Cavs lose 4th straight; Hornets top Bucks

CLEVELAND — Thaddeus Young scored 26 points, Darren Collison had 25, and the Indiana Pacers sent the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth straight loss, 124-107 on Wednesday night.

LeBron James had 33 points and 11 assists, but it wasn’t enough to keep Cleveland from losing for the fifth time in six games.

The Cavs held a lengthy meeting before Tuesday’s practice to discuss their struggles, but the defense especially showed no improvement.

Cleveland led 69-68 in the third quarter, but Indiana hit four straight 3-pointers and built an eight-point lead. HORNETS 126, BUCKS 121

Rookie Malik Monk scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and Charlotte held Giannis Antetokounmpo to a season-low 14 points to beat visiting Milwaukee. SUNS 122, WIZARDS 116

T.J. Warren scored 28 of his career-high 40 points in the second half as Phoenix overcame a 22-point deficit to win at Washington. MAGIC 101, GRIZZLIES 99

Evan Fournier scored 22 points as Orlando held on late to win at Memphis. CELTICS 113, KINGS 86

Kyrie Irving and Jaylen Brown each had 22 points as host Boston coasted to a sixth straight win. HEAT 97, BULLS 91

Goran Dragic scored 20 points, and Miami beat visiting Chicago to snap a three-game slide. T-WOLVES 104, PELICANS 98 Jimmy Butler hit a go-ahead jumper with 34 seconds left, and Minnesota won at New Orleans. JAZZ 112, BLAZERS 103 (OT)

Rookie Donovan Mitchell scored a career-high 28 points as Utah topped visiting Portland. NUGGETS 129, RAPTORS 111

Jamal Murray scored 16 of his 24 points in a decisive third-quarter, and Denver defeated visiting Toronto. 76ERS 119, HAWKS 109

Ben Simmons had 19 points to lead Philadelphia past visiting Atlanta.