Pacers 106, Magic 85
Danny Granger scored 24 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 106-85 victory over the host Orlando Magic on Sunday.
David West and George Hill added 16 points apiece as Indiana avenged a 19-point loss to the Magic five days earlier. Darren Collison had 11 points and 10 assists for his second double-double of the season.
Dwight Howard had 24 points and 13 rebounds for slumping Orlando, which has lost four of its last five games.
The Magic overcame an early 15-point deficit to take a brief lead before Indiana dominated the second half and shot 61 percent from the field over the final 24 minutes. Orlando was within 88-76 after a 3-pointer by Jason Richardson with 7:01 to play but the Pacers responded with a 12-3 over the next four-plus minutes to put the game away.
Chris Duhon added 14 points and Richardson 13 for the Magic.
Indiana led 41-26 four minutes into the second quarter before Orlando outscored the Pacers 25-7 the rest of the half to take a 51-48 halftime advantage. The Pacers began the second half with a 10-1 run and later boosted the lead to 75-60 with 3:26 left in the quarter on back-to-back 3-pointers by Paul George.