With six weeks remaining in the regular season, the Cavaliers and Boston Celtics have already secured their places in the Eastern Conference title chase as they fight for the best record in the league and a home-court playoff edge.
The Cavaliers (48-12) and Celtics (48-14) meet Friday night in Boston. Cleveland is approaching the club's single-season record of 57 wins set in 1989 after a fourth win in a row.
LeBron closed the third quarter with a 3-pointer to give the Cavaliers a 14-point lead and the Bucks came no closer than 10 points the rest of the way, Cleveland responding with a 15-0 run to seal the triumph.
The Cavaliers hit just 31-of-74 shots from the field but defensively silenced the Bucks, who connected on only 28-of-75 and committed 18 turnovers.
Pierce sank a jump shot with 20 seconds remaining to give the Celtics a 113-11 lead, evading defender Jarvis Hayes to hit the decider and finish 12-of-14 from the field.
Vince Carter missed a tying layup attempt for the Nets and Boston's Ray Allen sank two free throws to create the final margin, the Celtics completing a 7-0 run to end the game after a Carter 3-pointer put the Nets ahead.
Rajon Rondo scored 20 points, 16 of them in the third quarter, to help spark the Celtics while former New York Knicks standout Stephon Marbury was greeted with boos in his return to the New York area as a Celtic.
Marbury signed with Boston after a seaon-long dispute with the Knicks saw him sit out until reaching a financial deal with the club and securing his release. Marbury had no points and four assists while playing 14 minutes.
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