Teague powers Pacers to win
New York, Nov. 21: Indiana’s Jeff Teague scored 30 points, eight of them in over-time, to lead six double-figure scorers who powered the Pacers over Oklahoma City 115-111 in an NBA game on Sunday.
Russell Westbrook, who had game highs of 31 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds in a losing cause, sank a 3pointer with two seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to pull the Thunder level at 103-103 and send the game into over-time.
But Teague sank a 3-point shot, converted a 3-point play and sank two free throws to create the final score as the visiting Pacers improved to 7-7 while Oklahoma City fell to 8-6.
Thaddeus Young had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, while Glenn Robinson III had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana, which kept Paul George out of the lineup due to a sore left ankle.
Chicago’s Jimmy Butler scored 40 points to power the Bulls over the host Los Angeles Lakers 118-110.
In New York, the Knicks defeated Atlanta 104-94 at Madison Square Garden, while the Brooklyn Nets were downed 129-109 by Portland.
With Knicks center Joakim Noah absent due to illness, Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 31 points and Kristaps Porzingis added 19 points and 11 rebounds as New York improved to 6-7 with their fourth consecutive home triumph.
At Brooklyn, C.J. McCollum scored 33 points to power the Trail Blazers over the Nets, snapping a threegame Portland losing skid.
Jamal Murray came off the bench to lead Denver with 18 points and reserve Wilson Chandler added 17 as the Nuggets beat visiting Utah 105-91.
Rudy Gay scored 23 points while DeMarcus Cousins added 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Sacramento over Toronto 102-99.