CLEVELAND CAVALIERS forward Channing Frye (9) defends Brooklyn Nets guard Sean Kilpatrick (6) in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, in New York. The Nets beat the Cavaliers 104-95.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS forward Channing Frye (9) defends Brooklyn Nets guard Sean Kilpatrick (6) in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, in New York. The Nets beat the Cavaliers 104-95.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 22 points and the Brooklyn Nets blew by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter for a 104-95 victory Thursday night.

James was scoreless and missed both shots in the fourth quarter after he scored 30 points on 13-for-14 shooting through three. Lopez had the final five points in a 14-0 run down the stretch as the Nets surged past the Eastern Conference leaders.

Shane Larkin added 16 points and seven assists for the Nets in his return to the starting lineup. Bojan Bogdanovic had 12 points.

The Cavaliers finished 10 of 38 on 3-pointers, needing a make by Jordan McRae after the Nets had taken control to extend their franchise-record streak to 10 games with 10 or more makes. But they misfired way too often, with Kyrie Irving finishing 6 for 22 from the field and Kevin Love going 5 for 14.

Thunder 113, Jazz 91

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant had 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to help Oklahoma City beat Utah for its sixth straight victory.

Russell Westbrook’s streak of triple-doubles ended at three. He had 15 points, nine assists and seven rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter because the game was in hand.

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Dion Waiters scored 17 points, Enes Kanter added 14, and the Thunder shot 54 percent from the field. They will take the NBA’s longest current winning streak into their home game Saturday against San Antonio.

Trey Burke scored 17 points, and Trey Lyles added 14 for the Jazz.

Clippers 96, Trail Blazers 94

LOS ANGELES (AP) — J.J. Redick hit a 21-foot jumper as time expired to lift Los Angeles past Portland.

With 1.1 seconds left, Chris Paul inbounded the ball to Redick cutting off a screen, and he made the basket from just inside the arc.

Paul and Jamal Crawford each scored 25 points for the Clippers. DeAndre Jordan added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Los Angeles.

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Damian Lillard scored 18 points and C.J. McCollum added 17 to lead the Trail Blazers, who lost for the eighth time in 12 games. Ed Davis scored 12 points, Mason Plumlee had 11, and Maurice Harkless added 10 points and eight rebounds for Portland.

The loss cut the Blazers’ lead to one game over Dallas and Utah for sixth place in the Western Conference with nine games to play.

Knicks 106, Bulls 94

Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 19 and New York beat Chicago to sweep the home-and-home series.

Derrick Williams added 13 points, Jose Calderon 12, and Arron Afflalo 11 for New York. The Knicks beat the Bulls 115- 107 on Wednesday night in Chicago.

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 30 points. Jimmy Butler had 19, and Taj Gibson 10. The Bulls dropped 1 1/2 games behind Detroit for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

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Pacers 92, Pelicans 84

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 24 points and had a career-high 16 rebounds on his 20th birthday, and C.J. Miles added 19 points in Indiana’s victory over New Orleans.

The Pacers have won two straight but lost Paul George in the third quarter with what was initially described as a bruised right leg. The three time All-Star did not return.

Alexis Ajinca led New Orleans with 22 points, and Tim Frazier had a career-high 18.


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