Korver helps Cavs remain hot
CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 31 points, Kyrie Irving added 26, Kyle Korver made six 3-pointers, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled into the All-Star break with their seventh win in eight games, beating the Indiana Pacers 113-104 on Wednesday night.
Irving and Korver combined to make four 3s in the first 2:50 of the fourth quarter — Korver finished with 22 points and became the seventh player with 2,000 career 3s — as the NBA champions pulled away and improved to 7-1 in February following a drama-and-distraction filled January.
SPURS 107, MAGIC 79
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points and Kawhi Leonard added 22, leading visiting San Antonio to an easy victory over short-handed Orlando.
The Spurs’ frontcourt took advantage of a Magic team that was down a key player after swingman Terrence Ross, acquired from Toronto on Tuesday in a deal involving Serge Ibaka, was unable to suit up because Ibaka did not complete his physical in time.
CELTICS 116, 76ERS 108
Isaiah Thomas scored 13 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and Boston held on to beat visiting Philadelphia for its fourth win in a row and 11th in 12 games.
THUNDER 116, KNICKS 105
Russell Westbrook scored 38 points and added 14 rebounds and 12 assists to post his 27th triple-double of the season to help host Oklahoma City beat New York
Westbrook moved into third place for the most triple-doubles in a season, behind Oscar Robertson’s 41 in 1961-62 and Wilt Chamberlain’s 31 in 196768.
PELICANS 95, GRIZZLIES 91
Solomon Hill scored a season-high 23 points and Anthony Davis added 18, including a key basket with 38.8 seconds left that helped New Orleans hold win at Memphis.
BUCKS 129, NETS 125
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points in his final game before making his All-Star debut, Greg Monroe added 25, and Milwaukee sent host Brooklyn to the break on a 14-game skid.
RAPTORS 90, HORNETS 85
Kyle Lowry scored 21 points as Toronto erased a 17-point fourth quarter deficit to beat Charlotte.
SUNS 137, LAKERS 101
Eric Bledsoe had his third career triple-double, and Devin Booker scored 23 points to lead the Suns past Los Angeles.
Bledsoe finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.
T-WOLVES 112, NUGGETS 99
Andrew Wiggins scored 40 points to reach that plateau for the second time in as many nights, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 18 rebounds in Minnesota’s road victory.
PISTONS 98, MAVERICKS 91
Reggie Jackson scored 22 points, Jon Leuer added 20, and Detroit held on to beat visiting Dallas after leading by 27 points at halftime.
JAZZ 111, BLAZERS 88
Gordon Hayward scored 22 points and George Hill added 19 as host Utah ended a three-game losing streak to Portland.
ANTHONY SUBS FOR LOVE
The Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony has been picked to replace injured Cavalier Kevin Love on the Eastern Conference roster for Sunday’s All-Star Game.