Big One: George carries Thunder past Grizzlies
OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul George scored 33 points and Oklahoma City beat Memphis 110-92 without fellow stars Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony.
Westbrook missed the game with a sprained left ankle and Carmelo Anthony sat out with a sprained right ankle. George responded by making 10 of 24 shots and adding eight assists.
Alex Abrines scored 16 points and Raymond Felton, Jerami Grant and Patrick Patterson each added 14 for the Thunder. Marc Gasol scored 18 points for the Grizzlies.
JAZZ 115, TRAIL BLAZERS 96
In Portland, Ore., Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and newcomer Jae Crowder had 15 in his Utah debut to help the Jazz win their 10th straight game.
Joe Ingles added 24 points for the Jazz, who were playing without Ricky Rubio because of a sore hip. It is Utah’s longest winning streak since stringing together nine in 2010.
PACERS 121, KNICKS 113
In Indianapolis, Victor Oladipo had 30 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to help Indiana beat New York.
Bojan Bogdanovic made four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points and Thaddeus Young added 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. The Pacers have won six of eight.
In Minneapolis, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 29 points, Jeff Teague added 12 points and 10 assists and Minnesota overcame an uncharacteristic sloppy performance at home to beat Sacramento.
ROCKETS 104, MAVERICKS 97
In Houston, James Harden scored 27 points, Chris Paul added 25 and the Rockets routed Dallas.
Houston has won eight straight and 12 of 13.
RAPTORS 123, HORNETS 103
In Charlotte, N.C., DeMar DeRozan had 25 points and eight assists, C.J. Miles added 24 points and Toronto routed the Hornets for its fifth straight victory.
HAWKS 118, PISTONS 115
In Atlanta, Dewayne Dedmon gave Atlanta the lead with a three-point play and then padded the margin with a 3-pointer, lifting the Hawks past Detroit.
Dedmon matched his career high with 20 points and had 13 rebounds in his matchup with Andre Drummond, who had 25 points and 15 rebounds for Detroit.