INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James rests , and were made to the Indiana Pacers.
Paul George scored 29, CJ Miles added 21 and the Cavaliers beat the Pacers, 123-109, Wednesday night.
Indiana snapped a four-game losing streak in the series, and just a half-game of eighth-place Detroit in the Eastern Conference.
The ninth-place Chicago, yet pursued one of the final two playoff spots in the East, three games behind the Pacers.
Rested four-time MVP James after playing in Milwaukee on Tuesday night. In the absence of James, submitted Kyrie Irving had 26 points and six assists. Kevin Love scored 23.
Indiana controlled the game with a score of 14-0 second-quarter spurt to 55-41. Stick to the Cleveland nine at halftime and 83-74 in the third quarter.
But the Pacers answered with another 13-4 blitz to get away with 18 and came less than 12 the Cavs.
Creeping also enters the playoffs the Mavericks Dallas, Texas edged the rival Houston Rockets, 88-86, behind 27 points by JJ Barea. Hardly outweigh the Mavs in Utah and Houston in the race for the last two playoff spots in the Western Conference.
Dirk Nowitzki capped with seven points from eight shots, but a game that Dallas before the Jazz and two rockets.