INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George scored 25 points and the Indiana Pacers finished with a strong fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 103-98 Tuesday night in Indianapolis.
Monta Ellis added 16 points with six assists and Jordan Hill scored 15 points for Indiana.
Isaiah Thomas had 21 points, eight assists and six rebounds for Boston.
The score was tied at 77 with about 7 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter before the Pacers put together a 15-4 run that gave them enough breathing room to withstand a late Celtics surge.
The Pacers had a 20-9 edge over a six-minute period during the fourth and it proved to be the difference.
Yankees 6, Red Sox 3 — David Price got his first taste of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry Tuesday night, striking out six over four innings for Boston during its 6-3 loss to New York in Fort Myers, Fla.
The new Red Sox ace gave up one run and three hits with no walks. His lone blemish came on Aaron Hicks’ first homer of the spring, a two-out shot in the third.
Price signed with the Red Sox as a free agent this offseason for $217 million over seven years.
Ivan Nova, competing for a spot in the Yankees’ rotation, permitted one run and three hits in four innings with a walk and four strikeouts.
Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, in his final season before he retires, went 0 for 3 and is batting .111 this spring. Yankees DH Alex Rodriguez, who will turn 41 in July, went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts against Price and is hitting .250.
The Yankees sent 10 batters to the plate in the eighth inning, scoring five runs off left-hander Robbie Ross Jr.
Dustin Ackley had two hits for the Yankees.