set up the dramatic finish.
Duncan came in ranked fifth in the league in scoring (23.1 points per game), but missed his first eight field-goal tries and didn't score until he hit two free throws with 6:29 remaining in the first half.
He went just 2-of-11 and the Spurs shot only 30 percent (14-of-46) in the opening half but trailed just 39-35 at the break.
James carried the Cavaliers, scoring 10 points and grabbing six rebounds in a sloppy opening 12 minutes, which ended with Cleveland up 14-13.
James had 18 points at the half.