Pacers send Cavs to 4th straight loss

CLEVELAND — Thaddeus Young scored 26 points, Darren Collison had 25 and the Indiana Pacers sent the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth straight loss, 124-107 on Wednesday night.

LeBron James had 33 points and 11 assists, but it wasn’t enough to keep Cleveland from losing for the fifth time in six games and falling to 3-5.

The Cavaliers held a lengthy meeting before Tuesday’s practice to discuss their struggles, but the defending Eastern Conference champions have lost by a combined margin of 58 points in their losing streak.

CELTICS 113, KINGS 86

In Boston, Kyrie Irving and Jaylen Brown each scored 22 points in three quarters, and Boston-coasted past skidding Sacramento for its sixth straight victory.

SUNS 122, WIZARDS 116

In Washington, T.J. Warren scored 28 of his career-high 40 points in the second half and Phoenix overcame a 22-point deficit to beat Washington.

ROCKETS 119, KNICKS 97

In New York, James Harden had 31 points and nine assists, and Houston its 3-pointers falling again in a victory over New York.

TIMBERWOLVES 104, PELICANS 98

In New Orleans, Jimmy Butler hit a go-ahead 20-foot jumper as he was fouled with 34 seconds left to cap off a 23-point performance, and Minnesota beat New Orleans.

MAGIC 101, GRIZZLIES 99

In Memphis, Tenn., Evan Fournier scored 22 points, Aaron Gordon added 19 and Orlando held on to beat Memphis.

NUGGETS 129, RAPTORS 111

In Denver, Jamal Murray scored 16 of his 24 points in a decisive third-quarter spurt, and big man Nikola Jokic added 16 rebounds and 10 assists in Denver’s victory over Toronto.

HORNETS 126, BUCKS 121

In Charlotte, N.C., Kemba Walker had 26 points, rookie Malik Monk had a huge fourth quarter and the Charlotte put the clamps on the NBA scoring leader Giannis Antetokounmpo to beat Milwaukee.

JAZZ 112, TRAIL BLAZERS 103 (OT)

In Salt Lake City, rookie Donovan Mitchell scored a career-high 28 points and Utah beat Portland in overtime.

HEAT 97, BULLS 91

In Miami, Goran Dragic scored 20 points, Tyler Johnson added 19 and Miami beat Chicago to snap a three-game slide.

76ERS 119, HAWKS 109

In Philadlephia, Ben Simmons had 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, and Joel Embiid had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead Philadelphia past Atlanta for its third straight victory.