Club-best 16-1 start for Pacers
LOS ANGELES—David West scored 14 of his 24 points in the third quarter and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Paul George had 27 points as the league-leading Indiana Pacers improved their best start in club history to 16 wins from 17 games with a 105-100 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
Roy Hibbert added 19 points to the Pacers’ seventh straight win.
Jamal Crawford led the Clippers with 20 points and Chris Paul had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Miami’s Chris Bosh scored 13 straight points in the final minutes, including a trio of 3-pointers that capped a late rally, as the Heat found a way to beat the Charlotte Bobcats, 99-98, and extend their winning streak to 10 games.
Bosh’s three 3s came in a 79-second span, the last of them putting Miami up 93-91 with 1:20 left.
LeBron James led the Heat with 26 points, Bosh finished with 22, Dwyane Wade scored 17 and Mario Chalmers added 12 for Miami, which has beaten the Bobcats 14 straight times.
Kemba Walker scored 27 points for the Bobcats, who had led the entire second half until Bosh’s barrage.
At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant recorded his first triple-double of the season with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists as the Thunder rallied for yet another fourth-quarter win, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 113-103.
Oklahoma City extended its winning streak to seven games, tops in the Western Conference, and moved to 9-0 on the season at home. AP
OTHER RESULTS: Pelicans 104, Knicks 99; Warriors 115, Kings 113; Trail Blazers 114, Lakers 108; Pistons 115, Sixers 100; Nuggets 112, Raptors 98
