INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -LeBron James had his fourth triple-double of the season, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers 111-106 Sunday for their third straight win.
The league’s leading scorer finished with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. It was the 14th triple-double of his career.
Drew Gooden had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Sasha Pavlovic added 22 points and five assists for the Cavaliers.
Marquis Daniels scored 19 of his season-high 25 points in the second half for the Pacers. Jamaal Tinsley had 24 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, but he had eight turnovers and shot 7-for-20 from the field for Indiana.
Indiana forward Jermaine O’Neal missed his third straight game with swelling in his left knee and lower leg.
Jazz 103, Pistons 93
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) – Carlos Boozer had 36 points and 11 rebounds, Deron Williams added 21 points and 14 assists in Utah’s fifth straight win over Detroit.
Detroit played without Rasheed Wallace (knee) for the second game in a row, then had head coach Flip Saunders ejected after picking up a pair of technicals for arguing with official Marc Davis in the third quarter.
Boozer was 17-for-20 from the floor in his best scoring day this season. Former Piston Mehmet Okur added 12 points for Utah, while Andrei Kirilenko had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Antonio McDyess led the Pistons with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Richard Hamilton added 17 despite fighting flu-like symptoms.
Raptors 93, Bulls 78
TORONTO (AP) – Chris Bosh had 16 points and 13 rebounds, rookie Jamario Moon matched his career-high with 15 points and Toronto handed Chicago its fourth straight loss.
The energetic Moon added nine rebounds, six blocks and three steals in Sam Mitchell’s 114th victory as Raptors coach, moving him past Lenny Wilkens for the most in team history.
Starting in place of the injured T.J. Ford (sore left arm), point guard Jose Calderon scored 19 points and dished out 14 assists for Toronto.
Luol Deng scored 21 points in his return to Chicago’s starting lineup after missing the previous three games with a sore lower back. Ben Gordon added 17 and Kirk Hinrich 15.
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