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NBA ROUNDUP

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Victor Oladipo scored 27 points, including a clutch 3-pointer with 31.1 seconds left, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 98-96 on Wednesday night.

Bojan Bodganovic had 17 points for Indiana, and Darren Collison finished with 14. Myles Turner had 11 points and blocked four shots, and Thaddeus Young finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.

The lowly Bulls led by as many as 17, but couldn’t hold off the Pacers in the final moments. Oladipo’s 3 gave Indiana its first lead at 97-96, and he tacked on a free throw with 12.8 seconds left.

Lauri Markkanen missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds of Chicago’s 10th straight loss.

New London’s Kris Dunn had 18 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Bulls (3-20).

Courtney Lee scored 24 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 after a slow start in his return to the lineup, and the Knicks beat Memphis. Moving from forward back to shooting guard in Tim Hardaway Jr.’s absence, Lee fell just shy of his season high and was the catalyst in a big run to open the second half that largely determined the game. Porzingis scored 12 after halftime as the Knicks rebounded from consecutiv­e losses without their top two scorers that had dropped them under .500. Marc Gasol had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Grizzlies, who were playing for the first time since ending their 11-game skid with a victory over Minnesota on Monday. Tyreke Evans added 15 points but was just 4 for 13 from the floor.

LeBron James drained a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left and finished with 32 points as Cleveland beat Sacramento and tied a franchise record with its 13th straight win. James also had 11 rebounds and nine assists, helping the Cavs rally from a 14-point deficit in the third to remain unbeaten since Nov. 11.

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