nba roundup

nba roundup

Monday’s games

Cavaliers 97, Hornets 88

CLEVELAND

LeBron James scored 27 points with 13 assists, Kevin Love added 22 points and 18 rebounds, and the Cavaliers defeated the Hornets. The Cavaliers jumped to a 21-0 lead, but the Hornets regrouped and got within two points early in the third quarter before the Cavaliers pulled away. Charlotte trailed 59-57, but Cleveland regained control and pushed the lead back to double figures. The Cavaliers ended the third on a 21-9 run. James scored seven points while Tristan Thompson added seven, including two dunks on assists from Kyrie Irving. Love hit a 3-pointer late in the quarter and Charlotte got no closer than eight points. Irving scored 16 points for the Cavaliers, who were coming off consecutive road losses to Oklahoma City and New Orleans after winning eight in a row. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 24 points and Al Jefferson added 14. In information provided by the Cavaliers from Elias Sports Bureau, the 21-0 lead to start a game is the largest to start a game since Portland scored the first 22 points against Boston in 2004.

Celtics 105, 76ers 87

PHILADELPHIA

Kelly Olynyk scored a career-high 30 points, leading the Celtics to a victory over the 76ers. Avery Bradley had 15 points, and Brandon Bass and Jeff Green added 14 apiece for Boston (8-14), which snapped a three-game skid. Rookie Nerlens Noel had a career-high 19 points for the 76ers (2-22), who dropped to 0-13 at home this season. Philadelphia moved closer to the NBA mark for worst home start to a season, set in the 1993-94 season when the Mavericks began 0-19. The 76ers were coming off a late collapse in Saturday’s 120-115 overtime home loss to Memphis when they gave up an 18-point lead with 7:39 left.

Pacers 110, Lakers 91

INDIANAPOLIS

Rodney Stuckey got his second consecutive double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead the Pacers over the Lakers. Los Angeles shot 33 percent from the floor and trailed by 39 points during the game. The Lakers made 3 of 20 shots, shooting 15 percent in the first quarter, when Indiana pulled away. The Pacers led 34-15 at the end of the quarter. Los Angeles scored eight of its 15 points in the first quarter from the foul line. Indiana stretched its lead over Los Angeles to 33 at halftime, 60-27. The Lakers shot 16 percent from the floor for the entire first half. CJ Miles scored 20, Roy Hibbert added 10 points, David West and C.J. Watson each had 12.

Raptors 95, Magic 82

TORONTO

Lou Williams scored 18 points, Kyle Lowry had 17 and the Raptors won their 10th straight game over the Magic. Amir Johnson scored 11 points and Patrick Patterson had 10 for the Raptors, who improved to 11-1 this season against opponents with losing records. This was Toronto’s third of six straight games against teams below .500. Tobias Harris scored 18 points, Ben Gordon had 16, Nikola Vucevic had 13 and Victor Oladipo 12 for the Magic.

Hawks 93, Bulls 86

ATLANTA

Al Horford scored 21 points, including a huge jumper with just under a minute remaining, and the streaking Hawks won for the 10th time in 11 games. The Hawks led most of the way, but never by more than 10 points. After Taj Gibson’s dunk with 1:13 remaining brought the Bulls to 87-84, Horford got loose for a 19-footer on the wing and knocked it down. Pau Gasol followed his own miss to make it 89-86 with 23.7 seconds left, giving the Bulls one more chance. But the Hawks grabbed possession on a jump ball and sealed the victory at the foul line.

Associated Press