Pacers end Cavs’ 13-game streak; Warriors march
Victor Oladipo scored 33 points to help the Indiana Pacers top the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-102, snapping their league-leading 13game winning streak in the National Basketball Association Friday.
The Pacers made 15 3-point shots. Oladipo made 6 of 13 treys. Myles Turner added 15 points for Indiana.
LeBron James paced the Cavaliers with 29 points on 12-of-22 shooting and also had 10 rebounds and eight assists. Kevin Love added 20 points and J.R. Smith 15 for the Cavs.
The Pacers shot 44.2 percent (38 of 86) overall while the Cavs were at 43 percent (37 of 86).
Elsewhere, Kevin Durant had a seasonhigh 36 points to go with 10 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks and Golden State won its sixth straight by beating the Detroit Pistons, 102-98.
Durant came up a few assists shy of a second consecutive triple-double after a 35-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist performance at Charlotte on Wednesday.
The Warriors became the 11th team in league history to sweep a six-game road trip.
The last team to achieve that feat was the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2008-09 season.
Golden State was playing its second straight game with two-time MVP Stephen Curry, who will miss at least two weeks with a right ankle sprain. Avery Bradley’s 25 points led the Pistons, who have lost five straight.
Lauri Markkanen scored 24 points and Chicago snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 119-111 overtime win over Charlotte Hornets.
Markkanen scored five points in the extra session, and his 3-pointer with 2:08 remaining made it 113-108 and was probably the key basket of the game. The Bulls had not won since beating the Hornets in Chicago on Nov. 17.
In other NBA games, it was Nuggets 103, Magic 89; Kings 116, Pelicans 109 (OT); Bucks 109, Mavericks 102; Spurs 105, Celtics 102 (OT); Raptors 116, Grizzlies 107.