Pacers 116, Suns 97
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers took advantage of five players in double figures, led by 21 points from Paul George, and a momentum shifting power outage in Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday night for a 116-97 victory against the Phoenix Suns.
The power outage, which took place with 4:32 remaining in the second quarter, delayed the game for 21 minutes, but Indiana rallied from a two-point deficit when the lights came back on to lead by 10 at halftime, seizing the momentum when played resumed.
George Hill had 20 for Indiana, C.J, Miles added 19, Monta Ellis scored 14 and Ian Mahinmi had 10. The Pacers (22-16) made 10 3-pointers.
Rookie Devin Booker and forward Mirza Teletovic each scored 19 for the Suns (13-27), who had beaten Indiana four consecutive times.
George Hill's 3-pointer from the left corner with 5:48 remaining gave the Pacers a 95-84 lead, promoting a Suns' timeout. Indiana continued to pull away, leading 104-87 with 2:49 to play.
A Miles 3-pointer to begin the fourth quarter extended the Indiana lead to 83-76, capping a 7-0 Pacers run after Phoenix enjoyed a 34-28 third-quarter advantage.
Two free throws from Jordan Hill and then a jumper from Glenn Robinson III at the third-quarter buzzer gave Indiana an 80-76 lead with 12 minutes to play. Phoenix had pulled even at 76 on a Booker free throw with 49.4 seconds left in the period.
A three-point play from George with 6:22 remaining in the third quarter gave Indiana a 61-56 lead. Two free throws from Miles and a George Hill layup with 3:11 left in the period pushed the Pacers' lead to 70-63.
The Pacers closed the first half on an 18-6 run to lead 52-42 through 24 minutes, getting 13 points from George Hill, 11 from forward Miles and 10 from center Mahinmi.
Phoenix stayed within striking distance, thanks in large part to Teletovic, who made four second-quarter 3-pointers and had 12 points at intermission.
Indiana scored the game's first 12 points and led 25-19 through 12 minutes when the Suns missed 10 of their first 11 field goal attempts.
The Pacers shot 47.2 percent (17 of 36) from the field during the first two quarters, and the Suns shot 36.4 percent (16 of 44). Indiana out-rebounded Phoenix 22-20 in the opening 24 minutes.
NOTES: G Archie Goodwin started in place of Phoenix No. 2 scorer G Brandon Knight (19.7 points per game), who was out because of a stomach virus. ... Suns' leading scorer G Eric Bledsoe (20.4) is out with a torn meniscus in his left knee. ... Pacers coach Frank Vogel started his big lineup, going with 6-foot-9 F Lavoy Allen in place of 6-6 C.J. Miles. ... Vogel said before the game that he hopes to find more playing time for second-year G/F Glenn Robinson III. ... Indiana ranks fourth in NBA steals per game (9.2) and in opponent turnovers per game (16.6) ... The Suns rank third in 3-point field goal percentage (37.7).