Clippers fly by the Cavaliers
CLEVELAND (AP) — J.J. Redick scored 23 points, Blake Griffin matched a career high with 11 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers bounced back from a brutal loss with a 113-94 victory on Thursday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have lost two straight for the first time as defending NBA champions.
Chris Paul scored 16 and DeAndre Jordan had 15 rebounds for the Clippers, who blew an 18-point lead and fell in double overtime at Brooklyn on Tuesday.
Los Angeles took control with a 13-2 run to open the third quarter.
Kyrie Irving scored 28 and LeBron James 16 for the Cavs, who were outplayed for the second game in a row. Cleveland lost at Milwaukee on Tuesday, when coach Tyronn Lue pulled his starters in the second half and J.R. Smith wandered off the floor during play and gave up an easy basket.
NHL
KINGS 4, COYOTES 3
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Trevor Lewis scored off a turnover with 4:05 left and Los Angeles held on for the win.
Jordan Nolan scored his first two goals of the season for the Kings, and Anze Kopitar added two assists to help Los Angeles win for the sixth time in seven games. Jeff Zatkoff made 29 saves.
Martin Hanzal scored twice for the Coyotes in the first period. Mike Smith had 29 saves, but gave up two goals in the final seven minutes.
The Coyotes pulled Smith for an extra attacker for the last 1:34, but couldn’t draw even.
DUCKS 3, CANUCKS 1
Ondrej Kase scored his first NHL goal, John Gibson made 27 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.
Jakob Silfverberg and Andrew Cogliano also scored for Anaheim (12-8-4), which has won three in a row.
Henrik Sedin had Vancouver’s only goal, and Ryan Miller stopped 21 shots. The Canucks (10-12-2) had won two in a row.
NBA
HORNETS 97, MAVERICKS 87
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kemba Walker scored 18 points and Charlotte beat Dallas for its third win in the last four games.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 14 points and Jeremy Lamb had 12 off the bench for the Hornets, who remained in first place in the Southeast Division.
Harrison Barnes scored 17 points and Justin Anderson added 15 for the Mavericks, who have lost 10 of their last 11 games.
The Hornets led by two when Walker drained a long 3-pointer to beat the shot clock with 3:51 to give his team the spark it needed. Lamb followed with a driving layup that resulted in a three-point play to push the lead to 86-78.
GRIZZLIES 95, MAGIC 94
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marc Gasol scored 25 points, including a pair of free throws with 12.2 seconds remaining to give Memphis a victory over Orlando.
Gasol’s free throws completed a 14-point comeback in the fourth quarter as Memphis snapped a two-game losing streak.
Troy Daniels finished with 19 points for the short-handed Grizzlies, who dressed nine players due to injuries. Andrew Harrison had 11 points and eight assists.
BUCKS 111, NETS 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, Jabari Parker scored 22 points and Milwaukee beat Brooklyn.
Malcolm Brogdon and Tony Snell each added 13 points for the Bucks, who followed their impressive victory over Cleveland with their third straight win.
Brook Lopez scored 15 points, Sean Kilpatrick had 14 and Bojan Bogdanovic added 13 for the Nets, who outlasted the Los Angeles Clippers in overtime on Tuesday and were trying to win consecutive games for the first time this season.