CLEVELAND — LeBron James had 32 points and 13 assists as the Cavaliers matched their franchise record by winning their 13th straight game with a 115-106 victory over the Magic last night in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals.

Both teams are again on top of the East this year, but Cleveland has won both head-to-head meetings.

As he has done all season, James again closed out another opponent late in the game, scoring seven points in the final three minutes. Orlando went scoreless for five minutes in the fourth as Cleveland turned a two-point deficit into a 105-98 lead.

The anticipated matchup between Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard never materialized because both were in foul trouble throughout. Fouls were a problem for both teams as they combined for 43 fouls and 56 free throws.

With O’Neal on the bench most of the night, the Cavaliers again relied on James. And as usual, he delivered.

James hit a deep jumper from just inside the 3-point line to give the Cavaliers a 105-96 lead, then followed it up with a 3-pointer and another jumper to put the game out of reach.

J.J. Hickson had 20 points, Anderson Varejao had 16 off the bench and O’Neal had 10 points and six rebounds in 19 minutes. Howard had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Orlando.

Spurs 111, Nuggets 92

In Denver, George Hill scored 17 points after starting in place of an injured Tony Parker and the Spurs never trailed in routing the cold-shooting Nuggets.

DeJuan Blair also scored 17 points, Tim Duncan added 16 and Manu Ginobili 15 for San Antonio, which snapped a three-game losing streak to Denver dating to last season.