Pacers 91, 76ers 75
INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul George led a balanced attack with 15 points, and the Indiana Pacers pulled away from the Philadelphia 76ers for a 91-75 win Monday night in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
All five Indiana starters reached double figures, including Monta Ellis (13 points), George Hill (12), Ian Mahinmi (12) and Myles Turner (10). Mahinmi added 10 rebounds.
The Pacers (37-33) improved to 14-0 this season when the opponent fails to reach 90 points. Indiana also ensured its 27th consecutive season with a winning record in home games.
Hollis Thompson and Isaiah Canaan each scored 15 for Philadelphia, which lost its sixth in a row. Jerami Grant added 14 for the 76ers, who shot only 38.8 percent (31-for-80).
Indiana, which enjoyed a 29-19 advantage in bench scoring, shot 43.2 percent (35-for-81).
A C.J, Miles 3-pointer and a Rodney Stuckey jumper extended the Indiana lead to 71-56 with 9:22 remaining. An Ellis field goal with 4:17 to go gave the Pacers an 82-69 advantage as the 76ers couldn't maintain the fourth-quarter pressure.
Philadelphia (9-62) closed the gap to 55-53 midway through the third quarter, but the Pacers finished the quarter with a 5-0 run, including Ty Lawson's 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 66-56 lead with 12 minutes remaining.
Indiana used a 13-2 run to break away from an 8-8 tie to take an early 21-10 lead. The Pacers led 47-36 through 24 minutes, getting eight points each from Mahinmi and Ellis.
Indiana shot 42.2 percent from the field in the first half, including 5-for-13 from 3-point range.
Philadelphia shot only 34 percent before the break, including 0-for-7 from beyond the arc. Thompson and Grant each scored eight points during the first half to lead the 76ers.
NOTES: Philadelphia played without F Robert Covington (concussion protocol) and F Richaun Holmes (right Achilles strain) ... The 76ers entered Monday's game having lost five in a row and nine of 10 ... Philadelphia was 3-31 on the road before playing at Indiana ... The Pacers came in 5-5 in their last 10 games, including consecutive home losses to Toronto and Oklahoma City ... Indiana came into Monday night's action holding the No. 7 seed in the East, a half-game ahead of the Chicago Bulls ... The Pacers are averaging 101.9 points after averaging 97.3 during the 2014-15 season ... The 76ers rank second in the NBA in blocked shots at 8.2 per game ... The Pacers are fourth in steals at 9.0 ... Indiana defeated the 76ers 112-85 on Nov. 18, 2015, in the season's first meeting ... The teams will play again on April 2 in Philadelphia.