CLEVELAND (AP) — Jrue Holiday made five 3-pointers and scored 19 of his 24 points in the third quarter as the Philadelphia 76ers kept their hold on a playoff spot with a 103-87 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

Holiday made four of his 3s during a stunning 24-2 run when the Sixers blew open a tight game. Andre Iguodala added 19 points as Philadelphia snapped a three-game losing streak, won for just the third time in 10 games and stayed ahead of Milwaukee in the standings. The Sixers play their final four on the road, including a matchup against the Bucks next week.

Cavaliers rookie Kyrie Irving scored 9 points in his first game back after missing nine straight with a sprained shoulder. Samardo Samuels scored 15 for Cleveland, which has lost 18 of 22.

CLEVELAND (AP) — With lineups that included some rock royalty, British bands The Small Faces and The Faces have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones and Kenney Jones, who played drums for The Who, were just some of the members of the two bands, which had hits like “Itchycoo Park” and “Stay With Me” in the 1960s and ’70s. The Small Faces started in 1965 on London’s East End before dissolving when late lead singer Steve Marriott left to start Humble Pie.

Stewart was ill and couldn’t attend the ceremony Saturday night in Cleveland.

Stevie Van Zandt inducted the groups and called them profoundly influential. He said they produced some of the most soulful music ever.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Red Hot Chili Peppers, a free-spirited band that combined elements of punk and funk into hit songs, have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Founded in the early 1980s in Los Angeles, the Chili Peppers remain a successful touring act. While their lineup has undergone several changes, frontman Anthony Kiedis and bass player Flea have been together since forming the band as 10th graders with the late Hillel Slovak, who died of a heroin overdose in 1988.

The band was inducted at the end of Saturday night’s ceremony in Cleveland by longtime friend, comedian Chris Rock. He praised the group for offering “hard-core happiness” with a combination of rock, reggae and rap.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Piano-playing songstress Laura Nyro has been inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Nyro, who died 15 years ago at 49, smoothly incorporated gospel, jazz and other styles into her music, which has inspired artists for years and is being embraced by a new generation.

Although she never made it big commercially, other artists like Blood, Sweat & Tears and Three Dog Night had hits with her songs.

Bette Midler inducted Nyro and called her an artist for whom “love was the main thing.” Midler said Nyro captured the passionate and romantic essence of New York City.

Nyro’s son, hip-hop artist Gil Bianchini, accepted on his mother’s behalf Saturday night in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND (AP) — With one notable guest a no-show, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony has started.

The decision by Guns N’ Roses’ frontman Axl Rose to skip the event may provide a dramatic backdrop. But his absence isn’t stopping 6,000 fans and 1,400 guests from partying with his former bandmates and the 2012 class: the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Beastie Boys, folk-singer Donovan, late singer-songwriter Laura Nyro and the Small Faces and Faces.

Green Day kicked off Saturday night’s show with a rousing performance.

The ceremony is being held at Cleveland’s Public Hall, a building that once hosted the Beatles and oozes history from every wall. With fans in the balcony, the event is much more of a rock show than when it’s held at New York’s posh Waldorf-Astoria.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians are close to signing veteran outfielder Johnny Damon to help awaken their struggling offense.

The club has been in talks to finalize a deal with the 38-year-old, who is 277 hits shy of 3,000.

In a text to the Associated Press, Damon said: “It should be done soon.”

Damon played with Tampa Bay — his sixth AL team — last season, batting .261 with 16 homers and 73 RBIs in 150 games. Damon would probably need some time to get ready after not being in a spring training camp. If Damon signs, the Indians would be his fourth team in four years.

Cleveland is off to a 1-4 start and entered Thursday batting .178, the majors’ lowest average. The Indians begin a three-game series in Kansas City on Friday.

A career .286 hitter, Damon has also played for Kansas City, Oakland, Boston, the Yankees and Detroit.