CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter over four minutes, to rally the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 108-100 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.
Evan Mobley had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, which used a 17-2 run to seize a 103-92 lead with 3:36 remaining. The Cavaliers outscored Memphis 32-16 in the fourth after trailing by double digits for much of the middle periods.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 26 points and tied his career high with 12 free throws made, but shot just 6 of 23 from the field for the Grizzlies. Zach Edey had 13 points and seven rebounds in his season debut following left ankle surgery on June 7.
Memphis point guard Ja Morant scored seven points in six minutes before exiting with right calf soreness. He missed the previous game Wednesday in Boston with a sore right ankle.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and Chet Holmgren added 25 as the defending champion Oklahoma City used a big third quarter to beat the Charlotte Hornets for their fifth straight win.
Ajay Mitchell scored 14 points for the Thunder, who have won 23 consecutive games against Eastern Conference opponents and are 22-2 in their last 24 road contests. Isiah Hartenstein had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Cason Wallace Chipped scored 10 points.
Miles Bridges scored 15 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner, Collin Sexton and Moussa Diabate had 13 points apiece for the Hornets, who played without Brandon Miller (shoulder subluxation) and LaMelo Ball, who sat out the second game of a back-to-back after returning from an ankle impingement Friday night in Milwaukee.
INDIANÁPOLIS — RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl each scored 22 points and Toronto wrapped up a successful five-game road trip with a victory over Indiana.
Barrett made 9 of 17 shots with three 3-pointers for the Raptors, who won four games on the trip and improved to 6-3 on the road, 8-5 overall. Poeltl made eight of nine shots and had nine rebounds, but was just 6 of 14 at the line.
Toronto had seven double-digit scorers. Brandon Ingram added 19. Scottie Barnes had 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
The Raptors built a nine-point halftime lead and gradually pulled away, the margin reaching 26.
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points with five 3-pointers for the Pacers, who had just two regular starters in the lineup due to injuries. The other healthy regular, point guard Andrew Nembhard, had 22 points and five assists.
MILWAUKEE — Luka Doncic had 41 points and nine rebounds, Austin Reaves added 25 points and eight assists, and Los Angeles beat Milwaukee.
Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers.
Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to-back, with each notching wins in NBA Cup games on Friday night.
The Lakers played without Rui Hachimura (calf tightness) and Marcus Smart (illness). LeBron James also remained out with sciatica and has missed all 14 games this season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 10 rebounds, AJ Green scored 15 points and Gary Trent Jr. added 13 for the Bucks (8-6), who couldn’t overcome ice-cold first-half shooting and ended with a season-low point total.
NUGGETS 123, TIMBERWOLVES 112
MINNEAPOLIS — Tim Hardaway Jr. and Nikola Jokic led Denver over Minnesota for their seventh straight victory Saturday night.
The Nuggets were missing both of their starting forwards, Christian Braun (left ankle sprain) and Cam Johnson (right biceps strain), who were both injured during Denver’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. Braun is expected to be sidelined at least six weeks.
The Northwest Division rivals have met in the playoffs twice in the last three years. The Timberwolves swept the regular-season series last year, but Denver has won both meetings this season.
