INDIANAPOLIS — Roy Hibbert scored 22 points and powered a tough defensive performance to spark the Indiana Pacers, the NBA's top team, over the Toronto Raptors 86-79 Tuesday. The Pacers won for the eighth time in nine games, avenging their only loss in that span which came at Toronto on New Year's Day, and improved their league-best record to 28-6 while the Raptors fell to 16-17. Indiana's Lance Stephenson had 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists while Paul George struggled with foul trouble and scored only 11 points. The Pacers held the Raptors to only 37 percent shooting from the court while Indiana connected on 21 of 26 free throw attempts, led by Hibbert's 12-for-13 night at the line. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 28 points, while reserve Patrick Patterson netted 20 for the Raptors, who lost their second in a row after a season-high five-game win streak. Spurs 110, Grizzlies 108 (OT): The San Antonio Spurs squandered a 12-point lead with 1:59 left in regulation before they recovered to hold off Memphis in overtime. Manu Ginobili hit a driving layup with 1.8 seconds left in overtime to clinch the game for San Antonio. Spurs' forward Tim Duncan finished with 24 points and 17 rebounds. Memphis ended the fourth quarter with a 14-2 run that featured a buzzer-beating layup by guard Mike Conley and sent the game into overtime. Conley scored a season-high 30 points for Memphis. Jazz 112, Thunder 101: Gordon Hayward scored 17 of his career-high 37 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Utah Jazz to a surprise win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Hayward also grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out seven assists to overshadow a strong performance from Kevin Durant and help the Jazz to their best biggest win of a rough season. Durant scored 48 points for Oklahoma City, who played without starters Russell Westbrook (knee) and Serge Ibaka (illness). Heat 107, Pelicans 88: LeBron James scored 16 of his 32 points in the third quarter to lead the Miami Heat past the New Orleans Pelicans. Heat guard Dwyane Wade added 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as Miami outscored the visitors 32-18 in the final quarter. The Pelicans were led by forward Anthony Davis, who had 22 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks and three steals. Warriors 101, Bucks 80: David Lee scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors extended their winning streak to 10 games. Warriors center Andrew Bogut had eight points, 11 rebounds and a blocked shot in Milwaukee, where he spent his first seven NBA seasons. Mavericks 110, Lakers 97: Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 27 points and Vince Carter racked up 19 points off the bench for Dallas in their victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Bulls 92, Suns 87: Taj Gibson led Chicago with 19 points, Joakim Noah added 14 points, 16 rebounds and six assists and the Chicago Bulls nearly held Phoenix to their lowest point total of the season. Knicks 89, Pistons 85: Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 34 points as the New York Knicks accounted for the Detroit Pistons. Cavaliers 111, 76ers 93: C.J. Miles made a franchise-record 10 three-pointers during a 34-point performance in the Cleveland Cavaliers' victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Wizards 97, Bobcats 83: Bradley Beal scored 21 points, and Marcin Gortat had 18 points and 13 rebounds as the Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Bobcats. Nuggets 129, Celtics 98: Randy Foye had a season-high 23 points and forward Kenneth Faried had 21 points and 13 rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets rout the Boston Celtics. Kings 123, Trail Blazers 119: DeMarcus Cousins scored 35 points and pulled down 14 rebounds while guard Rudy Gay added 32 points as the Sacramento Kings beat the Portland Trail Blazers. — Agencies
