LOS ANGELES: Luol Deng hit five 3-pointers while scoring 27 points, Anderson Varejao added 18 points and 18 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the spiraling Los Angeles Lakers 120-118 Tuesday night.

Dion Waiters scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers improved to 4-16 on the road. They also won for coach Mike Brown in his return to Staples Center to face the Lakers, who fired him early last season.

Jodie Meeks hit six 3-pointers while scoring a season-high 26 points in injury-plagued Los Angeles’ fifth straight defeat. Nick Young scored 28 points, but the Lakers have lost 11 of 12 heading into a punishing seven-game road trip.

Pacers 116, Kings 92: Paul George scored 31 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a comfortable victory over the in-form Sacramento Kings, who were seeking a fourth win in succession.

The Pacers built on a dominating 26-5 second-quarter run as they improved their NBA-leading record to 30-7 in their quest for home-court advantage in the playoffs.

After improving their home record to 19-1 this season, it was confirmed that the Pacers staff will be the Eastern Conference coaches for the NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans.

DeMarcus Cousins led the Kings (13-23) in scoring with 31 points and 13 rebounds. It was his 11th consecutive double-double.

The Pacers reached season highs in scoring with 116 points, 59 first-half points and 55 percent shooting from the field.

Grizzlies 90, Thunder 87: The Memphis Grizzlies overcame 37 points from Kevin Durant and held on for a hard-fought victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Courtney Lee led Memphis with a season-high 24 points.

Power forward Zach Randolph scored 23 with 13 rebounds and the Grizzlies got a boost from All-Star center Marc Gasol, who started after missing 23 games with a knee injury and finished with 12 points and four rebounds in 24 minutes.

Memphis The Grizzlies (18-19) went 10-13 during his absence.

The Thunder (28-10) lost for the fifth time in their last eight games as they continue to toil without All Star guard Russell Westbrook.

Bobcats 108, Knicks 98: Al Jefferson scored a season-high 35 points and guard Kemba Walker added 25 as the Charlotte Bobcats snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over the surging New York Knicks.

Jefferson scored 19 of his points in the first half, when the Bobcats pulled out to a 55-46 half time lead.

Charlotte (16-23) went on to lead by as many as 17 points in the second half and never let the Knicks get closer than four briefly in the third quarter.

The Knicks had a five-game winning streak snapped as they showed the effects of fatigue after a 98-96 overtime win over Phoenix on Monday. They fell to 15-23 with the loss.

Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 20 points but was just 9-of-22 from the field. New York also got 17 points from forward Amar’e Stoudemire.