nba roundup Tuesday’s games

Pacers 123, Wizards 106

WASHINGTON

Paul George scored a season-high 40 points and made seven 3-pointers, part of a franchise-record 19 by the Indiana Pacers in a victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. C.J. Miles added 32 points, his most since joining the Pacers before the start of last season, as Indiana won for the ninth time in 11 games. Miles was 8 of 9 from beyond the arc, and George also missed only once from deep. The Pacers finished 73.1 percent (19 of 26) from 3-point range, crushing their previous season high of 44.4 percent (12 of 27). Gary Neal scored 23 points off the bench for the Wizards, whose three-game winning streak was snapped.

Grizzlies 110, Mavericks 96

MEMPHIS, TENN.

Mike Conley scored 21 points, Jeff Green added 19 and seven Memphis players reached double figures in a victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. Marc Gasol had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis, which won its fifth in the last six games. Matt Barnes and Mario Chalmers added 14 points apiece, and JaMychal Green contributed 13. Raymond Felton and J.J. Barea each scored 16 points and tried to pull the Mavericks back into the game in the fourth quarter. Dirk Nowitzki finished with 14 points and Zaza Pachulia had 13, both also grabbing 10 rebounds. Wesley Matthews had 11 points and Deron Williams finished with 10 as Dallas lost its second straight. Memphis capitalized on 19 Dallas turnovers and limited the Mavericks to 39 percent shooting. Nowitzki was just 5 of 15.

Hawks 121, Boston 97

ATLANTA

Paul Millsap scored 25 points, Jeff Teague added 16 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Atlanta had dropped four of five and was coming off a loss Saturday at Cleveland in which coach Mike Budenholzer was ejected and subsequently fined $25,000 for bumping into referee Ben Taylor. The Hawks essentially put the game out of reach with an 18-3 run that made it 100-80 with 6:20 remaining on Teague’s three-point play. Avery Bradley had 15 of his 25 points in the first half for Boston, which has dropped three of four. Isaiah Thomas scored 14 points as the Celtics, who began the game ranked ninth in opponent scoring, allowed a season high in points.

Associated Press