The Indiana Pacers claimed a share of the Central Division lead on Monday as David West scored 29 points and Paul George had 21 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in a 110-101 win over the Chicago Bulls.
The Pacers have won three straight games and 14 at home, matching their longest home winning streak since 2002-2003.
Marco Belinelli had a season-high 24 points and Nate Robinson had 19 to lead the Bulls.
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Washington’s Martell Webster scored 21 points as the Wizards beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-90.
The Clippers, playing without the injured Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, watched as the Wizards pulled away with a 7-0 run late in the fourth quarter, spurred by a pair of big offensive rebounds by Nene.
Jamal Crawford scored 28 points and DeAndre Jordan had a career-high 22 rebounds for the Clippers.
LeBron James scored 31 points and Chris Bosh added 23 in Miami to lead the Heat to a 99-84 win over the Bobcats for their 10th consecutive victory over Charlotte.
Dwyane Wade had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who have won nine of their past 10 at home.
Ramon Sessions scored 18 points for Charlotte, who lost their fourth in a row.
In New York, Tyson Chandler equaled a franchise record with his third straight 20-rebound game and Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points as the Knicks cruised past the Detroit Pistons 99-85.
In a game that was decided early, Chandler played long enough to grab his 20th rebound midway through the fourth quarter. After grabbing 20 in victories on Friday and Saturday night, he became the first Knicks player to have 20 in three straight games since Willis Reed in December 1969.
Jose Calderon scored 15 points on his debut, while Greg Monroe had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
In Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook scored 24 points, while Kevin Durant had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Thunder downed the Dallas Mavericks 112-91.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 13 rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers edge the Minnesota Timberwolves 100-98. The Utah Jazz beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 in overtime and the Philadelphia 76ers downed the Orlando Magic 78-61.
A sumo star was born in Japan on Sunday when 24-year-old Takerufuji became the first wrestler in 110 years to win a top-division tournament on his debut, triumphing at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka despite injuring his ankle on the penultimate day. Takerufuji, whose injury had left him in a wheelchair outside the ring, shoved out the higher-ranked Gonoyama at the Edion Arena Osaka to the delight of the crowd, giving him an unassailable record of 13 wins and two losses to claim the Emperor’s Cup. “I did it just through willpower. I didn’t really know what was going
The US’ Ilia Malinin on Saturday produced six scintillating quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, in the men’s free skate to capture his first figure skating world title. The 19-year-old nicknamed the “Quad god,” who is the only skater to land a quadruple Axel in competition, dazzled with an array of breathtakingly executed jumps starting with his quad Axel and including a quadruple Lutz in combination with a triple flip and a quadruple toe loop in combination with a triple toe. He added an unexpected triple-triple combination at the end to earn a world-record 227.79 in the free program for a championship
Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is being criminally investigated by the IRS, and the attorney for his alleged bookmaker said Thursday that the ex-Los Angeles Dodgers employee placed bets on international soccer — but not baseball. The IRS confirmed Thursday that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and Mathew Bowyer, the alleged illegal bookmaker, are under criminal investigation through the agency’s Los Angeles Field Office. IRS Criminal Investigation spokesperson Scott Villiard said he could not provide additional details. Mizuhara, 39, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and debts well
MLB on Friday announced a formal investigation into the scandal swirling around Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter amid charges that the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar was the victim of “massive theft.” The Dodgers on Wednesday fired Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s long-time interpreter and close friend, after Ohtani’s representatives alleged that the Japanese two-way star had been the victim of theft, which was reported to involve millions of dollars and link Mizuhara to a suspected illegal bookmaker in California. “Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara from the news media,” MLB