NBA-Highlights of Tuesday's National Basketball Association games

Nov 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's National Basketball Association games. Pacers 99, Pistons 91 Small forward Paul George poured in 31 points and added 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead the Indiana Pacers to a victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Pacers (4-0) remained the league's lone undefeated team by downing the Pistons (2-2) for the sixth consecutive time. Guard C.J. Watson contributed 15 points, forward David West chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds and center Roy Hibbert had eight points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks for Indiana, which is off to its first 4-0 start since 2004-05. - - - Rockets 116, Trail Blazers 101 Rockets guard James Harden and center Dwight Howard were simply too much for the Trail Blazers, combining for 62 points to lead Houston to victory. Harden collected 33 points and seven rebounds, and Howard had 29 points and 13 boards as the Rockets rebounded from a 137-118 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday and improved to 4-1. - - - Spurs 102, Nuggets 94 Point guard Tony Parker scored 24 points, forward Tim Duncan dropped in 17 as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Denver Nuggets. Forward Kawhi Leonard scored 14 points for the Spurs (3-1). Point guard Ty Lawson had 20 points and eight assists for the Nuggets, who are off to an 0-3 start for the second consecutive season. - - - Mavericks 123, Lakers 104 Guard Monta Ellis sliced through the Los Angeles Lakers for 30 points, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a comfortable victory. The Mavericks (3-1) led by as many as 30 points and were able to rest their starters late. Reserve Nick Young had 21 points to lead the Lakers (2-3). - - - Heat 104, Raptors 95 The NBA champion Heat continued their domination of the Toronto Raptors with their 12th straight win against them, as forward LeBron James scored 35 points to lead the way. James also had eight assists and eight rebounds and guard Dwyane Wade added 20 points for the Heat (3-2). - - - Nets 104, Jazz 88 Brook Lopez scored 27 points to lead six Nets players in double figures as Brooklyn beat Utah. Missing four of its key players in Trey Burke, Jeremy Evans, Brandon Rush and Andris Biedrins, the Jazz could not keep up. Guard Gordon Hayward led the team with 22. - - - Bobcats 102, Knicks 97 Guard Kemba Walker led Charlotte (2-2) with 25 points and his backcourt mate, Gerald Henderson, added 18 points as the Bobcats knocked off New York. Forward Carmelo Anthony topped the Knicks (1-3) with 32 points and drilled a three-pointer to cut Charlotte's lead to 99-96 with 16.2 left, but the Bobcats clinched it at the free throw line. - - - Hawks 105, Kings 100 Center Al Horford had 27 points and 10 rebounds and forward Paul Millsap added 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks beat Sacramento for the 11th consecutive time. Millsap converted on two straight possessions after the Kings cut a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to 96-95 with 2:46 remaining, while guard Isaiah Thomas scored 18 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for the Kings. - - - Suns 104, Pelicans 98 Guard Eric Bledsoe scored a game-high 25 points, driving into the lane for two critical layups in the final 1:52, and guard Gerald Green exploded for 12 of his 18 points in the third quarter to lift the Phoenix Suns to a victory. The Suns (3-1) blew open the game with a 37-24 third quarter. The Pelicans were led by Eric Gordon with 20 points, center Anthony Davis with 17 points and 11 rebounds. (Editing by Jahmal Corner)