Cavaliers continue their losing ways

INDIANA 97 CLEVELAND 95

Lance Stephenson had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Darren Collison scored 22 points and the host Pacers rallied from a 22-point, first-half deficit to beat the Cavaliers, who lost for the seventh time in nine games.

LeBron James did everything he could to prevent the Cavaliers from losing a third straight game. He finished with 27 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, while Kevin Love had 21 points and 10 rebounds.

But James had two chances in the final two seconds to win it and missed both opportunities — after Victor Oladipo gave Indiana the lead for good on a three-pointer with 2:09 left in the game.

Golden State 108, at Milwaukee

94: Kevin Durant scored 26 points, Draymond Green added 21 and the Warriors used a late 13-4 run to beat the Bucks. With Stephen Curry still sidelined by a right ankle injury, the Warriors clamped down on defense and did most of their damage on the other end in the lane. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points to lead the Bucks. at Minnesota 118, New York 108: Karl-Anthony Towns fell one assist shy of his second career triple-double, scoring 23 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in the Timberwolves’ win. at Washington 125, Orlando 119: Bradley Beal and John Wall each scored 30 points and the Wizards stopped a two-game losing streak. Orlando has lost seven in a row, 16 of 17 and 27 of its last 31. at New Orleans 119, Portland 113: Anthony Davis scored 36 points in his return from a right ankle sprain for the Pelicans. Davis did not appear at all bothered by the injury that kept him out of Wednesday night’s narrow loss in Memphis.

at Charlotte 99, Utah 88: Kemba Walker scored 22 points and Frank Kaminsky added 16 to lead the Hornets to their fourth victory in six games. Marvin Williams scored 15 and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 12 for Charlotte. Brooklyn 110, at Atlanta 105: Spencer Dinwiddie had 20 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and Jahlil Okafor added 17 points for the Nets. Dinwiddie made the goahead basket with 11 seconds left.

at Denver 87, Memphis 78: Will Barton scored 17 points, Trey Lyles had 16 and the Nuggets overcame a slow start to end a three-game losing streak.

Houston 112, at Phoenix 95: Chris Paul had 25 points and six assists as the Rockets won their third in a row. The Suns’ Devin Booker led all scorers with 27 points.