CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love scored 32 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers won for the 13th time in their last 14 games by drubbing the Los Angeles Lakers 120-105. Love made five 3-pointers in the second quarter and two more in the third as Cleveland opened a 26-point lead. LeBron James finished two assists shy of a triple-double, contributing 22 points and 10 rebounds before resting in the fourth quarter.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Conley had 21 points and six assists as Memphis handed Atlanta just its second loss in 23 games, 94-88. Marc Gasol (gah-SAHL’) finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who were tied at 86 with 3:24 left before going on an 8-0 run. Jeff Teague (teeg) had a team-high 22 points for the Hawks, who were outrebounded 55-37.
UNDATED (AP) — Hall of Fame coach Dean Smith passed away Saturday night at 83. The former North Carolina bench boss had health issues in recent years, with the family saying in 2010 he had a condition that was causing him to lose memory. Smith won two national championships with the Tar Heels along with an Olympic gold medal.
UNDATED (AP) — The only top-25 games on Sunday were played within the Big Ten Conference. Aaron White scored 17 points and Adam Woodbury matched a career high with 16 as unranked Iowa dominated 17th-ranked Maryland 71-55 in Iowa City. Freshman D’Angelo Russell recorded his first collegiate triple-double by delivering 23 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds to lead No. 20 Ohio State to an easy 79-60 win at Rutgers.
UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have regained sole possession of the first place in the NHL’s Eastern Conference, while helping the Nashville Predators climb back to the top of the Western Conference standings. Brian Boyle scored twice and Valtteri Filppula (val-TEHR’-ee FIHL’-poo-lah) had a goal and two assists as the Lightning downed Anaheim 5-3. The Predators pulled out a 3-2 victory over Florida as Filip Forsberg tied it on a power play with 4:43 left in regulation before scoring the winner in a shootout.
