With star duo David West and Paul George again leading the way, Indiana improved their best start in club history to 16-1 with a 105-100 NBA victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
West scored 14 of his 24 points in the third quarter and George added 27 points in the Pacers' seventh straight win.
Jamal Crawford led the Clippers with 20 points, while Chris Paul had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Miami's Chris Bosh scored 13 straight points in the final minutes, including a trio of 3-pointers that capped a late rally, as the Heat found a way to beat Charlotte extend their winning streak to 10 games with a 99-98 victory.
LeBron James led the Heat with 26 points while Bosh finished with 22 for Miami, which has beaten the Bobcats 14 straight times.
Kemba Walker scored 27 points for the Bobcats, who had led the entire second half until Bosh's barrage.
In Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant recorded his first triple-double of the season with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists as the Thunder rallied for yet another fourth-quarter win, beating Minnesota 113-103.
Kevin Martin, in his return to Oklahoma City after joining Minnesota during the offseason, led the Timberwolves with 24 points, while Nikola Pekovic had 22 points and 10 rebounds.
The New Orleans Pelicans overcame the loss of Anthony Davis to a broken left hand to beat New York 104-99 after Ryan Anderson made seven 3-pointers and scored 31 points.
Davis had seven points and four rebounds in the first quarter before leaving with what the Pelicans said was a non-displaced fracture in his left hand. The team said a timetable for his return has not been determined.
Golden State guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson hit 13 3-pointers between them as the Warriors outlasted Sacramento 115-113.
Centre Andrew Bogut was a perfect 3-3 from the field, but it was at the defensive end where he stood out with 12 rebounds and three blocks in 24 minutes of action.
In other games Portland beat the Los Angeles Lakers 114-108, Detroit defeated Philadelphia 115-100 and Denver were 112-98 winners over Toronto.
