MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Rudy Gay scored 21 points, Marreese Speights added a season-high 19 points and nine rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Indiana Pacers 98-92 Friday.

Marc Gasol and Mike Conley finished with 15 points each, Conley added six assists. O.J. Mayo added 13 for Memphis, which won its second straight.

David West led the Pacers with 22 points on 8 of 13 from the field and 13 rebounds. Danny Granger had 19 points, and Dahntay Jones added 10 as a reserve.

The game was close throughout with 18 lead changes and 17 ties. Neither team managed to hold a double-digit lead.

The teams were tied at 86 with 4:30 left, but Memphis outscored Indiana 12-6 the rest of the way, including converting 10 of 12 free throws down the stretch.

Indiana controlled the boards 48-37, including 16 offensive rebounds, helping the Pacers to 17 second-chance points.

But Indiana committed 15 turnovers and shot only 39 percent, including Paul George missing 11 of his 13 shots, and Roy Hibbert going 1 for 7.

The halftime score of 47-47 was representative of a first half that had 11 lead changes and 12 ties.

Memphis held an early seven-point lead, but once the Pacers pulled back into it, the game settled into a tight matchup. The Pacers’ biggest lead of the half was five points.

Neither team shot particularly well, and the Pacers might have extended their advantage a little more in the half, but they were an uncharacteristic 11 of 21 from the free throw line, part of Indiana going 26 for 37.

Eight turnovers compared to three by Memphis didn’t help Indiana either.

BULLS 95, BOBCATS 64: In Charlotte, N.C., Joakim Noah had 17 points and 14 rebounds, Carlos Boozer scored 16 points and Chicago throttled Charlotte despite the absence of reigning MVP Derrick Rose.

The Bulls won their fifth straight overall and improved to 5-1 this season without Rose, who sat out because of a lower back strain.

KNICKS 92, LAKERS 85: In New York, Jeremy Lin had the most astounding performance of his remarkable week, scoring a career-high 38 points and outdueling Kobe Bryant to lift New York.

Buried deep on the bench a little more than a week ago, Lin led the Knicks to their fourth straight win, tying their longest streak of the season. Bryant finished with 34 points.

HEAT 106, WIZARDS 89: In Washington, Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, Chris Bosh had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and LeBron James tallied 18 points and nine assists to lead Miami. Wade either scored or got the assist on 20 consecutive Heat points.

RAPTORS 86, CELTICS 74: In Toronto, DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Toronto won for the third time in its past 20 meetings with Boston.

CLIPPERS 78, SIXERS 77: In Philadelphia, Chris Paul had 24 points, including the game-winning 17-footer with 3.2 seconds left, and Blake Griffin added 16 points and 11 rebounds to lift L.A.

HAWKS 89, MAGIC 87, OT: In Orlando, Fla., Josh Smith had 23 points and 19 rebounds, and Atlanta won its second straight overall since snapping a three-game skid.

PISTONS 109, NETS 92: In Auburn Hills, Mich., Greg Monroe had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Detroit won for the fourth straight time. It’s the longest winning streak for the Pistons since a five-game run in December 2009.

BUCKS 113, CAVALIERS 112, OT: In Cleveland, Brandon Jennings scored 24 points and made a big layup in overtime as Milwaukee rallied against Cleveland, which was without rookie guard Kyrie Irving (concussion) and lost center Anderson Varejao in the third quarter with a sprained wrist.

MAVERICKS 104, TIMBERWOLVES 97: In Minneapolis, Dirk Nowitzki welcomed Minnesota’s Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points to lift Dallas. Love finished with 32 points and 12 rebounds.

TRAIL BLAZERS 94, HORNETS 86: In New Orleans, Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 31 points, and Portland snapped a two-game skid while handing New Orleans its eighth straight loss.