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Daily NBA Fix 3-31-14: Wasted Days, Wasted Nights For Contenders

By Phil Watson

Mar 30, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts on the court against the New York Knicks in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Knicks won 89-84. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 30, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts on the court against the New York Knicks in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Knicks won 89-84. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 30, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dion Waiters (3) shoots against Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi (28) in the third quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 30, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dion Waiters (3) shoots against Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi (28) in the third quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 90, Indiana Pacers 76
The Pacers lost their fifth straight road game as the Cavaliers won for the first time in 10 games against Indiana to keep their playoff hopes alive—Cleveland trails the eighth-place Hawks by 2½ games in the East. Dion Waiters had 19 points for the Cavs, Luol Deng added 15 and Tristan Thompson finished with 12 points and 16 rebounds, while Jarrett Jack had 11 points and nine assists. Paul George led the Pacers with 15 points and five steals.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 116, Utah Jazz 96
The Thunder held Utah to nine first-quarter points and Kevin Durant extended his streak of consecutive games with at least 25 points to 38 straight, two shy of Michael Jordan’s 40 in a row in 1986-87, which is the longest streak of its kind in the last half-century. Durant finished with 31 points and nine assists, Russell Westbrook scored 19 points, Serge Ibaka had 17 points and four blocked shots and Caron Butler tossed in 15 points. Enes Kanter paced the Jazz with 18 points and 12 rebounds, Richard Jefferson had 17 points, Gordon Hayward logged 16 points and nine assists and Derrick Favors pulled down 13 rebounds.