Cavs’ Drew on board with new deal

Larry Drew’s awkward impasse with the Cavaliers is over. The team relented to Drew’s requests by restructuring his contract and signing him to be their coach for the remainder of this season — and perhaps beyond.

Drew and his agent, Andy Miller, had been negotiating since the Cavs’ top assistant asked for security and guarantees if he was going to become the team’s interim coach and replace Tyronn Lue, who was fired Oct. 28. Drew wanted a raise to finish the season and got one.

“So now there’s clarity,” Drew said before the Cavs lost to the Magic 102-100 to fall to 1-9 — 0-5 on the road. “Because there’s no gray area ... me and my staff can just roll our sleeves up and (help) this team be successful.”

The Thunder beat the Pelicans 122-116 but lost guard Russell Westbrook, who limped off the court with a sprained left ankle in the third quarter. ... James Harden made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 34.8 seconds left and then closed out the Rockets’ 98-94 victory over the Pacers by making four straight free throws.