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Published on November 5 2015 6:17 am
Last Updated on November 5 2015 6:18 am

George Hill said the difference during the Pacers' last two games was obvious.

"Playing together more, not just on the offensive end but on the defensive end," said Hill, who scored 10 points. "We have been helping each other and communicating a lot better and being there for one another. As long as we do that, we will be a pretty solid team."

George had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Jordan Hill added 16 points and 10 boards, and Indiana beat the Boston Celtics 100-98 on Wednesday night.

Monta Ellis made two free throws with 13.7 seconds left to snap a 98-all tie after he was fouled by Avery Bradley.

"We drew a play up that Paul (George) was going to fake the screen and slip out and he was coming full steam and got caught up in a bad position," Ellis said.

Bradley then missed a potential winning 3-point attempt for the Celtics (1-3).

"They forced us out of the play we were trying to run and Isaiah (Thomas) still made a great play," Bradley said. "He drove and they double-teamed him and I tried to shoot a last-minute 3 up and George Hill played great defense."

George, who recorded his second double-double of the season, felt he needed to get some more shooting in and arrived at the arena around 2:30 p.m. He said he took a few hundred shots to get back into a better shooting rhythm.

The workout translated to his best performance of the season, shooting 8 of 18 from the field, including 5 of 11 from beyond the arc.


Wednesday, November 4 Scoreboard

Indiana 100, Boston 98

Washington 102, San Antonio 99
    
Atlanta  101, Brooklyn 87

Cleveland 96, New York 86

Houston 119, Orlando 114 (OT)

Milwaukee 91, Philadelphia 87

Toronto 103, Oklahoma City 98
    
Phoenix 118, Sacramento 97

Portland 108, Utah 92

Golden State 112, Los Angeles 108


Thursday, November 5 Schedule (All Times Central)

Oklahoma City at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 9:30 p.m.