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Pacers stay strong as Thunder falter
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The Eastern Conference-leading Indiana Pacers beat the sliding Boston Celtics 106-79 on Sunday, with Paul George scoring 24 points and Lance Stephenson recording his third triple-double of the season.
Elsewhere, Oklahoma City suffered its first home loss of the season at the hands of Toronto, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime.
Indiana’s Stephenson had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. He is the only player in the National Basketball Association with more than one triple-double this season.
Avery Bradley scored 13 points for visiting Boston, which lost its third in a row.
Toronto’s Kyle Lowry made a pair of clinching free throws with 9.8 seconds left and finished with 22 points as the Raptors pulled off a surprise 104-98 win at Oklahoma City.
Toronto outscored Oklahoma City 6-0 in the final 1:25, all from the free-throw line, and ended the Thunder’s nine-game winning streak. Oklahoma City had been 13-0 at home, the NBA’s longest unbeaten stretch to open a season since 2007-08.
Amir Johnson had 17 points and 13 assists for Toronto, which won its fourth straight road game, its longest such streak since 2002.
Russell Westbrook scored 27 points for Oklahoma, which missed its final four shots.
Jared Dudley made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 38 seconds left in overtime and Chris Paul made five free throws in the final 19 seconds, leading the Clippers to a 120-116 victory over the Timberwolves.
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