PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James had 30 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Philadelphia 76ers 113-91 on Monday night.

The three-time defending Eastern Conference champions won their eighth straight game. Dwyane Wade scored 15 points and Jeff Green had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Joel Embiid had 30 points and 11 rebounds to pace the up-and-coming 76ers, who had won three straight and 5 of 6.

ROCKETS 117, NETS 103: James Harden scored 20 of his 37 points in the first quarter to lead Houston at home.

Harden added 10 rebounds and eight assists to guide the Rockets to their fifth straight win.

SPURS 115, MAVERICKS 108: LaMarcus Aldridge had a season-high 33 points and 10 rebounds and host San Antonio celebrated Tony Parker’s first game of the season with a win.

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Parker had six points and four assists in 14 minutes in his first appearance since tearing his right quadriceps tendon May 3.

PACERS 121, MAGIC 109: Victor Oladipo scored 26 points and Bojan Bogdanovic added 22 to help Indiana win at home, handing Orlando its ninth straight loss.

Orlando cut the Pacers’ lead to 95-91 five minutes into the fourth quarter, but Indiana put together a 13-0 run that lasted nearly three minutes.

TRAIL BLAZERS 103, KNICKS 91: Damian Lillard scored 32 points and Portland wrapped up a strong five-game trip with its third straight win.

Pat Connaughton added 17 for the Trail Blazers, who also won at Memphis, Brooklyn and Washington.

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GRIZZLIES: Memphis fired Coach David Fizdale with the team 7-12 and a day after he benched center Marc Gasol for the fourth quarter of an eighth straight loss.

General Manager Chris Wallace announced the move. Associate head coach J.B. Bickerstaff was named interim coach.

“After a thorough evaluation, I decided a change in course was necessary to move forward and provide the team and organization its best chance at success this season and beyond,” Wallace said in a statement.

Gasol sat throughout the fourth quarter of a 98-88 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Gasol leads the Grizzlies in points, rebounds and assists, and he was an All-Star in Fizdale’s inaugural season. But the center spent plenty of time after the game making it clear to reporters how upset he was at sitting out a full quarter.

WARRIORS: Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant were sidelined with injuries for Monday’s late game against Sacramento.


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