CLEVELAND — Thaddeus Young scored 26 points, Darren Collison had 25 and the Indiana Pacers sent the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth straight loss, 124-107 on Wednesday night.

LeBron James had 33 points and 11 assists, but it wasn’t enough to keep Cleveland from losing for the fifth time in six games and falling to 3-5.

The Cavaliers held a lengthy meeting before Tuesday’s practice to discuss their struggles, but the defending Eastern Conference champions have lost by a combined margin of 58 points in their losing streak.

76ERS 119, HAWKS 109: Ben Simmons had 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, and Joel Embiid had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead host Philadelphia to its third straight win.

Robert Covington scored 22 points to help the Sixers (4-4) reach .500 for the first time in four years.

HORNETS 126, BUCKS 121: Kemba Walker had 26 points, rookie Malik Monk had a huge fourth quarter and Charlotte put the clamps on the NBA’s leading scorer to win at home.

Monk, the team’s first-round draft pick from Kentucky, had 18 of his 25 points in the pivotal fourth quarter with Giannis Antetokounmpo forced to sit out with five fouls.

ROCKETS 119, KNICKS 97: James Harden had 31 points and nine assists, and the Rockets made 19 3-pointers in a victory at New York.

SUNS 122, WIZARDS 116: T.J. Warren scored 28 of his career-high 40 points in the second half and Phoenix overcame a 22-point deficit at Washington.

Warren also had 10 rebounds in helping the Suns move to 4-1 under interim coach Jay Triano.

HEAT 97, BULLS 91: Goran Dragic scored 20 points, Tyler Johnson added 19 and Miami won at home to snap a three-game slide.

TIMBERWOLVES 104, PELICANS 98: Jimmy Butler hit a go-ahead 20-foot jumper as he was fouled with 34 seconds left to cap off a 23-point performance, and Minnesota won at New Orleans.

MAGIC 101, GRIZZLIES 99: Evan Fournier scored 22 points, Aaron Gordon finished with 19 and Orlando held on to beat host Memphis.

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