Pacers turn Heat down to season low

Posted: January 10, 2013

Paul George had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the Pacers held Miami to a season-low point total in an 87-77 win over the Heat on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.

George made four three-pointers to get the best of his matchup with LeBron James, David West added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Lance Stephenson chipped in with 13 points for the Pacers (21-14), who have won 11 of their last 13 games.

It was the first time the teams had met since Miami beat the Pacers in six games in the conference semifinals last year.

Elsewhere: In Houston, James Harden scored 31 the Houston Rockets pick up their fifth straight win, a 125-112 victory over the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers were playing without their top three big men - Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, and Jordan Hill - all out with injuries. . . . In Minneapolis, Nikola Pekovic had 25 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and the Timberwolves beat the Atlanta Hawks 108-103.

In Milwaukee, Brandon Jennings scored 29 points and the Bucks gave Jim Boylan a win in his first game as coach with a 108-99 victory over the Phoenix Suns. The Bucks parted ways with coach Scott Skiles on Monday.

- Associated Press

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