INDIANAPOLIS -- Monta Ellis scored 26 points and Paul George added 23 to help the Indiana Pacers end the San Antonio Spurs' eight-game winning streak with a 99-91 victory Monday night.
The Pacers led by double digits most of the night and hung on after San Antonio trimmed the deficit to three several times in the final 2 minutes.
It's only the second time in 17 meetings since 2008 that the Pacers have beaten the Spurs.
Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge each had 23 points for the Spurs.
The loss came hours after the team said coach Gregg Popovich did not make the trip because of a "family medical situation." A team spokesman did not provide additional details about his absence.
Indiana grabbed the lead with a 14-0 first-quarter run and never trailed again (see full recap).
Shorthanded Grizzlies stun Cavs
CLEVELAND -- Tony Allen scored a season-high 26 points and the Memphis Grizzlies, despite playing without four injured starters, stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-103 on Monday night.
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Vince Carter made four free throws in the final 13.4 seconds to steal the upset by a Memphis team that had more coaches than players sitting on the bench.
Lance Stephenson added 17 points and JaMychal Green 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who forced the Cavs into a season-high 25 turnovers and never backed down against the Eastern Conference's top team. Allen was back after missing eight games with a knee injury for Memphis, which only dressed eight players.
LeBron James scored 28 points and Kyrie Irving had 27 -- 14 in the fourth -- for the Cavaliers. James also moved passed Hall of Famer John Havlicek into 13th place on the NBA's career scoring list (see full recap).
Pelicans storm back to beat Kings
NEW ORLEANS -- Anthony Davis had 31 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans came back from a 17-point, second-half deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 115-112 on Monday night.
Norris Cole scored 23 and Jrue Holiday 20 for New Orleans, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Dante Cunningham added a clutch 3-pointer -- just his 40th of the season -- to give the Pelicans their first lead of the second half at 111-110 with 36 seconds left.
DeMarcus Cousins had 40 points, 16 rebounds and four steals for the Kings, but also committed five turnovers and missed the only two shots he attempted -- both layups -- in the final two minutes.
Rudy Gay and Rajon Rondo each scored 18 but Sacramento, which led by 10 with about 6 minutes left, hurt itself with seven turnovers in the fourth quarter (see full recap).