NOV 16 —Highlights of yesterday’s National Basketball Association games.

Pacers 104, Bucks 77

Centre Roy Hibbert had 24 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks and helped the Indiana Pacers remain unbeaten with a 104-77 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Paul George finished with 22 points and has scored at least 20 in each game this season.

Guard Lance Stephenson scored 11 points for the Pacers (9-0), who improved on their franchise-best start.

Guard O.J. Mayo scored 20 points and forward Khris Middleton and guard Gary Neal each added 11 for the Bucks (2-6), who lost their fourth straight.

Bulls 96, Raptors 80

Forward Luol Deng had 19 points and nine rebounds as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors 96-80 to extend their winning streak to three games.

The Bulls overcame a season-best 37 points by Toronto (4-6) guard DeMar DeRozan, who equalled his career high.

Forward Joakim Noah added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Bulls (4-3) and forward Carlos Boozer had 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

Trail Blazers 109, Celtics 96

The Portland Trail Blazers, with forward-centre LaMarcus Aldridge leading the way, opened a four-game road trip with a 109-96 victory over the Celtics, Portland’s first win in Boston since 2004.

Aldridge had 27 points and 12 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double as the Blazers ended a nine-game TD Garden losing streak and improved to 7-2 this season.

The Celtics, losing their second straight after a four-game winning streak that included a road win over the Miami Heat, fell to 4-6 under first-year coach Brad Stevens.

Bobcats 86, Cavaliers 80

The Charlotte Bobcats took control of the game in the fourth quarter en route to an 86-80 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena.

The Bobcats have now beaten the Cavs four times this season, including twice in the preseason.

The Cavs (3-7) were 14-1 lifetime against the Bobcats at The Q before Friday’s game but have now lost three in a row on the season.

The Bobcats (5-4) were led by forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s 16 points and eight rebounds.

Heat 110, Mavericks 104

In a matchup of the two teams that have combined to win the past three NBA championships, the Miami Heat, led by forward LeBron James’ season-high 39 points, defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 110-104 at AmericanAirlines Arena.

The two-time defending champion Heat (6-3) got the better of the Mavs (5-4) in a good contest.

Dwyane Wade had 17 points, a season-high eight assists and a career-high eight steals.

Hawks 113, 76ers 103

Jeff Teague scored 33 points and handed out 10 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 113-103 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Forward DeMarre Carroll scored 21 points, shooting five-for-eight on three-pointers, and center Al Horford had 20 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta (5-4).

Forward Evan Turner led the 76ers (5-5) with 27 points and point guard Tony Wrotten, filling in for Michael Carter-Williams, scored 22.

Results of NBA games on November 15 (home team in CAPS)

INDIANA     104 Milwaukee    77      

Chicago     96  TORONTO      80      

ATLANTA     113 Philadelphia 103     

Portland    109 BOSTON       96       

Charlotte   86  CLEVELAND    80      

MIAMI       110 Dallas       104     

DENVER      117 Minnesota    113     

Brooklyn    100 PHOENIX      98  (OT)

San Antonio 91  UTAH         82

— The Sports Xchange/Reuters