Pacers Beat Houston, NBA Scores

Paul George did the bulk of his work for the Indiana Pacers early on, and then Monta Ellis and Ian Mahinmi came through at the end.

George scored 16 of his 25 points in the first quarter and the Pacers overcame 34 points from James Harden to beat the Houston Rockets 104-101 on Sunday night

"This was exactly the kind of game we expected," Mahinmi said. "We knew we had to have this one tonight. A big thing right now is that we are still learning to play with each other, and we are getting better."

The trio worked well together to put the game away and keep the Pacers rolling on a playoff push.

Ellis scored 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including the go-ahead basket with 4:46 remaining to give the Pacers a 96-95 lead. Mahinmi, who tied his career high with 19 points, followed up with back-to-back baskets to give the Pacers a 104-101 lead.

Harden added eight rebounds and Trevor Ariza added 14 points for the Rockets, who have lost two straight.

Sunday, March 27 Scoreboard

Los Angeles 105, Denver 90
    
Indiana 104, Houston 101
     
Sacramento 133, Dallas 111
    
Golden State 117, Philadelphia 105

Washington 101, Los Angeles 88

Monday, March 28 Schedule (All Times Central)

Brooklyn at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

New York at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Utah, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 8 p.m.

Boston at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.