INDIANAPOLIS – Ty Lawson scored 27 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 113-109 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.
The Nuggets snapped their five-game losing streak with the win.
Danny Granger scored 26 points for the Pacers, who have lost three straight and four of five.
Arron Afflalo had 23 points and five rebounds and Corey Brewer had 19 points and five rebounds in his first game back after missing three straight because of the death of his father.
The Nuggets, who jumped to a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter after never taking more than a six-point lead in the first three quarters, survived a late run by the Pacers.
Indiana got back within a point late in the game and the Nuggets pulled away from the free throw line.
Afflalo was fouled and made two free throws to put the game away with 8.2 seconds left.
The Nuggets led 104-94 and the Pacers scored five straight points to make it 104-99 with 3:48 left.
The Nuggets scored to make it 106-99 and George made another three-pointer to make it 106-102.
The Nuggets missed a shot and Darren Collison was fouled on a shot and made the free throw to make it 106-105 with 2:40 left in the game.
Kosta Koufos scored to make it 108-105. The Pacers turned the ball over and Afflalo made a three-pointer to make it 111-105.
David West scored to get Indiana closer, but the Pacers were never able to take the lead.
76ERS 99, CAVALIERS 84: In Cleveland, Jrue Holliday scored 20 points to lead six Philadelphia players in double figures.
Antawn Jamison led Cleveland with 20 points, while Ramon Sessions scored 19 points and had eight assists.
CLIPPERS 111, BOBCATS 86: In Charlotte, N.C., Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan all had double-doubles after three quarters as Los Angeles handed the dreadful Bobcats another lopsided loss.
Paul toyed with the Bobcats, finishing with 18 points and 14 assists in only 28 minutes. Griffin had 21 points and 10 rebounds.
KNICKS 100, TIMBERWOLVES 98: In Minneapolis, Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift New York to its fifth straight victory.
Lin had just five points on 1-for-13 shooting and four turnovers in the second half.
SPURS 103, NETS 89: In Newark, N.J., Gary Neal scored 18 points, and Tim Duncan recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio won its seventh in the row.