Thursday

In news of note Thursday night …

The Los Angeles Clippers bounced back from a loss to Brooklyn with a 113-94 victory over Cleveland. Los Angeles took control with a 13-2 run to open the third quarter.

The Cavs were outplayed for the second game in a row. Cleveland lost at Milwaukee on Tuesday, when coach Tyronn Lue pulled his starters in the second half and J.R. Smith wandered off the floor during play and gave up an easy basket.

Goran Dragic scored 27 points and the Miami Heat continued to play better on the road with a 111-110 victory in Salt Lake City over the Utah Jazz.

James Johnson scored a season-high 24 points off the bench for the Heat, who have five of their seven wins on the road.

The Jazz had the ball with 3.9 seconds remaining and Gordon Hayward missed a contested midrange jumper before time expired.

Marc Gasol’s pair of free throws with 12.2 seconds remaining gave Memphis a 95-94 victory over Orlando. The Grizzlies completed a 14-point comeback in the fourth quarter.