INDIANAPOLIS: Paul George scored 24 points and Roy Hibbert added 15 points and 12 rebounds Sunday to power the Indiana Pacers to a 106-79 NBA rout of the Boston Celtics.

Indiana’s Lance Stephenson achieved his third “triple double” of the season with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

No other NBA player has more than one game with double digits in three statistical categories this season.

The Pacers, with the best record in the Eastern Conference at 22-5, also has 12 points off the bench from Danny Granger, who made his season debut Friday against Houston due to patellar tendinosis that limited him to only five games last season.

The Celtics, who fell to 12-17, lost their third game in a row despite 13 points from Avery Bradley and 11 each from Jeff Green and Courtney Lee.

The Pacers broke open a deadlocked game with a 19-3 run midway into the second quarter for a 42-26 edge. Granger hit two 3-pointers in the spurt and the Celtics never came so close again.

Raptors 104, Thunder 98: Kyle Lowry scored 22 points in leading the Toronto Raptors to a surprise victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The loss ended the Thunder’s 13-game home win streak to start the season. It also put a halt to a nine game overall win streak.

With 4:34 left in the fourth quarter, Raptors (11-14) guard John Salmons tied the game with a jumper. Center Jonas Valanciunas and guard Kyle Lowry scored five straight and the Thunder found themselves trailing 98-93 with 2:20 remaining.

Westbrook paced the Thunder (22-5) with 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Durant scored 24 points on 5-for-16 shooting as the Thunder fell one night after beating West rival San Antonio.

Clippers 120, Timberwolves 116 (OT): Chris Paul hit five free throws in the final 20 seconds of overtime as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Paul, who finished with 19 points and 13 assists, also forced a turnover by Minnesota guard Kevin Martin that led to the extra session.

Forward Blake Griffin led Los Angeles with 32 points. He also had 10 rebounds and four steals before fouling out in overtime for the Clippers (20-9).

Minnesota (13-15) forward Kevin Love produced game highs with 45 points and 19 boards. Center Nikola Pekovic added a career-high 34 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who lost to the Clippers for the eighth consecutive time.

The Clippers forced overtime on a Paul steal from Martin, leading to a dunk by Jamal Crawford with 7.7 seconds left. Pekovic missed two shots that prevented Minnesota from winning in regulation.