INDIANAPOLIS -- For a half, Rudy Gay dominated Paul George. The way George had started the season, Gay knew better than to think it would last. George scored 17 of his 23 points in the third quarter and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 91-84 Friday night to improve to 6-0 and match the best start in franchise history. George, who entered the day fourth in the league in scoring at 25.8 points per game, is a big reason. "Hes Paul," Gay said. "Paul George is a great defender. Hes not just going to sit down and let people score on him. Everybody on our team expected him to warm up." Gay scored a season-high 30 points on 12-of-26 shooting for the Raptors, but was held to 3-of-13 shooting after halftime. George bounced back from a five-point, 2-of-10 first half to completely change the tenor of the small forward matchup on both ends of the floor. Gays 22 points had carried Toronto to a 46-44 lead at intermission. "Thank God he just stopped making those contested shots," George said. "It was frustrating because he was hitting some tough ones, but in this league, jump shots dont always last. So I was just trying to pressure up and contest all his shots." Toronto lost its third straight to fall to 2-4. Amir Johnson added 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Raptors shot 39.5 per cent from the field, becoming the sixth consecutive opponent Indiana has held to 40 per cent shooting or worse. Roy Hibbert added a season-high 20 points and seven rebounds as the Pacers remained the NBAs lone undefeated team. "Everybody has to sacrifice something," Hibbert said. "Its somebody different every night. I dont expect to have 20-point nights all the time." The Pacers improved to 6-0 for the first time since the 1970-71, when the club played in the ABA. They rallied from a halftime deficit for the fifth time this season and overcame 16 turnovers to shoot 46.2 per cent. George made an arcing 3 over a leaping Landry Fields at the third-quarter buzzer and clinched his fists in celebration before sprinting to Indianas bench and slapping hands with teammates. George outscored the Raptors 17-13 in the period while shooting 5 of 9 from the field and making all five free throws. The Pacers led 72-59 entering the fourth quarter. While George had Hibberts scoring and 14 points from George Hill, Gay never received much support. His usual wingman, DeMar DeRozan, entered averaging 19.2 points per game but scored just six and missed 13 of 15 shots. "Its tough on the whole team when DeMar struggles," Gay said. "I have to figure out how we can make us both comfortable at the same time." George added eight rebounds, six assists and two steals. His sensational start to his fourth season had fans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse peppering him with the occasional "M-V-P" chant. Toronto used a 19-7 run over the final 5:17 of the first quarter to lead 32-22. The Raptors had success running with nine fast-break points in the period but produced just two more the rest of the game. "They stopped sending guys to the (offensive) boards," said Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, who had 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. "They just let Roy and David (West) go to the boards so other guys could get back." The Pacers limited transition opportunities and kept Toronto off the 3-point line in the second quarter to get back in the game. Orlando Johnson had five points and an assist in a 12-0 Pacers run early in the second quarter that tied it at 34. Hibberts fallaway 18-footer at the halftime buzzer completed a 5-2 spurt. Indiana started the second half on a 10-0 run and led by as many as 16 in the fourth quarter before finishing off its fourth home victory. NOTES: Hill returned after missing three games with a sore left hip. C.J. Watson scored 33 points in three games starting in Hills place. ... Pacers forward Danny Granger, who has yet to play this season because of a strained left calf, may return to practice next week. ... The Raptors won both visits to Bankers Life Fieldhouse last season. ... Tyler Hansbrough, drafted by Indiana with the No. 13 pick in 2009, returned for the first time since signing with Toronto as a free agent in July. He entered to a mixed reaction in the first quarter and finished with four points and five rebounds in 19 minutes. . Pacers guard Lance Stephenson limped off the floor in the first minute of the second quarter with a sore left knee but returned to start the second half. Roy Tarpley Jersey . Viewers in the Canadiens region can watch the game on TSN Canadiens at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The game can also be heard on TSN Radio Montreal 690. The Calgary Flames will see if they can take their recent hot streak on the road when they shoot for a sixth consecutive win Monday night in Montreal. 