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INDIANAPOLIS — Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, and LeBron James had 24 points, 12 rebounds and six assists Monday night to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Indiana Pacers 111-106 in overtime.

James only scored seven points after halftime but it was enough to give the Cavaliers their fifth straight win under new coach Tyronn Lue, and their first win in Indianapolis in six years.

George Hill matched his season high with 23 points, and Myles Turner had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana.

The Pacers controlled most of the second half, but James’ layup with 1:16 left in regulation gave Cleveland a 94-93 lead.

GRIZZLIES 110, PELICANS 95: Zach Randolph had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Memphis won at New Orleans, marking the Grizzlies’ 10th victory in 12 games.

Jeff Green scored 24 points for Memphis and Vince Carter added 13, including a pair of back-breaking 3s in the last three minutes.

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NUGGETS 112, RAPTORS 93: Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and Denver won at home to end Toronto’s 11-game winning streak.

Jokic’s totals were season highs for the rookie. He had 23 points and 12 rebounds against San Antonio on Nov. 28.

THUNDER 114, WIZARDS 98: Russell Westbrook had his seventh triple-double of the season and Oklahoma City won at home.

Westbrook had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, and got the best of his matchup with Washington point guard John Wall. It was the 26th triple-double of Westbrook’s career, and he has two straight and four in his past 10 games.

PISTONS 105, NETS 100: Andre Drummond had 21 points and 18 rebounds, Reggie Jackson scored 19 points, and Detroit won at New York.

Drummond fell just shy of an NBA-high sixth 20-point, 20-rebound game of the season but delivered the tiebreaking basket on a dunk with 1:30 remaining. Jackson added a couple of clutch baskets as the Pistons avoided a third straight loss.

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HAWKS 112, MAVERICKS 97: Jeff Teague scored a season-high 32 points, Kyle Korver added 16 points and Atlanta won at home to snap a three-game skid.

Teague went 12 of 15 from the field with a career-high five 3-pointers, and reserve guard Dennis Schroder finished with 14 points. Atlanta entered the game having lost 5 of 6 to drop to fifth in the Eastern Conference.

SPURS 107, MAGIC 92: LaMarcus Aldridge had a season-high 28 points as San Antonio stays undefeated at home.

Aldridge shot 9 of 13 from the field in leading San Antonio to its 26th straight home victory to open the season. Patty Mills matched a season high with 22 points, going 3 of 4 on 3-pointers.

NOTES

TIMBERWOLVES: Minnesota recalled power forward Adreian Payne from the Erie Bayhawks of the D-League.

Payne averaged 26.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.3 steals in three games for Erie.

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