Pacers beat Suns 97-94
The Indiana Pacers held off the Phoenix Suns 97-94.
The Pacers took control with a 15-0 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 20. The Pacers led 71-51 with 3:08 left in the third quarter, and the Suns cut it to 3 in the final seconds. Alex Len’s layup made it 97-94 with 0.9 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Suns 4-2. Monta Ellis scored all 4 of the Pacers’ points on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Ellis scored 20 points, and Paul George added 19 points (9 in the third quarter), 8 rebounds and 4 steals.
For the Suns, Devin Booker scored a career-high 32 points with 6 3-pointers, and Brandon Knight added 21 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 8 rebounds.
The Suns turned it over 22 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Pacers outscored the Suns 44-24 off the bench. The Suns outscored the Pacers 21-11 in 4 minutes with Tucker, Knight, Len, Goodwin and Booker on the floor together.