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LaVine’s late flurry helps Bulls stun Pacers in overtime

- From staff and wire reports

INDIANAPOL­IS — Zach LaVine scored 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to help Chicago force overtime, and the Bulls then pulled away from the Indiana Pacers for a 120-112 victory Monday night.

Domantas Sabonis scored 25 points and Malcolm Brogdon had 23 for the Pacers, who had won two in a row.

The Pacers led 103-101 in the final minute of regulation, but LaVine scored four straight points to give the Bulls 105-103 edge. Brogdon tied the score with 10.5 seconds left.

Knicks win third game in a row

Julius Randle scored a season-high 44 points, making a career-best seven 3-pointers and leading host New York past Atlanta.

Randle added nine rebounds and five assists. RJ Barrett added 21 points, and rookie Immanuel Quickley had 16 for the Knicks.

Trae Young had 23 points and eight assists for the Hawks, who dropped their fourth straight and seventh in the last eight games.

Spurs-Pistons game postponed

The NBA announced Monday that Tuesday’s Spurs game with the Pistons in Detroit has been postponed in accordance with the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

In other Pistons news, Detroit plans to keep star forward Blake Griffin out of the lineup while he and the organizati­on work out a decision on his future, a sign his days with the team could be numbered.

Cavs seek trade for Drummond

Andre Drummond will be inactive for upcoming games as the Cavaliers, who are struggling after a solid start, pursue a trade for him, a person familiar with the team’s intentions told the Associated Press on Monday.

The Cavs moved center Jarrett Allen into Drummond’s starting spot on Sunday, and the team intends to build around Allen, who was acquired along with forward Taurean Prince from Brooklyn in a trade last month.

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