NBA ROUNDUP
Pacers 109, Nets 97
Victor Oladipo scored 26 points, Domantas Sabonis had 17 coming off the bench and Indiana beat Brooklyn on Sunday night. Myles Turner added 16, Cory Joseph chipped in 15 and Darren Collison added for the Pacers. Allen Crabbe shook off his recent struggles, scoring 17 points in the first half on 5-for-7 shooting, including four 3s. He didn't score in the second half. Quincy Acy, Caris LeVert and Joe Harris each had 14 in Brooklyn's third straight loss. The second meeting of the season between these teams definitely lacked the offensive spark of their first matchup, an opener in mid-October when Indiana won 140-131 at home. The Pacers led by 14 with 7:08 remaining in the fourth quarter before Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and LeVert combined for a 6-0 run in little over a minute to close the gap to 94-86. Indiana then bounced back with eight straight points, including a basket by Joseph that led to a technical foul on Nets coach Kenny Atkinson.
Cavaliers 106, Wizards 99
LeBron James played the first half wearing a pair of shoes — one black, one white — reading "equality" in gold capital letters and finished with 20 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds to lead Cleveland past Washington for its 18th victory in 19 games. James had his fourth triple-double in the past five games despite being called for four fouls in the final quarter. Kevin Love added 25 points and nine rebounds for the Cavs. Bradley Beal led Washington with 27 points, and John Wall had 15 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in 32 minutes in his third game back after missing nine with an injured left knee. In a matchup of Eastern Conference division leaders, neither team led by more than seven until Wall turned the ball over, leading to a fast break for James, who was fouled at the other end and completed the three-point play for a 103-94 lead.
Late Saturday Celtics 102, Grizzlies 93
Kyrie Irving scored 20 points, Jayson Tatum had 19 points and nine rebounds and Boston pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Memphis. Al Horford added 15 points for Boston. The Celtics shot 49 percent, including 14 of 30 (46.7 percent) from outside the arc. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Tyreke Evans added 25 points, and Dillon Brooks had with 14 points, hitting a season-best four 3-pointers. After Memphis used a 21-point third quarter by Gasol to take a 73-71 lead after three, the Celtics opened the final frame with the first 16 points for an 87-73 lead. That put the game out of reach as Memphis lost its 17th in the last 19.