NBA ROUNDUP
Knicks 110, Bulls 92
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 22 points and Michael Beasley added 17 as New York defeated Chicago on Monday night.
Enes Kanter had 10 points and 13 rebounds, while Troy Williams added 11 for the Knicks.
Cristiano Felicio scored a career-high 17 points for the Bulls, who were missing their top three scorers and went 3-for-30 from 3-point range. Bobby Portis and Antonio Blakeney scored 16 points apiece.
The Knicks used an 11-0 run to end the second quarter and take a 47-37 halftime lead.
Felicio scored Chicago's first 11 points of the second half and the Bulls pulled within four, 56-52, on Denzel Valentine's layup with 7:45 left. That was close as they would get, as the Knicks followed with a 21-5 stretch and opened up a 77-57 lead on the second of Hardaway's consecutive 3-pointers with 2:35 left in the quarter. Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg said New London's Kris Dunn (13.4 points per game) was being put in a walking boot after he suffered a right toe sprain against Memphis on Thursday. Zach LaVine (16.7) and Lauri Markkanen (14.9) were also out with injuries.
Cavaliers 124, Bucks 117
LeBron James scored 40 points as part of his third triple-double in four games and Cleveland beat Milwaukee as coach Tyronn Lue began his leave of absence to address health issues. Lue said Monday in a statement he been dealing with chest pains and loss of sleep, and that tests have offered no conclusion about what the issue is. Associate head coach Larry Drew will run the team in Lue's absence. James scored 17 points in the third quarter and finished with 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 16th triple-double this season and 71st of his career. Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love returned after missing six weeks because of a broken left hand and scored 18 points in 25 minutes. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points and went 11 for 11 at the foul line for Milwaukee. Khris Middleton had 30 points.
Nets 118, Grizzlies 115
Allen Crabbe and Caris LeVert each scored 22 points and Brooklyn beat Memphis. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and DeMarre Carroll scored 18 points for the Nets. Wayne Selden Jr. also scored 17 off the bench. Andrew Harrison scored 19 points for Memphis and Brionte Webber had a career-high 15.
76ers 108, Hornets 104
Joel Embiid had 25 points and 19 rebounds and Ben Simmons had a triple-double to lead Philadelphia to a win over Charlotte. Simmons had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists to help the Sixers.
Kemba Walker led the Hornets with 24 points. Wily Hernangomez scored 17 points off the bench in just 12 minutes.
Pacers 110, Lakers 100
Victor Oladipo sparked a decisive run and finished with 20 points, Myles Turner had 21 points and Indiana recovered from a poor start for a victory over Los Angeles.
Los Angeles was led by Kyle Kuzma with 27 points and Brook Lopez with 23.
Oladipo and Darren Collison got Indiana going with back-to-back 3-pointers midway through the third quarter for a 77-70 lead.