New-look Cavaliers stopped by Wizards

Maybe life without John Wall won’t be as miserable as the Washington Wizards feared.

The All-Star break barely slowed them down and the newlook Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t stop them either.

Bradley Beal scored 18 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 17 and the Wizards withstood a late assault by LeBron James in a 110-103 victory Thursday night at Cleveland.

The Wizards, who have been playing for weeks without Wall, their super-speedy star guard, nearly blew a late 11-point lead as James scored 14 consecutive points for the Cavaliers and Cleveland cut its deficit to 106-103. But Beal hit a driving layup and James missed a free throw and committed a lane violation while intentionally missing the second.

“We hung together,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks said. “We showed great resolve. That’s what we talked about. Resiliency is what successful teams do in this league. We’ve been showing that. We’ve just got to keep doing it.”

Washington is 8-2 since Wall was sidelined because of a knee injury. Tomas Satoransky, who has been starting in Wall’s spot, had 17 points, eight assists and no turnovers in 31 minutes.

James scored 32 points for the Cavaliers, who dropped to 2-1 since acquiring four new players before the trade deadline.

Philadelphia 116, at Chicago 115:

Ben Simmons scored 32 points, including two free throws with 5.6 seconds left to complete the 76ers’ rally from five points down in the final minute. Joel Embiid had 30 points and 13 rebounds for the 76ers, who have won six in a row.

Oklahoma City 110, at Sacramento 107:

Russell Westbrook made a three-point shot as time expired, capping a triple-double that included 17 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists. Paul George scored 26 points and Carmelo Anthony 23 for the Thunder.

New York 120, at Orlando 113:

Reserve Trey Burke scored a seasonhigh 26 points and the Knicks ended an eight-game losing streak, winning for the first time since Kristaps Porzingis suffered a season-ending knee injury.

at Charlotte 111, Brooklyn 96:

Kemba Walker scored 31 points, Dwight Howard grabbed a seasonhigh 24 rebounds to go with 15 points and the Hornets handed the Nets their eighth consecutive loss.

at Golden State 134, Clippers 127