Pacers Outlast Bucks, NBA Roundup

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks. They might just do it in the Eastern Conference standings, too. Rodney Stuckey scored 25 points and Luis Scola had 17 points and 15 rebounds to help Indiana beat Milwaukee 109-103 in overtime Thursday night. Since the All-Star break, the Pacers are NBA-best 9-1 and have pulled within 3 1/2 games of Milwaukee for the sixth seed. Down by two points in overtime, the Pacers used a 9-0 run to take a 105-98 lead. George Hill sealed the victory with two free throws with 16 seconds left, stretching the lead to six. Hill and C.J. Miles each finished with 17 points.

Wizards 107, Grizzlies 87

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall considered it a slap in the face that the Memphis Grizzlies would hold out so many important players against his team. Taking advantage of a watered-down version of the No. 2 team in the Western Conference, Wall finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists Thursday night, leading the Wizards past the Grizzlies 107-87.

Jazz 109, Rockets 91

Rudy Gobert had 19 points, 22 rebounds and four blocks and the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 109-91 on Thursday night for their ninth victory in 11 games. The Jazz used their size to dominate the paint and pulled away in the second half. Gobert put on a show as the Rockets didn't have an answer for the 7-foot-1 Frenchman on either end of the floor. He had a double-double in the first quarter and 18 rebounds at halftime. Teammate Gordon Hayward finished with 29 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Rookie Rodney Hood put up a career high for the second consecutive game with 20 points. Corey Brewer led the Rockets with 25 points, and James Harden had 15.

Cavaliers 128, Spurs 125

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Kyrie Irving left his superstar teammate LeBron James in awe. His spectacular play overwhelmed the San Antonio Spurs. The guard collected a career-high and NBA season-high 57 points, and his fadeaway 3 sent the emotional game into overtime, where Cleveland rallied for a 128-125 victory over the defending NBA champion Spurs on Thursday night. His 57 topped his own NBA-best 55-point game against Portland on Jan. 28. He scored nine points in the final minute of regulation to tie the game and added 11 more in overtime to snap San Antonio's six-game winning streak.

Knicks 101, Lakers 94

Derek Fisher stepped onto the familiar hardwood below all those championship banners, and memories of his golden past with the Los Angeles Lakers came flooding back to him. Fisher then led the New York Knicks to a victory that left him feeling slightly more optimistic about a bleak future back East. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 22 points, Andrea Bargnani added 16 and the Knicks snapped their five-game losing streak with just their fifth road victory of the season, 101-94 over the Lakers on Thursday night. Alexey Shved had 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Knicks ended a seven-game road skid against the Lakers since 2007. New York won for Fisher in the former Los Angeles point guard's return to Staples Center, where he won five NBA championships alongside Kobe Bryant.

Thursday, March 12 Scoreboard

Indiana 109, Milwaukee 103 (OT)    Stuckey 25 Pts

Washington 107, Memphis 87

Utah 109, Houston 91

Cleveland 128, San Antonio 125 (OT)

New York 101, LA Lakers 94

Friday, March 13 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

LA Clippers at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Detroit at Portland, 9 p.m.