Oladipo, Indiana halt Cavaliers’ preseason run

Associated Press

CLEVELAND

Victor Oladipo scored 23 points for Indiana, which led by as many as 24 on its way to a 111-102 victory Monday night at Quicken Loans Arena.

Domantas Sabonis finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers.

Kyle Korver led the Cavaliers with 17 points in just under 20 minutes.

Indiana (2-1) led 59-39 at halftime. Edmond Sumner and Tyreke Evans each scored 14 for Indiana, which is playing all four of its preseason games on the road. The Pacers don’t have a four-game regular-season road trip until the end of November.

Cleveland had not trailed for a single second in its first two preseason games. The no-deficit streak ended 22 seconds after tipoff on Monday.

John Holland scored 13 points but first-round pick Collin Sexton struggled — shooting 1 for 7 and finishing with three points.

Cleveland (2-1) plays Detroit on Friday in East Lansing, Mich.

NBA FINES SMITH, CELTICS’ DUO

The NBA has fined Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and forward Aron Baynes and Cleveland Cavaliers forward J.R. Smith for an on-court shoving match in their exhibition game.

NBA discipline boss Kiki VanDeWeghe fined Smart $25,000 for escalating the altercation and Smith $15,000 for shoving. Baynes was assessed $15,000 for initiating it.

The league announced the fines Monday.

In the first quarter of Saturday’s game in Cleveland, Smith and Baynes got tangled up while boxing out under the Boston basket. Smith gave Baynes a two-handed push, and Smart ran in from near mid-court to retaliate with a shove of his own.

Smart was given a technical foul and ejected. Smith was given a technical.