NBA-Highlights of Wednesday's NBA games

Nov 18 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's National Basketball Association games. - - - Pacers 112, 76ers 85 Paul George poured in 29 of his 34 points in a little over a quarter as the Indiana Pacers routed the winless Philadelphia 76ers 112-85. C.J. Miles added 20 points for the Pacers, who won for the seventh time in nine games. - - - Hornets 116, Nets 111 Nicolas Batum scored 24 points to lead seven players in double figures as the Charlotte Hornets beat the Brooklyn Nets 116-111. Batum bounced back after going one of nine from the field for four points in a loss at New York on Tuesday. He had averaged 28.3 points in three games last week to earn Eastern Conference player of the week honors, including 33 in a win over Portland on Sunday. - - - Magic 104, Timberwolves 101 (overtime) Evan Fournier scored 26 points, including a game-winning three-pointer with 3.1 seconds remaining in overtime to lead the Orlando Magic to a 104-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Amway Arena. Elfrid Payton added 24 points, including five in the overtime period. - - - Mavericks 106, Celtics 102 Dallas rallied from seven points down in the final 7 1/2 minutes and then held on for its fifth straight win, a decision over Boston that ended the Celtics' three-game winning streak. Deron Williams hit two straight baskets, one a three-pointer, and then set Zasa Pachulia up for a layup as the Mavs used a 9-0 run to take control of the game. - - - Hawks 103, Kings 97 Bolstered by Paul Millsap's sixth double-double of the season, Atlanta ended a three-game losing streak with a win over Sacramento. Millsap was 9-for-19 from the field and scored 23 points. He added 16 rebounds, which matched his season high, as Atlanta ended Sacramento's three-game winning streak and beat the Kings for the 15th straight time. - - - Thunder 110, Pelicans 103 Russell Westbrook scored 43 points to lead Oklahoma City to a 110-103 victory over New Orleans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Westbrook shot 14-of-25 from the field to go along with eight assists and nine rebounds. Center Enes Kanter came off the Thunder bench to pour in 24 points and 14 rebounds. - - - Spurs 109, Nuggets 98 Tony Parker poured in a season-high 25 points, and Kawhi Leonard added 20 points as San Antonio outshot Denver for its sixth consecutive victory. The Nuggets stayed within shouting distance early in the fourth quarter as Kenneth Faried hit for two baskets and a free throw and Jameer Nelson added a driving jumper. However, Leonard went to the rim for a layup off a feed by David West and then hit a long three-pointer to put the game out of reach. - - - Rockets 108, Trail Blazers 103 (overtime) James Harden posted a double-double as Houston rallied from a 17-point deficit to defeat Portland in overtime at Toyota Center. Harden finished with 45 points and 11 assists, scoring 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to help the Rockets snap a four-game losing streak in the debut of interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who replaced fired Kevin McHale. - - - Jazz 93, Raptors 89 Derrick Favors scored 18 points, Gordon Hayward added 17 points and the two forwards played key roles in the Utah Jazz's 91-87 comeback victory over the Toronto Raptors at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Favors, who also had 11 rebounds, had two dunks and hit two free throws in the final 40 seconds to help secure the rare home win for the Jazz. Hayward added nine points in the fourth quarter. - - - Bulls 103, Suns 97 Jimmy Butler scored 14 of his season-high 32 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls won their fourth straight game by beating the Phoenix Suns 103-97. Kirk Hinrich, starting in place of Derrick Rose (sprained left ankle), added 14 points and five assists in 24 minutes for Chicago (8-3). The Bulls improved to 6-1 in their past seven trips to Phoenix dating back to 2007. (Compiled by Peter Rutherford)