Pacers 101, Bucks 96: Roy Hibbert collected 24 points and 12 rebounds to help host Indiana squeak past Milwaukee.

Paul George finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and a game-high six assists for the Pacers, who improved to 28-3 at home and defeated the Bucks for the fifth straight time. Lance Stephenson contributed 18 points and three others had nine points for Indiana.

Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 23 points while Khris Middleton had 22. O.J. Mayo tallied 14 points and Ramon Sessions chipped in 13 for the Bucks, who were outrebounded 47-35.

Sessions made two foul shots with 4:22 left to pull Milwaukee within 83-81 before David West split a pair at the line and George threw down a dunk to give the Pacers a five-point edge with less than four minutes to go. George scored again to make it 90-85 with 1:39 left and Hibbert added two free throws and a jumper to create a nine-point bulge with 51.7 seconds to go, enough to survive a last-minute barrage by the Bucks.

C.J. Watson's basket seconds into the second quarter gave Indiana a 32-15 lead but it was all Milwaukee for the remainder of the period, as Mayo hit three 3-pointers, Sessions added another in a 19-5 push and Middleton sparked a 12-0 surge to close the half and forge a 50-50 tie. Middleton hit a 3-pointer to put his team up by six early in the third before the Pacers took charge, scoring the final 11 points of the quarter and taking a 73-66 advantage into the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Bucks waived F Caron Butler on Thursday after coming to terms on a contract buyout. ... Milwaukee hit 12-of-24 3-pointers, with Middleton, Knight and Mayo making three apiece. ... SF Evan Turner had eight points on 2-of-10 shooting off the bench for Indiana.