Pacers 92, Knicks 86
Rodney Stuckey scored 17 points off the bench as visiting Indiana knocked off New York for the second time this week.
David West collected 14 points and 11 rebounds and George Hill scored 15 for the Pacers, who have won five straight and 11 of 13. C.J. Watson contributed 13 points off the bench for Indiana, which earned a 105-82 win over the Knicks at home on Wednesday.
Andrea Bargnani scored 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Alexey Shved scored 15 points off the bench as New York dropped its third straight. Shane Larkin added 11 points and Cole Aldrich grabbed 11 boards in a reserve role.
The Knicks went up 73-67 on Shved’s jumper with 8:59 to play but the Pacers responded with an 11-2 burst capped by Watson’s four-point play to take the lead. New York tied it on Jason Smith’s free throw with 2:55 remaining, but Hill nailed a 3-pointer and Stuckey scored four points in the final minute to help close it out.
The Pacers shot 28.6 percent from the field in the first half and the Knicks closed the second quarter with a 14-5 burst to take a 43-38 lead into the break. West scored on three straight possessions to spark an 11-2 run that put Indiana in front 57-53, but New York battled back and bridged the third and fourth quarters with a 16-3 burst to jump back in front 71-62 with 9:53 to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: New York’s other four starters (aside from Bargnani) went 5-of-21 from the floor. … Knicks F Lou Amundson (back) missed the game and is day-to-day. … Pacers C Roy Hibbert grabbed 11 rebounds but went 0-of-6 from the field.