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Highlights from Tuesday's NBA games

ByReuters

Published 25/11/2015 at 06:39 GMT

Nov 24 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from the National Basketball Association games on Tuesday:

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Pacers 123, Wizards 106
Paul George scored a season-high 40 points as the Indiana Pacers sank a franchise-record 19 three-pointers in their 123-106 win over the Washington Wizards.
Indiana shot 73.1 percent (19 of 26) from beyond the arc, with their starting forwards George and C.J. Miles, with a career-high 32 points, doing the damage.
Miles made 8-of-9 three-pointers, while George finished 7-of-8. The duo combined to make their first 11 three-point attempts.
Indiana have won nine of their last 11 games.
Gary Neal scored 23 points while Bradley Beal had 20 for the Wizards.
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Grizzlies 110, Mavericks 96
Guard Mike Conley scored 21 points and forward Jeff Green added 19 to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 110-96 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Green scored eight of his points in the third quarter as the Grizzlies turned a 10-point halftime lead into a 22-point advantage.
J.J. Barea and Raymond Felton each scored 16 off the bench to lead the Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki finished with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Zaza Pachulia also had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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Hawks 121, Celtics 97
Paul Millsap led seven Hawks in double figures with 25 points while Jeff Teague added 16 points and nine assists as Atlanta celebrated the retirement of Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo's number 55 jersey with victory over the Boston Celtics.
Boston guard Avery Bradley scored 25 points to lead the Celtics.
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Clippers 111, Nuggets 94
Center DeAndre Jordan had 18 points and 11 rebounds while forward Blake Griffin also had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets.
Guard Chris Paul had 15 points and 10 assists and guard J.J. Redick had 12 of his 16 points in the first half.
Forward Danilo Gallinari led Denver with 20 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, all on the defensive end. Center Nikola Jokic added 16 points.
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Warriors 111, Lakers 77
The Golden State Warriors became the first team to start an NBA season 16-0 Tuesday night, blowing out the Los Angeles Lakers basically from the opening tip en route to a 111-77 victory over their California rival.
The 16th consecutive win allowed the Warriors to break a tie with the 1948-49 Washington Capitols and 1993-94 Houston Rockets for best start in league history.
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Bulls 93, Trail Blazers 88
The Bulls sank six straight free throws over the final 15.9 seconds to close out the road victory.
Guard Jimmy Butler -- who sank the first four of those foul shots -- led Chicago (9-4) with 22 points, while guard Derrick Rose added 17 points and center Pau Gasol collected 12 points and 14 rebounds.
- - - - (Compiled by Amlan Chakraborty)
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