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Pacers edge Clips to go 16-1
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Despite having the National Basketball Association’s best record, the Indiana Pacers realize there’s always room for improvement.
David West scored 14 of his 24 points in the third quarter and grabbed 12 rebounds, Paul George had 27 points, and the Pacers improved their best start in franchise history to 16-1 on Sunday with a 105-100 victory that snapped the Los Angeles Clippers’ four-game winning streak.
“We can become a lot better. We’re still nowhere close to where we want to be offensively, and that’s the next step for us,” George said. “The defense is clicking well, the transition defense is clicking well, and we’re playing like a team. This was a great win for us. We knew coming in that it was going to be a hard-fought game.”
Roy Hibbert added 19 points to the Pacers’ seventh straight win.
Jamal Crawford led the Clippers with 20 points — the 10th time this season that a Pacers opponent didn’t have anyone with more than 20. Chris Paul had 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Blake Griffin scored 16 and pulled down 12 rebounds, equaling teammate DeAndre Jordan’s total.
The defending Pacific Division champions Clippers played their first game since finding out that JJ Redick will be sidelined six to eight weeks because of a broken bone in his shooting hand and a ligament tear in his right elbow.
Elsewhere on Sunday, it was: Nuggets 112, Raptors 98; Pistons 115, 76ers 100; Warriors 115, Kings 113; Heat 99, Bobcats 98; Thunder 113, Timberwolves 103; Pelicans 103, Knicks 99; and Trail Blazers 114, Lakers 108.
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