Indiana recorded the best season start in franchise history by improving to 7-0 with a 96-91 win over Brooklyn on Saturday.
Among the day’s other games, Jeff Green’s buzzer-beating three-pointer lifted Boston over Miami, Cleveland also won a nail-biter by downing Philadelphia in double overtime and the Los Angeles Clippers surged past Houston in the second half.
Indiana’s Paul George scored 24 points as the Pacers extended the NBA’s only undefeated record.
David West added 18 points and hit the clinching free throws for the Pacers, who had won their first six games in 1970-1971 when they played in the ABA.
They have the longest winning streak to open an NBA season since both the Lakers and New Orleans were 8-0 in 2010-2011, according to STATS.
Deron Williams and Joe Johnson each had 17 points for the Nets, who lost at home for the first time this season.
Boston’s Jeff Green received a pass from Gerald Wallace in the right corner and unleashed his long shot over the hands of LeBron James for a memorable winner — which stood up after a video review — in the Celtics 111-110 victory over the Miami Heat.
Wallace hit a layup with 1.6 seconds remaining and fouled Dwyane Wade with 0.6 seconds remaining. Wade missed the first free throw and deliberately bounced the second attempt off the backboard.
Green finished with 24 points and was five of eight on three-pointers. Avery Bradley scored 17 points for the Celtics.
James led Miami with 25 points and 10 assists.
Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 39 points and hit the winning layup with 0.6 seconds remaining in second overtime to lift the Cavaliers to a 127--125 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Cavaliers called time out with 11.3 seconds remaining in second overtime and the scores tied. Irving, who missed potential game-winning shots at the end of regulation and first overtime, took the inbounds pass, avoided a double team near the top of the key, drove the lane and scored on a left-handed lay-in.
Philadelphia called timeout, but the inbounds pass went out of bounds.
Evan Turner, whose basket tied the game at the end of first overtime, led the Sixers with 31 points.
Los Angeles’ Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick scored 22 points apiece as the Clippers used an 18-0 run in the second half to rally for a 107-94 victory over the Houston Rockets.
Griffin had seven rebounds and Redick shot eight for 15 from the field for Los Angeles, who shot 14 for 23 on free throws, but just nine for 24 on three-pointers.
Dwight Howard had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Rockets, but was just five for 11 on free throws.
Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Trail Blazers to a 96-85 win over Sacramento.
Wesley Matthews scored 21 points for the Blazers.
DeMarcus Cousins had 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and also grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Kings, who have lost five straight since winning their season-opener.
Toronto’s Tyler Hansbrough scored a season-high 23 points as the Raptors snapped a seven-game home losing streak against Utah and beat the Jazz 115-91.
Atlanta’s Jeff Teague had 19 points and 13 assists to lead the Hawks past the Orlando Magic 104-94.
Dallas’ Monta Ellis got the best of his former team, shaking off boos from the crowd while contributing 18 points and five assists to help the Mavericks hold off the Milwaukee Bucks 91-83.
Memphis’ Zach Randolph had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and six Grizzlies reached double figures in their 108-90 rout of the Golden State Warriors.
A sumo star was born in Japan on Sunday when 24-year-old Takerufuji became the first wrestler in 110 years to win a top-division tournament on his debut, triumphing at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka despite injuring his ankle on the penultimate day. Takerufuji, whose injury had left him in a wheelchair outside the ring, shoved out the higher-ranked Gonoyama at the Edion Arena Osaka to the delight of the crowd, giving him an unassailable record of 13 wins and two losses to claim the Emperor’s Cup. “I did it just through willpower. I didn’t really know what was going
The US’ Ilia Malinin on Saturday produced six scintillating quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, in the men’s free skate to capture his first figure skating world title. The 19-year-old nicknamed the “Quad god,” who is the only skater to land a quadruple Axel in competition, dazzled with an array of breathtakingly executed jumps starting with his quad Axel and including a quadruple Lutz in combination with a triple flip and a quadruple toe loop in combination with a triple toe. He added an unexpected triple-triple combination at the end to earn a world-record 227.79 in the free program for a championship
Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is being criminally investigated by the IRS, and the attorney for his alleged bookmaker said Thursday that the ex-Los Angeles Dodgers employee placed bets on international soccer — but not baseball. The IRS confirmed Thursday that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and Mathew Bowyer, the alleged illegal bookmaker, are under criminal investigation through the agency’s Los Angeles Field Office. IRS Criminal Investigation spokesperson Scott Villiard said he could not provide additional details. Mizuhara, 39, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and debts well
MLB on Friday announced a formal investigation into the scandal swirling around Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter amid charges that the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar was the victim of “massive theft.” The Dodgers on Wednesday fired Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s long-time interpreter and close friend, after Ohtani’s representatives alleged that the Japanese two-way star had been the victim of theft, which was reported to involve millions of dollars and link Mizuhara to a suspected illegal bookmaker in California. “Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara from the news media,” MLB