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He follows a routine during warmups that ensures everything is activated, he said.Redick was primed to go from the tip, scoring 20 points in 32 minutes to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat New York 99-78 on Wednesday, sending the Knicks to a year-ending ninth consecutive loss.If I come in with energy then Im going to benefit, Redick said.The rest of Clippers do, too.He gives everybody an opportunity to get into the game, said Chris Paul, who finished with eight assists. He plays hard and hes a tough guy to guard.Redicks jumper ignited a 13-0 run to open the third quarter that stretched the Clippers lead from 10 points to 23.When he gets it going like that, its tough for other teams to stop, said Blake Griffin, who had 13 points, seven rebounds and tied his career high with 11 assists.DeAndre Jordan added 14 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan and Griffin scored four points apiece in the second-half spurt.Griffin set up a dunk by Jordan with an alley-oop pass, a play they executed to perfection in the second quarter, too. Paul hit a 3-pointer for his first basket of the game as part of the run.We were able to keep our foot on the gas, Paul said. We kept our intensity.Carmelo Anthony was the only Knicks player in double figures with 19 points despite a sore right knee. New York led just once to start the game while falling to 2-16 on the road.Ive never been 5-29, Anthony said. Its getting testing not to get frustrated and its tough to keep a smile on my face.Anthony, who has led his team in scoring 24 times this season, said hes playing in pain.Tonight wasnt so bad, but Im not sure what tomorrow will bring, he said. Every day is different.Knicks team president Phil Jackson was on hand at Staples Center, where he once guided the Lakers to repeat NBA championships, to see his team tie a season low for points.Leading 63-40, the Clippers got outscored 18-11 to close out the third. But the Knicks couldnt get a sustained run together in the fourth, which began with a 3-pointer by Spencer Hawes and a three-point play from Griiffin that pushed the Clippers advantage to 22 points.ddddddddddddWe didnt come out with a purpose in the third quarter, in terms of putting ourselves in a position to win the fourth quarter, rookie Knicks coach Derek Fisher said. In the third we didnt come out with the right mindset and we ended up further behind.Los Angeles shot 44 per cent (15 for 34) from 3-point range, with Redick hitting four and Matt Barnes and Jordan Farmar three each. The Knicks had no answer for the leagues second-best team from long-range, with New York making just 4 of 17 3-pointers.Jamal Crawford added 13 points for the Clippers, who improved to 6-6 in their last 12 games. Crawford had two 3-pointers to pass Peja Stojakovic for ninth on the NBAs career list.TIP-INSKnicks: New York has lost five straight to the Clippers, including three in Los Angeles. ... The Knicks also lost at Sacramento and Portland on their West Coast trip. ... The Knicks planned to ring in the New Year in Los Angeles before flying home on Thursday, having arrived here on Sunday.Clippers: Barnes got personal and technical fouls in the second after getting in the face of Andrea Bargnani, who swung his elbows high while holding onto the ball. ... Los Angeles nine-game homestand that began on Dec. 25 and ends on Jan. 11 is the longest on any teams schedule this season and longest in franchise history.NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONKnicks forward Jason Smith vows 2015 will be a new start for us.Weve lost so many close games, he said before the game. It has come down to a couple of adjustments here and there. If we make them, we could be 12-12 or 20-5. But its a long season and we are continuing to focus.Anthony credited Fisher for keeping the Knicks motivated despite the mounting losses.Anyone else would have crumbled by now, he said.NO RESOLVEThe Clippers arent much on New Years resolutions, with Griffin saying, Any day is a good day for personal change.Coach Doc Rivers jokes that he breaks most of his resolutions, especially if it includes dieting.UP NEXTKnicks: Host Detroit on Friday.Clippers: Host Philadelphia on Saturday. ' ' '