National Basketball Association
Indiana 106, Orlando 85
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 29, 2012
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#27 Dick Bavetta, #17 Joe Crawford, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance:
18846
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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.
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Orlando |
Danny Granger 24 |
Scoring |
Dwight Howard 24 |
Darren Collison 10 |
Assists |
Hedo Turkoglu 7 |
Paul George 7 |
Rebounds |
Dwight Howard 13 |
George Hill 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwight Howard 4 |
Danny Granger 3 |
Steals |
Chris Duhon 2 |
Danny Granger 1 |
Blocks |
Dwight Howard 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
106 |
51.1 |
8-17 |
8-11 |
24 |
43 |
1 |
11 |
15 |
Orlando
|
85 |
48.4 |
10-23 |
13-29 |
21 |
33 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Magic have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .714 after a loss.
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Indiana will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Pacers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.