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CLEVELAND -- Roy Hibbert scored 18 points and Lance Stephenson added a season-high 16 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 99-89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost their sixth straight game Friday night. Hibbert didnt have to deal with injured Cavs cen
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CLEVELAND -- Roy Hibbert scored 18 points and Lance Stephenson added a season-high 16 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 99-89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost their sixth straight game Friday night. Hibbert didnt have to deal with injured Cavs centre Anderson Varejao, the NBAs leading rebounder. Varejao missed his second game in a row with a bruised right knee. David West added 15 points and 10 rebounds and Gerald Green had 14 points -- with a ferocious dunk -- as the Pacers won for the fifth time in six games. Kyrie Irving scored 17 points on just 5-of-16 shooting for the Cavs, who are 1-11 in their last 12 games. Tristan Thompson of Toronto had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, 3-21 in its past 24. With Varejao on the bench in street clothes, the Pacers enjoyed a size advantage inside and they outrebounded the Cavaliers 44-35. Hibbert spent the last 5 minutes on the bench after picking up his fifth foul, but by then Indiana led by double digits and rolled to a relatively easy win. Stephenson went 7 of 8 from the floor and added seven assists. With the Pacers leading by nine early in the fourth quarter, Green, the leagues slam dunk champion in 2007, delivered a jam certain to make highlight reels for the next few days. Driving the left side, he soared in the lane and hammered the ball in over Clevelands Samardo Samuels, who could do nothing to stop it. Green stared at Samuels and was given a technical foul, but the damage was done. Indianas Paul George, scoreless at halftime, had eight points and four steals in the third quarter, when the Pacers outscored the Cavaliers 33-22 to take a 10-point lead into the fourth. During an 18-5 run by the Pacers, George stole a lazy pass by rookie Tyler Zeller, drove for a layup and was fouled. He missed his free throw, but George poked the ball away from an unsuspecting Zeller and threw down a two-handed dunk to give the Pacers a 69-55 lead. Cavs coach Byron Scott decided to rest Varejao for the second straight game rather than risk losing him for several more. The 6-foot-11 Brazilian will also probably sit out Saturdays game in Milwaukee, giving him additional time to heal before the Cavs play again on Dec. 26. Varejao, who is averaging 14.4 rebounds and playing at an All-Star level, bruised his knee on Tuesday night against Toronto. Irving had a puzzling first half and a disappointing game. He scored just five points on 1-of-4 shooting and had four turnovers by halftime. On one of them, he drove the lane and badly overthrew the 7-foot Zeller but then showed some outward disappointment toward his teammate, who would have needed a step ladder to catch Irvings pass. Other than an eight-point flurry in the third quarter, Irving never found his groove on offence and settled for jump shots instead of driving to the basket. Sparked by a 3-pointer from Green, the Pacers used a 12-2 run in the second quarter to open a 41-36 lead. Notes: Not long after his big dunk, Green left with a sprained left ankle. ... Indiana has won four in a row over Cleveland. ... Scott is looking forward to having three practices next week. Because of Clevelands brutal schedule and injuries, the Cavs have been reduced to one practice the past three weeks. ... Zeller made his second start for Varejao and finished with 12 points. He scored 20 on Wednesday at Boston in his first career start. ... Indianas Tyler and Ben Hansbrough are the fourth pair of brothers in NBA history to play on the same team, joining Dick and Tom Van Arsdale, Dominque and Gerald Wilkins and Mark and Brent Price. cheap jerseys . 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Angels outfielder Torii Hunter said Williams "passed out" in the locker room, but the Angels didnt confirm it, with manager Mike Scioscia saying only Williams is "resting comfortably" and is expected to stay overnight. "Its tough when your teammate, your brother, is going through some things," Hunter said. "I mean, you try to focus in on the game, but at the same time youre thinking about your brother in between pitches. They say hes going to be OK, and hopefully well see him (Tuesday)." Williams improbably revitalized his career with Los Angeles late last season, but has yielded 16 runs in his last three starts after a strong start to the year. "Theyre going to run some tests and see what they can find," Scioscia said. "I think hes feeling much better right now than he did when he left, but obviously, were just taking it one step at a time. Hopefully its not going to be anything serious." Cain had retired 32 straight batters and hadnt allowed a run in 21 innings when he took the mound in Anaheim, but his quest for back-to-back perfection lasted only three pitches before Trout put a clean single into left. "I was just trying to get on base, and whatever happens, happens," Trout said. "Weve just got to take it as another pitcher on the mound. He pitched a perfect game, and thats awesome. But were trying to win, too, so weve got to put all that stuff behind." The Angels speedy rookie scored on a fly ball from Albert Pujols, who has 33 RBIs in his last 40 games after a slow start. Cain hit Pujols on the left hand with a 92-mph fastball in the third inning, but the three-time NL MVP stayed in the game. NOTES: Lakers G Kobe Bryant watched the game from a suite. The 14-time NBA All-Star has lived in Orange County for several years. ... Trout leads the AL in steals despite playing just 46 games. Hes the first Angels rookie to steal three bases in a game since Devon White in 1987. ' ' '
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