Blazers beat struggling Pacers

Guard Damian Leonard 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 have won 13 of their 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 have lost three of their 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 their 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.

Centre 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 per cent from the field to overwhelm the Toronto Raptors 114-101 on Sunday at The Palace.

Centre Andre Drummond recorded his NBA-high 51st double-double with 15 points and 18 rebounds as Detroit won their fourth straight.

Magic 130, 76ers 116

Centre 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 Centre.

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.

The Minnesota Timberwolves qualify as the latter.

Small forward Chandler Parsons scored 29, and the Mavericks pulled away early and pounded the Wolves 128-101 Sunday night at American Airlines Centre.

Heat 98, Knicks 81

Heat guard Dwyane Wade continued his dominance over the New York Knicks, pouring in 26 points in Miami’s 98-81 win Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

It marked the 40th consecutive game in which Wade scored in double figures against New York — his longest streak against any team in the league.

Forward Joe Johnson made his debut for Miami, scoring 12 points. Johnson signed with the Heat on Saturday after the Brooklyn Nets waived him.