Paul George scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half as undefeated Indiana stretched their franchise best-start to a NBA season to eight games with a 95-79 win over Memphis Grizzlies.
The Pacers - the lone unbeaten team in the NBA - became the 18th team in league history to open 8-0 and first since the New Orleans Hornets and LA Lakers in 2011.
George Hill scored 13 points, Argentine Luis Scola had 12 off the bench for the Pacers, who pulled away with a big second half display.
After a four-point first half, George took charge, dropping in 13 in the decisive 26-16 third quarter as his side opened up a 72-55 cushion.
Spaniard Marc Gasol had 14 points for the Grizzlies (3-4), who were held to nearly 20 points below their season average by the league's best defensive team.
Elsewhere: Jeremy Lin scored 31 points off the bench as the Houston Rockets outlasted the visiting Toronto Raptors, 110-104.
Dwight Howard collected 18 points, 24 rebounds and five blocks as Houston stopped a modest two-game slide despite blowing a 17-point third-quarter lead.
Blake Griffin had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Chris Paul added 21 points with 11 assists, as the LA Clippers escaped the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 109-107.
The T-Wolves had three shots to force overtime on the game's final sequence, but Kevin Martin (30 points) missed a jumper, and Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Love failed to convert tip-ins at the buzzer.
Ty Lawson had 17 points with 10 assists, Kenneth Faried added 15 points and 13 rebounds, as the Denver Nuggets utilised a decisive 30-13 fourth quarter, to keep the Utah Jazz (0-8) the NBA's only winless team, 100-81.
Gordon Hayward scored a game-high 22, Derrick Favors had 21 with 13 rebounds for Utah, off to its worst start since an 0-11 opening to start the 1974-75 season.
In other games: the Chicago Bulls ran past the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 96-81; the visiting Atlanta Hawks soared past the Charlotte Bobcats 103-94; the visiting San Antonio Spurs spanked the Philadelphia 76ers, 109-85; the Boston Celtics shot past the visiting Orlando Magic 120-105; and the Portland Trail Blazers dropped the visiting Detroit Pistons 109-103.
