NEW YORK — Brook Lopez scored 22 points and the Brooklyn Nets withstood a big performance by LeBron James during a 104-95 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.
Shane Larkin added 16 points for the Nets (20-51), who held the Cavaliers to 12 points in the fourth quarter. Bojan Bogdanovic contributed 12 points, while reserves Sean Kilpatrick and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 10 apiece as the Nets won for the third time in their last 11 games.
James made his first 10 shots and finished with 30 points. He missed two shots upon returning in the fourth quarter and finished 13 for 16 from the field while adding six rebounds and five assists.
James had little help from his teammates. Kyrie Irving shot 6 for 22 and scored 13 points, while Kevin Love had 11 points on 5-of-14 shooting. The Cavaliers (51-21) shot 4-for-21 while getting outscored 24-12 in the fourth.
Thunder 113, Jazz 91
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 20 points as the Thunder recorded their sixth straight victory and fifth 50-win season since moving to Oklahoma City for the 2008-09 season.
Durant shot 7 of 11 from the field to go with eight rebounds and nine assists. It was the 58th straight game he has scored at least 20 points.
Russell Westbrook posted 15 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as he came up just short of his fourth straight triple-double. He played only 27 minutes and sat out the fourth quarter. Steven Adams added 14 points and seven boards. Dion Waiters came off the bench to score 17 points for the Thunder (50-22).
Utah was paced by Rodney Hood, who scored 11 points on 4 of 9 shooting. No other starter reached double digits in points. Trey Burke scored 17 points as the Jazz dropped to 35-37.
Knicks 106, Bulls 94
NEW YORK — The Knicks completed a back-to-back sweep of the Bulls while dealing another blow to Chicago’s playoff hopes. New York (30-43) won in Chicago 115-107 on Wednesday.
The two losses cramp the Bulls’ run for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Chicago (36-35) fell 1 1/2 games behind the Detroit Pistons in the race for eighth place.
Carmelo Anthony paced the Knicks with 26 points, and rookie Kristaps Porzingis scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Derrick Williams added 13 points, and Jose Calderon chipped in with 12 points.
Derrick Rose poured in 30 points for the Bulls, who were without Pau Gasol, who was resting his swollen right knee.
Pacers 92, Pelicans 84
INDIANAPOLIS — Rookie Myles Turner celebrated his 20th birthday with 24 points and 16 rebounds as the Pacers defeated the injury-plagued Pelicans for the 10th straight time.
C.J. Miles added 19 for Indiana, which lost leading scorer Paul George to a lower right leg injury in the third quarter. George did not return, finishing with 15 points.
New Orleans (26-45) had eight of its 16 players available. Alexis Ajinca led the Pelicans with 22 points, Tim Frazier added 18 and Alonzo Gee scored 17. New Orleans was guilty of 16 turnovers.