Love-less Cavs hold off Heat; Magic set mark against Lakers

CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 24 points, Jae Crowder made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:21 left, and Cleveland began a long stretch without injured All-Star Kevin Love by holding off Miami 91-89 on Wednesday night.

Cleveland played its first game since Love broke his left hand against the Pistons. The five-time All-Star could miss two months.

Miami had a last chance after Cleveland’s Kyle Korver made one free throw with seven seconds left, but James Johnson couldn’t get off a shot before the horn.

MAGIC 127, LAKERS 105

Marreese Speights scored 21 points in his second start of the season, Evan Fournier added 19, and Orlando ran away from the Lakers in the third quarter at Orlando.

Winning for only the fourth time in 24 games, the Magic made a franchise-record nine 3s in a 43-point third period.

PACERS 105, GRIZZLIES 101

Myles Turner had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and host Indiana won its third straight game.

Turner gave the Pacers a 102-101 lead by hitting two free throws with 34 seconds left. With two seconds to go, Wayne Selden missed a floater in the lane that would have given Memphis the lead.

Selden led the Grizzlies with 24 points but was ejected with 0.7 seconds to play after arguing he was fouled on his missed shot.

CELTICS 103, KNICKS 73

Terry Rozier had a triple double, and Marcus Morris scored 20 points as Boston won handily at home.

Rozier had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

TRAIL BLAZERS 124 BULLS 108

CJ McCollum scored a franchise-record 28 points in the first quarter on the way to a career-high 50 in three quarters before heading to the bench as host Portland handed Chicago its fifth consecutive loss.

NETS 116, 76ERS 108

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 27 points as host Brooklyn snapped a fourgame skid.

Joel Embiid had 29 points and 14 rebounds for the 76ers. J.J. Redick had 20 in his return from a seven-game absence with a leg injury.

Josh Jackson scored a game-high 21 points, and T.J. Warren contributed 20 in Phoenix’s victory over visiting Dallas.

Suns guard Isaiah Canaan broke his left ankle in the first quarter. He left the arena on a stretcher. HORNETS 123, HAWKS 110

Kemba Walker sank a career-high nine 3-pointers and scored 38 points to lead visiting Charlotte.