(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Sunday’s National Basketball Association games.
Trail Blazers 111, Pacers 102
Guard Damian Lillard scored a game-high 33 points Sunday night, and the Portland Trail Blazers used 3-point shooting as the catalyst in a 111-102 victory against the struggling Indiana Pacers in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Portland (32-28), which has won 13 of its last 15 and 18 of 25, made 14 of 24 shots from 3-point range to sweep the two-game series with Indiana (31-28), which has lost three of its last four home games.
Wizards 113, Cavaliers 99
Point guard John Wall had 21 points and 13 assists as the Washington Wizards took advantage of LeBron James resting to record a 113-99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.
James missed his second game of the season and the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers (41-17) missed their leading man. The Wizards (28-30) led after each quarter and by as many as 30 points in the second half en route to handing Cleveland its second straight loss and third in four games.
Hawks 87, Hornets 76
The Charlotte Hornets have been better on the road of late, but the Hawks still have their number in Atlanta.
Center Al Horford had his 200th career double-double and the Hawks took advantage of Charlotte’s early shooting woes for an 87-76 victory Sunday.
Horford had 16 rebounds to go with 13 points and the Hawks (33-27) won the season series against Charlotte with their 16th victory in the past 18 games against the Hornets in Atlanta.
Pistons 114, Raptors 101
Reggie Jackson led a balanced attack with 19 points and eight assists and the streaking Detroit Pistons shot a season-high 57.7 percent from the field to overwhelm the Toronto Raptors 114-101 on Sunday at The Palace.
Center Andre Drummond recorded his NBA-high 51st double-double with 15 points and 18 rebounds as Detroit won its fourth straight.
Magic 130, 76ers 116
Center Nikola Vucevic and guard Victor Oladipo each scored 28 points while leading the Orlando Magic to a 130-116 victory over the lowly Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night at the Amway Center.
The Magic (26-23) led from start to finish in snapping a two-game losing streak. The Sixers (8-51) lost their eighth consecutive game. They never got close than eight points in the final period.
Mavericks 128, Timberwolves 101
The Dallas Mavericks understand that a big part of finishing among the top teams is taking care of the bottom-feeders.