NBA: Pacers beat short-handed 76ers 106-98

Roy Hibbert had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Paul George added 19 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 106-98 on Saturday night (Sunday, PHL time).

Michael Carter-Williams scored 29 points and Evan Turner had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the short-handed 76ers. Spencer Hawes, the team's second-leading scorer, didn't dress because of a sore left knee and Tony Wroten (back) and Thaddeus Young (personal) didn't travel with the team, leaving the Sixers with just nine players in uniform.

Lance Stephenson added 18 points and David West had 17 points and 11 rebounds in Indiana's third straight win, while George Hill finished with 11 points.

The Pacers (12-1) are 7-0 at home.

James Anderson scored 13 in the Sixers' fifth loss in six games and fourth straight road loss. - AP


The scores:

INDIANA (106) - Hibbert 27, George 19, Stephenson 18, West 17, Hill 11, Watson 4, Scola 3, Johnson 3, Copeland 3, Hill 1

PHILADELPHIA (98) - Carter-Williams 29, Turner 21, Anderson 13, Orton 10, Thompson 10, Williams 5, Allen 4, Brown 4, Davies 2

Indiana            25-31-21-29
Philadelphia    22-30-14-32