Robinson, defense, lead Pacers over Clippers
INDIANAPOLIS -- Glenn Robinson III and Myles Turner each scored 17 points as the Indiana Pacers defeated Los Angeles 91-70 on Sunday -- the fewest points by the Clippers in coach Doc Rivers' four seasons with the franchise.
The previous low was 80, and the previous low this season was 83.
Indiana (9-9) won its second in a row, also getting 16 points from Al Jefferson, 12 from Rodney Stuckey and 11 from Thaddeus Young.
The Clippers (14-4), who lost their second in a row on their six-game road trip, got 16 points from Blake Griffin, 13 from Chris Paul and 12 from Jamal Crawford. The Clippers shot only 31.4 percent (22 of 70), including 4 of 24 from 3-point range.
A 3-pointer from Jeff Teague and then a short jumper from Turner gave Indiana a 57-42 lead with 9:29 remaining in the third quarter. Stuckey's basket pushed the advantage to 66-48 with 3:56 to play in the period.
Through three quarters, the Pacers led 76-58 and limited the Clippers to 34 percent shooting (17 of 50) to go with 16 turnovers.
The Pacers took advantage of 14 first-half Clippers' turnovers to build a 50-40 lead through the first 24 minutes. Indiana scored 13 points as the result of Los Angeles' turnovers.
Turner had 13 points and seven turnovers to lead the Pacers through two quarters, and Young and Jefferson each added 10. Those three interior players were a collective 15 of 24 from the field in the opening half. The rest of the team was 7 of 28.
Griffin and Crawford each had eight for the Clippers in first-half action, when Los Angeles shot only 40.6 percent (13 of 32). Indiana also rebounded the Clippers during the first 24 minutes, 23-22.
NOTES: The Pacers were without F Paul George (sore left ankle), G/F C.J. Miles (sore left knee) and F Kevin Seraphin (sore left knee). ... Glenn Robinson III started in place of Indiana leading scorer George (20.8). ... The Pacers were playing their eighth home game in a sequence of nine total games beginning Nov. 12. Indiana was 3-4 in the first seven of the eight home games. ... The Pacers have only five December home games and play 10 on the road. ... The Clippers rank second in field goal percentage (47.2), third in points per game (110.1), third in 3-point field goal percentage (38.8) and third in opponents' field goal percentage (43.2). ... The Pacers rank first in opponents' turnovers per game (16.8) and first in steals per game (9.7). ... Before Sunday night's game, the Clippers had won their two most recent games at Indiana. ... Entering Sunday's game, the Pacers led the all-time series, 51-32.