INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James dropped in 33 points and nailed a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:08 remaining before the Cavs held on to top the Pacers, 106-102 at Indiana. The Cavaliers squandered a 96-83 lead in the fourth quarter and trailed 102-100 before James hit his only trey of the game.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nene was unstoppable in the Houston Rockets 113-109 win at Oklahoma City, scoring 28 points on 12 of 12 shooting and contributing 10 rebounds as Houston took a 3-1 lead in the NBA first-round series. Nene helped the Rockets overcome an off night by James Harden, who finished with 16 points on 5-for-16 from the field. Thunder guard Russell Westbrook had a triple-double by halftime and finished with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists.
UNDATED (AP) — Boston and Chicago are tied at two games apiece in their NBA first-round series after Isaiah Thomas scored 33 points to lead the Celtics to a 104-95 win over the Bulls. Joe Johnson scored 11 straight Utah points and finished with 28 as the Jazz downed the Los Angeles Clippers, 105-98 to square that series at two games apiece.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky guard Hamidou Diallo, a January enrollee who did not play last season for the Wildcats, has submitted his name for the NBA draft, but will not hire an agent while deciding whether to remain in the process or return to school. The 6-foot-5 freshman said in a release Sunday that he wanted to “keep all doors open” and see where his game is.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Cincinnati 7, Chi Cubs 5
Final Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 2
Final St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 4
Final Colorado 8, San Francisco 0
Final L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 2
Final Miami 7, San Diego 3
Final Washington 6, N-Y Mets 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Houston 6, Tampa Bay 4- 10 Innings
Final Boston 6, Baltimore 2
Final Detroit 13, Minnesota 4
Final Chi White Sox 6, Cleveland 2
Final Texas 5, Kansas City 2
Final Toronto 6, L.A. Angels 2
Final Seattle 11, Oakland 1
INTERLEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 2, N-Y Yankees 1
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — NASCAR has postponed the Monster Energy Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway because of heavy rain that was not expected to let up on Sunday. The race was pushed until Monday at 1 p.m. Weather has been a problem all weekend at Bristol, where Friday qualifications were washed out. On Saturday, the Xfinity Series race had a lengthy stoppage for rain.
