Basketball

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — First, Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn had to convince All-Star forward Kevin Durant to stay home Saturday night. Then he tried to explain why the Nets opted to rest their top seven scorers against Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn mixed up his lineup and his defenses Saturday night — and the nine players in uniform responded.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Caris LeVert scored 22 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed in a 110-102 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Gregg Popovich got the perfect anniversary gift from his San Antonio Spurs.

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Ayinde Hikim had 12 points in UMass-Lowell's 68-59 victory over Saint Francis (BKN) on Saturday night. Hikim was 4 of 5 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the River Hawks (11-1).

CHICAGO (AP) — Luka Doncic, who leads the NBA with 32.9 points per game, will miss the Dallas Mavericks' game against the Bulls in Chicago on Saturday night with a strained right quadriceps.

CLEVELAND (AP) — All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell missed his second straight game for the Cleveland Cavaliers with a sore right lower leg Saturday night. Mitchell, averaging 29.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All-Stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are among eight Brooklyn Nets players who have been ruled out of Saturday night's game at Indiana.

Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers (4-4) at UMass-Lowell River Hawks (10-1) Lowell, Massachusetts; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: UMass-Lowell -18.

DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo fouled out before the Milwaukee Bucks hung on and beat Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. That sixth foul set the stage for how the Bucks made it four consecutive victories. Tim Hardaway Jr.