Corey Brewer scored 15 for Houston, including pairing with Pablo Prigioni for consecutive three-pointers that pushed the lead back up to 85-75 with 8 minutes left after Washington had pulled within four.Houston's Dwight Howard had 11 points and 10 rebounds in 19 minutes in his third game back from a right knee injury.LeBron James scored 20 points, Kyrie Irving added 17 and Cleveland hung on for its 16th straight home win despite being held scoreless in the final 4:04. ...Anthony Davis had 28 points and nine rebounds as host New Orleans won its second straight while pulling two games behind Oklahoma City for the Western Conference's final playoff spot before the Thunder played at Phoenix later Sunday night. ...Robbie Hummel (fractured right hand) returned to Minnesota's lineup after missing 29 games, and Anthony Bennett (ankle sprain) came back after missing 18 games.Brook Lopez had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and host Brooklyn kept up its playoff push with its third straight victory. ...Reserve Jordan Hill had 22 points and 16 rebounds for the Lakers.Dwyane Wade scored 40 points one day after having fluid removed from his balky left knee, Udonis Haslem set season highs with 18...