Pacers 129, Bulls 113
Pascal Siakam scored 26 points, Thomas Bryant added a season-high 22 and two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton had 16 points and 13 assists in the Indiana Pacers’ 129-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Siakam made 11 of 17 shots from the field to help Indiana win its fourth straight, all by 10 or more points. Bryant had eight rebounds as the Pacers continued climbing the Eastern Conference standing with their 10 win in 13 games.
Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 31 points. Coby White had 19 points and five assists.
CAVALIERS 129, THUNDER 122
Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and Cleveland ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game winning streak by beating the Thunder in a marquee meeting between the NBA’s top two teams.
The Cavs extended their winning streak to 11, improved the league’s best record to 32-4 — 11-0 against the West — and moved to 19-1 at home.
76ERS 109, WIZARDS 103
Tyrese Maxey scored the go-ahead basket with 23.7 seconds left and finished with 29 points to lead Philadelphia to a win over Washington. Guerschon Yabusele scored 21 points and blocked a potential tying layup with 14 seconds left to preserve the win for the Sixers.
KNICKS 112, RAPTORS 98
Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 13 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 27 points, and New York beat Toronto.
Josh Hart added 21 points and 11 rebounds while Jalen Brunson had 13 points for the Knicks, who snapped a three-game losing streak that followed nine consecutive victories.
PISTONS 113, NETS 98
Malik Beasley scored 23 points, Cade Cunningham had 13 points, five assists and five rebounds, and Detroit won their fifth straight game, over Brooklyn.
TRAIL BLAZERS 119,
PELICANS 100
Deni Avdija scored 26 points, Shaedon Sharpe added 21 points and Portland led wire to wire in a victory over struggling New Orleans.