Cavaliers win Central Division title

LeBron James scores 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists

April 09, 2015 05:59 pm | Updated 05:59 pm IST - MILWAUKEE

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James.

Kyrie Irving scored 27 points and the Cavaliers clinched the Central Division title and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.

LeBron James scored 21 points with nine rebounds and eight assists for the Cavs, including 10 points in the fourth quarter. Kevin Love added 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Michael Carter-Williams scored 30 points for the Bucks, while Zaza Pachulia added 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Magic beat Bulls

Victor Oladipo had 23 points and scored on a layup with 1.5 seconds left to give the Orlando Magic a 105-103 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night, spoiling Derrick Rose's return to the Bulls.

Nik Vucevic added 22 points in the Magic's third straight win.

Rose started and played for the first time in more than a month since undergoing surgery on his right knee. The point guard was 3 of 9 from the field and finished with nine points in 19 minutes.

Jimmy Butler had 19 points for Chicago. Gasol, Taj Gibson and Nikola Mirotic each added 15.

Spurs, Pacers win

Tony Parker scored 27 points and the Spurs got their ninth straight victory. Kawhi Leonard added 20 points, Boris Diaw had 15 points and Manu Ginobili 13 for San Antonio. The Spurs led by as many as 22 points after a slow start.

Jason Terry led Houston with 22 points and Trevor Ariza added 19 points. James Harden had 16 points, but only three after the first quarter.

The Pacers stayed close to the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. George Hill led the Pacers (35-43) with 20 points. Roy Hibbert had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

The win tied the Pacers with the Miami Heat, one game off the final playoff spot behind the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets.

Langston Galloway led the Knicks (15-63) with 19 points.

Other Results

Dallas 107 – 104 Phoenix

Atlanta 114 – 111 Brooklyn

Portland 116 – 91 Minnesota

Denver 119 – 101 LA Lakers

Utah 103 – 91 Sacramento

Memphis 110 - 74 New Orleans

Toronto 92 – 74 Charlotte

Washington 119 – 90 Philadelphia

Boston 113 – 103 Detroit

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