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NBA: Cleveland 105, Memphis 89

CLEVELAND, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- LeBron James scored 22 points and dished off 15 assists Tuesday to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 105-89 pounding of Memphis.

Shaquille O'Neal added 13 points and pulled down 13 rebounds while Daniel Gibson chipped in 16 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 14 as the Cavs won their seventh straight home game.

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J.J. Hickson contributed 15 points and eight rebounds for Cleveland, which essentially decided the game when O'Neal netted six straight points near the midway point of the second quarter to put the hosts up 43-26.

The Cavs led 55-37 at intermission.

Rudy Gay led the Grizzlies with 15 points, while All-Star forward Zach Randolph scored only eight points on 3-of-14 shooting.

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