Celtics end Pacers seven-win streak

INDIANAPOLIS – Tyler Zeller scored 18 points, three other Celtics added 16 and Boston ended the Indiana Pacers’ seven-game winning streak with a 93-89 victory in the NBA Saturday night.

The Celtics have won four straight and moved into a tie for ninth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind Charlotte for the final playoff spot. Indiana is seventh.

George Hill scored a season-high 30 points for Indiana. C.J. Miles had 13.

Boston took control with a 17-4 run that started late in the first quarter and ended midway through the second with a 32-20 lead.

Courtney Lee scored 17 points, Jeff Green and Zach Randolph added 15 apiece, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 96-83.

Beno Udrih, starting in place of the injured Mike Conley, had 14 points as Memphis ended a two-game losing streak. Marc Gasol finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

Stephen Curry dazzled for 25 points and 11 assists playing on his 27th birthday, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks, 125-94, for its eighth straight home victory.

Curry ended the first half with a contested 3-pointer from the top of the arc as he leaned in and let it go, legs off balance. He finished 6 of 10 on 3s.

Klay Thompson added 27 points with six 3s, and the Splash Brothers combined for 29 points by halftime to highlight a 47-point second quarter that blew open the game.

In other games, it was Washington Wizards over Sacramento, 113-97;  Brooklyn over  Philadelphia, 94-87; Memphis over  Milwaukee, 96-83; Detroit over Utah Jazz, 88-85; and Golden State over New York, 125-94.