Pacers 109, Clippers 106: Roy Hibbert had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Paul George added 23 points and 10 assists as Indiana dispatched of host Los Angeles for its fifth straight win and eighth in nine games.

David West added 16 points, including a key jumper with 48.5 seconds left as the Pacers held off a furious Clippers’ rally. Tyler Hansbrough hit two free throws with 14.9 seconds left and George hit four straight as Indiana capped off a 4-0 road trip.

Jamal Crawford scored 25 points and Blake Griffin added 17 for the Clippers, who trailed by as many as 24 points while losing their third straight game. Lamar Odom missed a tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer as Los Angeles fell 1 1/2 games behind Denver and Memphis, who share the third-best record in the Western Conference.

Los Angeles trailed 79-55 late in the third quarter before staging a frantic rally. Griffin’s dunk with 1:11 left pulled the Clippers within 99-97, and they moved within one on Matt Barnes’ putback with 2.2 seconds left before George sank two free throws.

Indiana opened the contest with 10 consecutive points and led 29-21 after one quarter. The advantage was 51-43 at halftime before the Pacers used third-quarter runs of 9-2 and 10-0 to open the 24-point lead on West’s basket with 3:27 left in the stanza.

GAME NOTEBOOK: PG George Hill made three of Indiana’s 10 3-pointers. … Clippers PG Chris Paul was 2-of-12 shooting while recording 10 points and eight assists. … Los Angeles has failed three times to match the franchise record for victories (50 by the 1974-75 Buffalo Braves).