Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson, left, drives to the basket against Charlotte Hornets' Cody Zeller in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson, left, drives to the basket against Charlotte Hornets' Cody Zeller in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Credit: Tony Dejak

Cleveland — Jordan Clarkson scored 24 points, Tristan Thompson had 21 rebounds and 11 points, and the injury-riddled Cleveland Cavaliers won for the second time this season, beating the Charlotte Hornets, 113-89, on Tuesday night.

The Cavaliers (2-11) broke a five-game losing streak. Cleveland’s first win came against Atlanta on Oct. 30.

Kemba Walker, the league’s third-leading scorer, was held to a season-low seven points and was 2-for-16 from the field. The Hornets’ star guard was averaging 27.9 points going into the game.

Rodney Hood scored 16 points for Cleveland, which built a double-figure lead midway through the first quarter and maintained that the rest of the game. Rookie point guard Collin Sexton scored 16 points and had five assists. David Nwaba scored 18 points off the bench.

Jeremy Lamb scored 22 points for Charlotte. The Hornets were 33 for 95 from the field and hit 8 of 41 of their 3-point attempts.

Cleveland has seen its injury list get longer while the losses piled up. Forwards Kyle Korver (sore right foot) and Cedi Osman (back spasms) didn’t play Tuesday and are the most recent additions.

All-Star forward Kevin Love (foot surgery), starting point guard George Hill (hamstring) and forward Sam Dekker (ankle) have also been sidelined.

The Cavaliers are only a month into the season, but even holding practice is a challenge. Coach Larry Drew said one of the Cavaliers’ assistant coaches had to fill in at Monday’s session so the team could scrimmage because only nine healthy players were available.

Cleveland’s past three losses were by a combined 12 points.

Warriors Suspend Green

Oakland, Calif. — Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green has been suspended one game by Golden State for conduct detrimental to the team.

The Warriors made the announcement on Tuesday, about four hours before they were set to host Atlanta, and said Green would serve the suspension against the Hawks.

In the closing seconds of regulation during Monday’s 121-116 overtime loss on the road to the Clippers, Green secured a rebound and with Kevin Durant calling for the ball instead dribbled the length of the court into traffic and lost control as the Warriors failed to get a shot off. Durant was shown on camera visibly upset. The two got into it afterward, according to beat reporters on the scene.

Myers and coach Steve Kerr have long supported Green’s fiery nature that leads to technical fouls. Myers even sat with Green next door to Oracle Arena at the Oakland Coliseum when Green was suspended for a crucial Game 5 loss to LeBron James and the Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals. The Warriors wound up losing in seven.

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