Howard Helps Jazz Beat Bulls, NBA Scores

Surrounded by a healthier team than he's had before, Gordon Hayward has become the type of dominant player the Utah Jazz envisioned when they selected him ninth overall in the 2010 draft.

Hayward had 27 points and 12 rebounds to help the Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls 105-96 in overtime on Monday night. The veteran forward put his stamp on the game in the final minutes of the fourth quarter and throughout the extra period.

"When guys go down, it's a chance to expand your game," Hayward said. "You're doing some things you probably wouldn't necessarily be doing. For all of us, we've gotten better because of it."

Rodney Hood added 19 points and Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 12 rebounds to help Utah win its third straight.

Jimmy Butler scored 26 points and Pau Gasol added 19 points and eight rebounds to lead Chicago. Derrick Rose chipped in 14 points for the Bulls, who lost for the third time in four games.

Chicago shot 0-for-5 in overtime and turned over the ball three times in the five-minute stretch.

"They got the momentum right away," Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. "We talked about that in the huddle -- going out and getting the momentum. They hit a couple of shots and built off of that. We just couldn't get it back.

Hayward totaled 15 points and four rebounds over the final 5:30 of regulation and overtime.

Cavaliers 111, Pacers 106 (OT)

Cleveland's Kyrie Irving spent the break between regulation and overtime urging his teammates to close out Monday night. He spent the next five minutes demonstrating what he meant.

The All-Star guard scored six of his 25 points in overtime and made four free throws in the final minute to help the Cavaliers pull out a 111-106 victory over the Pacers for their fifth straight win and their first in Indianapolis in six years.

"We gave ourselves a chance. Now it was time to lock in and do what we were supposed to do," Irving said, describing the animated conversation. "We got stops and, obviously, they were making shots so it was going to be tough down the stretch, but we just wanted to get out and run."

While the Cavs didn't exactly run away in overtime, Irving made sure they had the upper hand.

He had plenty of help, too.

LeBron James finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, though he scored only seven points after hurting his right shoulder in the third quarter. The four-time MVP continued playing with what he called a stinger and made an 11-foot jumper with 1:40 left in overtime to finally give the Cavs the lead for good.

Kevin Love and J.R. Smith each scored 19 points, while Tristan Thompson finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds -- marking the seventh time this season all five Cleveland starters reached double figures.

Monday, February 1 Scoreboard

Cleveland 111, Indiana 106 (OT)

Detroit 105, Brooklyn 100

Atlanta 112, Dallas 97

Memphis 110, New Orleans 95
    
Oklahoma City 114, Washington 98
    
San Antonio 107, Orlando 92
    
Denver 112, Toronto 93
    
Utah 105, Chicago 96 (OT)
    
Sacramento 111, Milwaukee 104

Tuesday, February 2 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at Houston, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Portland, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.