SG Victor Oladipo ranks No. 6 in the league in scoring after being traded from Oklahoma City during the offseason. "It's mainly opportunity," Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. "He shot it well last year but with (Russell) Westbrook, (Oladipo) was playing off the ball virtually all of the time. This is the first time he's really gotten a chance to be the guy, undisputed, where the ball is in his hands all the time."

G Victor Oladipo, who came into the game averaging 25.3 points, scored a season-low 13 points for Indiana (19-15).

G Victor Oladipo has led the Pacers in scoring in 24 of 33 games this season.

G Victor Oladipo scored 30 of his 38 points after halftime in Monday's 112-111 loss to Boston. It was the 22nd time Oladipo led the Pacers in scoring and his sixth game with at least 30 points.

WASHINGTON -- LeBron James registered his fourth triple-double in five games with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists as the streaking Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Washington Wizards 106-99 on Sunday night.Kevin Love led the Cavaliers with 25 points, while Jeff Green had 15 points. Cleveland has won 18 of 19 games, including the past five.Little separated the Eastern Conference contenders for much of the game as the teams were tied at the end of the second and third quarters. James's 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter put the Cavaliers in front for good and sparked an 8-0 run. Green's three-point play capped the surge as Cleveland led 95-89 with 6:55 remaining.Bradley Beal scored 27 points for the Wizards, who had won two in a row. John Wall had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Washington made 12 3-pointers but finished 9 of 16 on free throws.Pistons 114, Magic 110DETROIT -- Reggie Bullock scored a career-high 20 points, and Detroit held off a late surge by undermanned Orlando.Bullock, who... [More]

G Victor Oladipo scored 26 points in Sunday's win over the Nets. Through his first 29 games in Indiana, Oladipo is averaging a career-high 24.4 points while producing personal bests in shooting percentage (47.8) and 3-point accuracy (43.3). He mixed in a combination of speed and jump shooting Sunday to lead the Pacers in scoring for the 21st time and produce his 21st game with at least 20 points. "I think this year his confidence is on another level," said Indiana forward Domantas Sabonis, who played with Oladipo last year when the guard averaged 15.9 points. "He's shooting the ball great. He's making the right decision, passing, rebounding, steals (and) blocks. That's just helping us in a major way."

G Victor Oladipo led the Pacers (16-12) with 19 points, but had a rough shooting night, 9 of 26 from the floor while being defended by former Pacers F Paul George. "I know he did a good job on me defensively," Oladipo said of matching up with George. "It was the first time I've had a defender like that guard me since I've been on this team. They were just trying to deny me."

INDIANAPOLIS -- Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 47 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 126-116 overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.The Pacers held a 12-2 advantage in overtime as Oladipo scored six points in the extra session.Oladipo sank 15 of 28 shots, including 6 of 12 3-point attempts. Myles Turner added 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting and had eight rebounds for the Pacers. Thaddeus Young scored 18 points.Trey Lyles, a 2014 Indiana Mr. Basketball who played for Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis, scored a career-high 25 points for Denver. Gary Harris, from the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers, and Will Barton each had 21 points, and Wilson Chandler scored 18 for Denver.Celtics 91, Pistons 81DETROIT -- Al Horford amassed 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Boston handed Detroit its sixth consecutive loss.Kyrie Irving tossed in 16 points, while Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown had 12 apiece for Boston. Rookie Jayson Tatum added 11 points, and Aron... [More]

G Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 47 points to lead the Pacers to a 126-116 overtime victory over the Nuggets on Sunday night. "I have no limits to how hard I work," Oladipo said. "I'm trying to be great. There's no in-between, and I can't settle for anything less."Oladipo sank 15 of 28 shots overall, including 6 of 12 3-point attempts.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Victor Oladipo scored 33 points to help the Indiana Pacers top the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-102, snapping their league-leading 13-game winning streak on Friday night.The Pacers made 15 3-point shots. Oladipo made 6 of 13 treys. Myles Turner added 15 points for Indiana.LeBron James paced the Cavaliers with 29 points on 12-of-22 shooting and also had 10 rebounds and eight assists. Kevin Love added 20 points and J.R. Smith 15 for the Cavs.The Pacers shot 44.2 percent (38 of 86) overall while the Cavs were at 43 percent (37 of 86).Warriors 102, Pistons 98DETROIT -- Kevin Durant had a season-high 36 points to go with 10 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks and Golden State won its sixth straight.Durant came up a few assists shy of a second consecutive triple-double after a 35-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist performance at Charlotte on Wednesday. The Warriors became the 11th team in league history to sweep a six-game road trip. The last team to achieve that feat was the Los Angeles... [More]

G Victor Oladipo couldn't point to any major reason for his second-half explosion. "I was just going out there being aggressive and trying to make plays," Oladipo said after scoring 25 of his 33 points in the final two quarters to help Indiana Pacers top the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-102, snapping their league-leading 13-game winning streak on Friday night. Oladipo scored 20 in the third quarter as the Pacers turned a six-point halftime deficit into a three-point lead (89-86) after three quarters. Oladipo made a career high-tying 6 of 13 treys. The only real blemish for Oladipo, who had eight rebounds and five assists, was that he went 5 of 10 from the foul line.

