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Cavs beat Celtics on Pierces day
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BOSTON (AP) — LeBron James quieted a Celtics crowd that came to celebrate Paul Pierce on Sunday, finishing with 24 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to give new-look Cleveland a 121-99 victory over Boston in an individual performance reminiscent of the rivalry’s heyday.

James shook off a first-quarter leg injury to score 13 in the second quarter — eight of them during a 13-2 run that turned a one-point deficit into a double-digit lead. The Celtics made it 64-55 on the first basket of the third quarter but never got within 10 again.

THUNDER 110,

GRIZZLIES 92

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Paul George scored 33 points and Oklahoma City beat Memphis without fellow stars Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony.

Westbrook missed the game with a sprained left ankle and Carmelo Anthony sat out with a sprained right ankle. George responded by making 10 of 24 shots and adding eight assists.

JAZZ 115, TRAIL BLAZERS 96

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and newcomer Jae Crowder had 15 in his Utah debut to help the Jazz win their 10th straight game.

Crowder, acquired in a three-team trade from the Cavaliers at the deadline this week, made his first appearance with the Jazz, entering the game with 6:12 left in the first quarter. Crowder’s dad, Corey, played for the Jazz in the 1991-92 season.

PACERS 121,

KNICKS 113

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Victor Oladipo had 30 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to help Indiana beat New York.

Bojan Bogdanovic made four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points and Thaddeus Young added 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. The Pacerso have won six of eight.

ROCKETS 104,

MAVERICKS 97

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 27 points, Chris Paul added 25 and Houston routed Dallas.

The Rockets have won eight straight and 12 of 13.

 RAPTORS 123,

HORNETS 103

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 25 points and eight assists, C.J. Miles added 24 points and Toronto routed Charlotte for its fifth straight victory.

Jonas Valanciunas added 21 points and nine rebounds for Toronto, sparking the Raptors’ pivotal run in the third quarter. Dwane Casey earned his 300th victory as head coach of the team.

 HAWKS 118,

PISTONS 115

ATLANTA (AP) — Dewayne Dedmon gave Atlanta the lead with a three-point play and then padded the margin with a 3-pointer, lifting the Hawks past Detroit.