Drummond of the Pistons makes an NBA number on Cavs

Andre Drummond earned 26 points and 22 rebounds to allow Detroit to remain undefeated with a 110-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers without a win.

Drummond clinched his 22nd career game on 20-20 Thursday and his second this season.

Blake Griffin, who scored Tuesday a career-high 50 points in an overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, also provided 26 points and 10 rebounds.

The Pistons submerged visitors to Cleveland on the boards, 48-30, to defeat 20 turnovers.

Lead Cavaliers forward Kevin Love missed the match with a left foot injury.

In Orlando, Damian Lillard's second-half goalscoring saw Portland win a 128-114 victory.

The playmaker scored 34 of his 41 points after halftime in a record for a Trail Blazers player against Orlando.

CJ McCollum also has 22 for the Trail Blazers and Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 24 points and 11 rebounds.

Lillard and teammate McCollum combined their efforts to score 22 of Portland's last 26 points to seal the win.

The Celtics overcame the absence of Australian center Aron Baynes (hamstring) and a 16-point deficit at half-time to beat Oklahoma City 101-95 without victory on the road.

Striker Jayson Tatum led the scoring with 24 points, while Paul George scored 22 points for the Thunder, but shot only 7 out of 22.

Russell Westbrook had 13 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, although he had five points for 20.

Oklahoma led 50-34 at half-time, after Boston only shot 32% and missed all 11 three-point attempts.

Boston scored seven of its top ten three points in the third quarter to get back on track. Al Horford scored three goals off the arc in just 41 seconds.

A triple-double LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers late rally for his first win at Staples Center, 128-111, against Denug Nuggets.

James dominated with 28 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in his 74th career triple-double, the first with his new team. Kyle Kuzma scored 22 points and JaVale McGee added 21 points.

Under Kobe Bryant's watch from the court seat, the Lakers trailed by eight points six minutes from time, before Lance Stephenson started a 15-2 rally with three consecutive points. Stephenson finished with 12 points.