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NBA: Cleveland 98, Washington 86

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Published: April 8, 2009 at 10:30 PM

CLEVELAND, April 8 (UPI) -- LeBron James's 21 points Wednesday paced five players in double figures, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers roll to a 98-86 victory against the Washington Wizards.

It helped Cleveland avenge a surprising 109-101 loss at Washington April 2, a loss that snapped its franchise-record 13-game winning streak.

Wednesday, Cleveland built a 26-13 first quarter advantage to 48-37 at the break and its biggest lead was 68-45 on Mo Williams' 3-pointer with 4:45 left in the third period.

Williams scored 14 with three rebounds and three assists.

Delonte West scored 13 with four assists, while both Daniel Gibson and Anderson Varejoa scored 10 points in the Cavaliers' third win in their last four contests.

Reserve Nick Young led Washington with 16 points.

Fellow reserve Andray Blatche finished with 14 points and six rebounds.

Javaris Crittenton scored 11 with four rebounds, and Caron Butler added 10 points with three rebounds in the Wizards' third loss in four outings.

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