Pacers deny Mavericks an NBA record with 110-98 win

<br>INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The Indiana Pacers got 26 points from Jermaine O'Neal and inspired efforts from Al Harrington, Brad Miller and Ron Artest to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 110-98. <br><br>The

Friday, November 29th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The Indiana Pacers got 26 points from Jermaine O'Neal and inspired efforts from Al Harrington, Brad Miller and Ron Artest to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 110-98.

The Pacers prevented Dallas (14-1) from matching the 1948-49 Washington Capitols and 1993-94 Houston Rockets for the best start to a season in NBA history _ 15-0.

Artest scored 20 points, including Indiana's first 10, while Harrington scored 21 on 9-of-12 shooting and Miller added 16 on 7-of-8 shooting.

O'Neal grabbed 18 rebounds and Artest had 10, helping the Pacers to a 54-36 advantage on the boards. Indiana improved to 12-2.

Steve Nash led the Mavericks with 29 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki shot just 4-for-20, Michael Finley was 7-for-20 and the Mavericks shot 38 percent, compared with Indiana's 54 percent.

Clippers 126, Nets 118, OT

In Los Angeles, Andre Miller equaled a career high with 37 points, and Elton Brand made a three-point play to give Los Angeles a win over New Jersey.

Miller, who also had a season-high 16 assists, forced overtime by making a 3-pointer in the final 4.9 seconds of fourth quarter to tie it at 111-111.

Brand, who had 21 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots, put the Clippers on top 118-116 with 3:02 remaining. Michael Olowokandi, who had 14 points, nine rebounds and five blocks, made four free throws in the final minute to clinch the victory.

Jason Kidd had 35 points, including all seven for the Nets in overtime, along with eight rebounds and eight assists. He made a 3-pointer early in overtime _ the Nets' franchise-record 15th _ to give New Jersey a 114-113 lead.