G Victor Oladipo hit a 3-pointer with 31.1 seconds remaining as the Indiana Pacers rallied from a 16-point deficit in the final 9 1/2 minutes to defeat the Chicago Bulls 98-96 on Wednesday. "Victor made some big shots in that fourth quarter and the transition three to put us ahead just shows the confidence that he's playing with." Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. Oladipo scored 11 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, when the Pacers outscored Chicago 29-13 and produced nine points off six turnovers. Oladipo gave Indiana its first lead of the game by capitalizing on a Chicago giveaway. With 54.7 seconds remaining, Denzel Valentine rebounded a missed layup by Oladipo. As the shot clock wound down, Oladipo stole the ball from Valentine and hit a 3-pointer for a 97-96 lead. In his last seven games, Oladipo is averaging 24.9 points.

G Victor Oladipo made 3 of 5 3-pointers, finishing with 16 points.

G Victor Oladipo had 21 points with six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in Wednesday's 116-113 victory at Memphis.

G Victor Oladipo scored 19 points Wednesday in his second back after missing Saturday's game with a knee injury. He has played 67 minutes and scored 48 points in those games, though he was 1 of 8 from 3-point range Wednesday.

Guard Victor Oladipo scored a team-high 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting in Indiana's 121-109 victory Monday over the Magic. He sank his first 11 shots. "I was just going out there playing aggressive and playing with confidence," Oladipo said. "I was trying to help my teammates out." Oladipo had sat out the Pacers' Saturday night loss to the Boston Celtics after sustaining a bruised right knee during a Friday night victory over the Toronto Raptors. Oladipo hit 4 of 6 attempts from 3-point range. Oladipo added six rebounds, five assists, two steals and career-high-tying four blocked shots. The only negative was five turnovers.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a driving banker over Draymond Green with 12.6 seconds remaining Monday night to break a tie and lift the Sacramento Kings to a 110-106 victory over the Golden State Warriors.Golden State, which was playing without Stephen Curry (bruised right hand) and Kevin Durant (sprained left ankle), led 106-102 before the Kings scored the game's last eight points over the final 3:08.Sacramento earned its first win in its past nine visits to Oracle Arena and snapped a nine-game road losing streak dating back to the first week of the season.Willie Cauley-Stein had 19 points and eight rebounds to lead the Kings. Klay Thompson paced the Warriors with 21 points.Pistons 118, Celtics 108BOSTON -- Detroit ended Boston's eight-game home winning streak in a battle of the teams with the two top records in the Eastern Conference.Tobias Harris scored 31 points and Andre Drummond posted 26 points, a season-high 22 rebounds and six assists as the Pistons went on a late 13-3... [More]

BOSTON -- The Detroit Pistons ended the Boston Celtics' eight-game home winning streak with a 118-108 victory Monday night in a battle of the teams with the two top records in the Eastern Conference.Tobias Harris scored 31 points and Andre Drummond posted 26 points, a season-high 22 rebounds and six assists as the Pistons went on a late 13-3 run to put the game away.It was the first meeting of the teams since the Celtics sent Avery Bradley to Detroit along with a second-round pick in exchange for Marcus Morris during the offseason. Bradley, welcomed back by the TD Garden crowd, and Morris both scored 13 points, Bradley adding five assists.Detroit guard Reggie Jackson, who played his college ball at Boston College, had 20 points and seven assists in the win.Cavaliers 113, 76ers 91PHILADELPHIA -- LeBron James collected 30 points, 13 rebounds and six assists as Cleveland beat Philadelphia to win its eighth straight.Dwyane Wade added 15 points off the bench for the Cavs, who owned a 57-30 advantage... [More]

G Victor Oladipo scored 21 points as Indiana held off a late Toronto rally and won its fifth consecutive game, defeating the Raptors 107-104 in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.Oladipo left the game briefly in the fourth quarter after bumping knees with Kyle Lowry but said he is fine."I'm good," Oladipo said. "This was a great win for our team, even though I couldn't go late. There was a lot of other guys who stepped up and played great for us tonight. It's always good to get a win. I'm just glad we got this one."

G Victor Oladipo led the Pacers once again Monday, producing a game-high 29 points and adding nine rebounds and seven steals in a 105-97 victory over the Magic. "Every night fuels me this season," Oladipo said. "Every night I put on this uniform, the competitive juices start flowing. I can't wait to compete with the best. The sky is the limit for this team."Oladipo, who averaged 15.9 points last season in Oklahoma City, is averaging a team-high 22.9 points, playing with an air of leadership he never showed in his previous four NBA seasons.