Pacers come back to hand Cavs third straight loss

INDIANAPOLIS Lance Stephenson had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Darren Collison scored 22 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied from a 22-point, firsthalf deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 97-95 on Friday night.

The Pacers have won three of four and improved to 3-0 against the three-time defending Eastern Conference champs.

WARRIORS 108, BUCKS 94

Kevin Durant scored 26 points, Draymond Green added 21 and Golden State used a 13-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat Milwaukee.

With sharpshooting star Stephen Curry still sidelined by a right ankle injury, the Warriors clamped down on defence and did most of their damage on the other end in the lane.

TIMBERWOLVES 118, KNICKS 108

Karl-Anthony Towns fell one assist shy of his second career triple-double, scoring 23 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in Minnesota’s victory over New York.

Taj Gibson added 17 points and Andrew Wiggins had 16 for Minnesota. The Timberwolves shot 56.7 per cent (38 of 67) over the final three quarters to come from behind and win their fourth game in a row and 11th of 14 overall.

WIZARDS 125, MAGIC 119

Bradley Beal and John Wall each scored 30 points and Washington snapped a twogame losing streak.

Ian Mahinmi finished with a season-high 17 points in the defence-optional game. Washington shot 56.8 per cent from the field and scored a seasonhigh 74 points in the paint.

NUGGETS 87, GRIZZLIES 78

Will Barton scored 17 points, Trey Lyles had 16 and the Denver Nuggets overcame a slow start to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 87-78 on Friday night, snapping a seasonlong three-game losing streak.