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Cavaliers Win 5th Straight

DETROIT — LeBron James scored 16 of his 18 points in the first quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers made 11 3-pointers in the first half on the way to a 116-88 rout of the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

Cleveland led 73-46 at halftime thanks to an overwhelming shooting performance, an indication that Detroit’s stay atop the Central Division might not last much longer. The Pistons still lead the Cavs by a game, but Cleveland has won five straight and scored at least 110 points in eight of its last nine.

The Cavaliers led 27-22 when James went to the bench late in the first quarter. By the time he came back in, it was 50-30. Cleveland’s reserves ended up outscoring Detroit’s 26-8 in the first half.

CELTICS 110

MAVERICKS 102

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 10 of his season-high 47 points in overtime as the Boston Celtics rallied once again from a double-digit deficit to beat the Dallas Mavericks and extended their winning streak to 16 games.

The Mavericks led by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter, but as they have several times during their winning streak, the Celtics stormed back.

PELICANS 114

THUNDER 107

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 36 points and 15 rebounds, and New Orleans rallied after DeMarcus Cousins’ ejection to beat Oklahoma City.

Cousins had 18 points and nine rebounds before he was called for a flagrant foul on Russell Westbrook with five minutes remaining in the third quarter.

SPURS 96, HAWKS 85

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and San Antonio held off Atlanta.

76ERS 107, JAZZ 86

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ben Simmons scored 27 points, a fired-up Joel Embiid added 15 points and 10 rebounds despite a sore knee, and Philadelphia beat cold-shooting Utah.

WIZARDS 99, BUCKS 88

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 23 points to lead Washington over Milwaukee.

Beal helped the Wizards separate from the Bucks with a personal 7-0 run late in the third quarter. Washington then outscored Milwaukee 13-4 to start the fourth, building an 86-70 advantage.

KNICKS 107

CLIPPERS 85

NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 25 points and New York extended Los Angeles’ losing streak to nine games.

Porzingis outplayed a frustrated Blake Griffin and helped the Knicks snap a 10-game skid in the series with their first victory over the Clippers in five years.

PACERS 105, MAGIC 97

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Victor Oladipo had 29 points, nine rebounds and seven steals to lead Indiana past Orlando, the Pacers’ fourth straight win.

HORNETS 118

TIMBERWOLVES 102

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dwight Howard had 25 points and 20 rebounds, and Charlotte beat Minnesota.

Howard, acquired in an offseason trade from Atlanta, was 8 for 10 from the field and 9 of 14 at the foul line, where he has struggled all season.

TRAIL BLAZERS 100 GRIZZLIES 92

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — C. J. McCollum scored 24 points and Damian Lillard added 21 points as Portland sent Memphis to its fifth straight loss.

Shabazz Napier added 16 points, while Noah Vonleh finished with 11 points and 18 rebounds for Portland, which won its second straight and fourth in the last five.

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