Pacers stay perfect as Boston claim breakthrough win
The Indiana Pacers continued their perfect start to the NBA season on Wednesday as the Boston Celtics claimed their first win.
Paul George (21 points) helped the Pacers improve to a 5-0 win-loss record as they proved too good for the Chicago Bulls 97-80 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Derrick Rose and Luol Deng scored 17 points each but the Bulls slipped to a 1-3 record after scoring just 37 second-half points.
George got plenty of support from his Pacers team-mates as Indiana began a season 5-0 for the first time since winning the 1971-72 ABA championship.
David West (17 points and 13 rebounds) impressed and Lance Stephenson added 15 points for the Pacers.
Brad Stevens earned his first win as an NBA coach as his Celtics left the Utah Jazz winless with a 97-87 victory at TD Garden.
Brandon Bass scored a team-high 20 points for the Celtics, who held off a fast-finishing Jazz, as Utah outscored the hosts 25-13 in the fourth quarter.
Gordon Hayward managed a game-high 28 points for the Jazz and Enes Kanter scored 22.
The Golden State Warriors continued their fine start to the season, improving to 4-1 with a 106-93 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The San Antonio Spurs fought their way to a 99-96 win over the Phoenix Suns and Kevin Durant (23 points and 10 assists) saw the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Dallas Mavericks 107-93.
The Orlando Magic claimed their third straight win, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 98-90 on the back of a 30-point haul from Nikola Vucevic.
The New Orleans Pelicans were 99-84 winners over the Memphis Grizzlies and the Milwaukee Bucks scored the final six points of the game in their 109-104 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Gerald Henderson scored 23 points to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 92-90 win over the Toronto Raptors and the Washington Wizards secured their first victory of the season, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 116-102.
Paul George (21 points) helped the Pacers improve to a 5-0 win-loss record as they proved too good for the Chicago Bulls 97-80 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Derrick Rose and Luol Deng scored 17 points each but the Bulls slipped to a 1-3 record after scoring just 37 second-half points.
George got plenty of support from his Pacers team-mates as Indiana began a season 5-0 for the first time since winning the 1971-72 ABA championship.
David West (17 points and 13 rebounds) impressed and Lance Stephenson added 15 points for the Pacers.
Brad Stevens earned his first win as an NBA coach as his Celtics left the Utah Jazz winless with a 97-87 victory at TD Garden.
Brandon Bass scored a team-high 20 points for the Celtics, who held off a fast-finishing Jazz, as Utah outscored the hosts 25-13 in the fourth quarter.
Gordon Hayward managed a game-high 28 points for the Jazz and Enes Kanter scored 22.
The Golden State Warriors continued their fine start to the season, improving to 4-1 with a 106-93 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The San Antonio Spurs fought their way to a 99-96 win over the Phoenix Suns and Kevin Durant (23 points and 10 assists) saw the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Dallas Mavericks 107-93.
The Orlando Magic claimed their third straight win, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 98-90 on the back of a 30-point haul from Nikola Vucevic.
The New Orleans Pelicans were 99-84 winners over the Memphis Grizzlies and the Milwaukee Bucks scored the final six points of the game in their 109-104 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Gerald Henderson scored 23 points to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 92-90 win over the Toronto Raptors and the Washington Wizards secured their first victory of the season, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 116-102.
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