SCOREBOARD
Tonight
Phoenix at San Antonio (8:30 p.m. CDT). The Spurs defeated the Suns 117-115 in double overtime in Game 1 of their first-round series on Saturday.
STAR
Monday
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• LeBron James, Cavaliers, had 30 points and 12 assists to lead Cleveland to a 116-86 rout of Washington.
ROLLING
Cleveland played its best game in months, blowing out the Washington Wizards 116-86 Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in an opening-round playoff series. The 30-point margin of victory was the largest in Cleveland’s postseason history. Washington has lost eight straight games to the Cavaliers in the playoffs. ... Utah beat Houston 90-84 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 3 is Thursday night in Utah, where the Jazz went 37-4 during the regular season.
SKILES THE LIMIT
The Milwaukee Bucks moved quickly to find their new coach, signing Scott Skiles to a four-year deal and introducing him at a news conference Monday. Skiles takes over for Larry Krystkowiak, who was fired last week after a disappointing season. Skiles spent nearly three full seasons in Phoenix after taking over for Danny Ainge early in the 1999-00 season. He was fired by the Bulls in December after making the playoffs in three of his first four seasons in Chicago.
