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    Tuesday, May 14, 2024

    NBA roundup

    New York Knicks center Enes Kanter (00) shoots the basketball as Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis defends during the first half of Sunday's game at Indianapolis. (AP Photo/R Brent Smith)

    Pacers 110, Knicks 99

    Victor Oladipo scored 26 points, Myles Turner had 24 and Indiana beat New York on Sunday for its seventh straight victory.

    Oladipo added eight rebounds and seven assists, while Turner finished with six rebounds and two blocks. He also halted the Knicks' momentum on a fast break in the fourth quarter, sprinting across the court to disrupt Emmanuel Mudiay's layup attempt that would have cut the Pacers' lead to four points late in the game.

    Enes Kanter finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Knicks. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points and Mudiay finished with 18.

    The Pacers led by as many as 10 in the first half, but only led 56-53 at halftime.

    It was tied at 81 with about 9 minutes remaining before Indiana scored seven straight points for an 88-81 lead. New York made a late run but the Pacers held on to improve to 20-10.

    Nets 144, Hawks 127

    D'Angelo Russell scored 32 points, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 18 and Brooklyn beat Atlanta for its fifth straight victory.

    Joe Harris had 16 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 15. The Nets have won five straight for the first time since March 25-April 2, 2015.

    John Collins scored 29 points and Dewayne Dedmon had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks. The have lost three straight and seven of eight.

    76ers 128, Cavaliers 105

    Ben Simmons had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists for his third triple-double of the season, Joel Embiid scored 24 points and Philadelphia won in Jimmy Butler's return, routing Cleveland.

    Butler scored 19 points after missing two games — both losses — with a strained groin.

    Landry Shamet added 16 points for Philadelphia, J.J. Redick had 14 points and Wilson Chandler 11.

    Cedi Osman and Jordan Clarkson each scored 18 points for Cleveland. Rodney Hood and Matthew Dellavedova each had 13 points, and rookie point guard Collin Sexton added 12.

    Philadelphia broke it open after Cleveland cut a 13-point lead to 86-85 late in the third quarter.

    The Sixers led 86-73 midway through the quarter, but Cleveland scored 12 straight points and trailed by one on after Larry Nance Jr.'s dunk. Wilson Chandler hit a 3-pointer from the corner as time ran out in the period, starting the deciding run.

    Wizards 128, Lakers 110

    Amid all of his team's losses and infighting and roster flux, John Wall showed just how well he's capable of playing, producing 40 points and 14 assists to lead Washington past a sluggish LeBron James and Los Angeles.

    A day after he and Lonzo Ball each registered a triple-double in a win at Charlotte, James was limited to a season-low 13 points, along with six rebounds and three assists, while making just five of 16 shots. The four-time NBA MVP sat out the fourth quarter.

    The Wizards emphatically ended a four-game losing streak, going up by as many as 18 in the first quarter and 27 in the third.

    The Lakers opened Sunday's game by going 5 for 19, 0 for 8 on 3s. Washington, meanwhile, made its first five shots and 13 of its first 18, taking a 26-8 lead on Wall's layup.

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