DALLAS Paul George hit seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 30 points, and the Indiana Pacers won in Dallas for the first time in eight years, beating the Mavericks 98-87 Friday night.
The Pacers took the lead for good with seven consecutive points in the first 2 minutes of the second half. George made a go-ahead layup then had a steal that he turned into a dunk and a free throw.
Indiana won its 10th road game this season, matching Miami for the most in the NBA. Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 30 points for Dallas.
Timberwolves 108, Nets 105: Luke Ridnour made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1 minutes, 23 seconds left and Nikola Pekovic scored a career-high 27 points as Minnesota beat host New Jersey.
The Timberwolves overcame a career-high 42 points from Charlottean Anthony Morrow, whose eight 3-pointers in 11 attempts were the most in the NBA this season.
Celtics 91, Knicks 89: Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen had nine of his 14 in the final quarter to lift host Boston. Carmelo Anthony scored 26 for the Knicks.
Heat 99, 76ers 79: Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds for visiting Miami.
The Heat used a 15-0 spurt in the fourth quarter to turn a tight one for 36 minutes into a comfortable victory and hand the Sixers their third home loss of the season.
Thunder 101, Grizzlies 94: Kevin Durant scored 36 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in the final minute to lift the host Oklahoma City.
Magic 102, Cavaliers 94: Dwight Howard scored 19 points, had 16 rebounds and blocked eight shots as host Orlando outlasted Cleveland.
Rockets 99, Suns 81: Former Western Carolina star Kevin Martin scored 16 points, Kyle Lowry had eight rebounds and nine assists and Houston won at home.
Raptors 106, Wizards 89: Leandro Barbosa shook off flu symptoms to score 19 points, Amir Johnson had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and host Toronto beat Washington.
Pistons 88, Bucks 80: Rookie Brandon Knight scored a season-high 26 points, holding his own against Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings and helping host Detroit snap a seven-game slide.