Domantas Sabonis scored 30 points (24 in the paint), and the Indiana Pacers went on a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 107-101.
The Knicks led 95-91 with 4:25 left in the fourth quarter. Victor Oladipo’s driving dunk put the Pacers ahead for good with 2:43 left. They took a 103-97 lead with 1:23 left.
The Knicks got within 103-101 on Allonzo Trier’s driving layup with 44 seconds to play, but Oladipo answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Knicks got no closer.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Knicks 16-8. Oladipo (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 9 of the Pacers’ 16 on 3 for 5 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Oladipo had 2 steals, one of them leading to his driving dunk that put the Pacers ahead 98-97, and the Pacers scored 4 points off them.
Oladipo scored 24 points, and Thaddeus Young added 13 points (8 in the paint), 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 blocks.
For the Knicks, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 37 points with 7 3-pointers.
The Pacers shot 54.2% from the field to the Knicks’ 43.0% and outscored them 64-32 in the paint. Sabonis fouled out.