Portland beat Houston, Pacers overun Pistons - NBA Highlights

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Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum paced a balanced offensive attack as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 96-79 at Toyota Center.

Portland (25-27) won for the sixth time in seven games and improved to 10-3 since Jan. 10. Lillard had 21 points and 10 assists and McCollum added 16 points and seven rebounds.

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Paul George scored 17 of his 30 points during the first half and the Indiana Pacers shot 68.4 percent in the opening 24 minutes en route to a 112-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Playing the second of a back-to-back after losing in Atlanta, the Pacers (27-24) made 12 of their first 14 field goal attempts, building an early 26-10 lead. Indiana was 15 of 20 during the first 12 minutes, after which they led 34-22.

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Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and LeBron James had 27 and eight assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 99-84 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

J.R. Smith made six three-pointers for 20 points and Tristan Thompson grabbed 15 rebounds while starting at power forward in place of an injured Kevin Love.

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Nicolas Batum and Kemba Walker combined for 49 points to help the Charlotte Hornets overcome a 19-point deficit to topple the Washington Wizards 108-104.

Batum scored 26 points on 9-for-20 shooting, while Walker added 23 points on 8-for-20 shooting to help the Hornets (25-26) win for the third time in their last four games.