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Cavs bounce back, Warriors march on
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Kevin Love scored 17 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers got back to winning ways on Wednesday with a comfortable 91-78 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
Still smarting from a humiliating 98-132 home defeat to the Golden State Warriors on Monday, the Cavaliers rebounded to score an emphatic NBA victory at the Barclays Center.
Love, who also had 18 rebounds, completed his 19th double-double by halftime while LeBron James poured 18 points.
The win saw Cleveland improve to 29-11 and they continue to lead the Eastern Conference standings. Brooklyn meanwhile fell to 11-32 for the season as they slumped to their ninth defeat in 10 games.
Center Brook Lopez led the Nets with 16 points and nine rebounds.
While the Cavaliers rebounded, the Warriors produced another scintillating performance in a blowout win on the road over the Chicago Bulls.
Stephen Curry poured on 25 points with 11 assists in a 125-94 victory at the United Center in Chicago.
Klay Thompson had 20 points while Harrison Barnes had 19 for the Warriors, who boosted their record to 39-4.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, it was: 76ers 96, Magic 87; Wizards 106, Heat 87; Raptors 115, Celtics 109; Knicks 118, Jazz 111 (OT); Pistons 123, Rockets 114; Thunder 109, Hornets 95; Mavericks 106, Timberwolves 94 (OT); Kings 112, Lakers 93; and Hawks 104, Trail Blazers 98.
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