Danny Granger led four players in double figures with 24 points and the Indiana Pacers used a big second quarter at home to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 100-89, on Tuesday.
Darren Collison had 18 points and six assists and Brandon Rush scored 16 points off the bench for the Pacers, who have won consecutive games for just the second time this season after beating the Miami Heat on Monday.
The Pacers held the Cavaliers to 37 points in the first half and used a 17-3 second-quarter run to break open the game.
The Pacers carried an 83-56 lead into the final period, then emptied their bench. The Cavs scored 33 in the fourth quarter to make the final score more respectable.
Joey Graham, just inserted into Cleveland's starting lineup Tuesday morning, was the only starter in double figures with 11 points.
Ramon Sessions and Daniel Gibson each had 15 points off the bench for the Cavs, who have lost three straight and five of six.
Cleveland | Indiana | |
Daniel Gibson 15 | Scoring | Danny Granger 24 |
Ramon Sessions 5 | Assists | Darren Collison 7 |
J.J. Hickson 10 | Rebounds | Roy Hibbert 7 |
Joey Graham 3 | Free Throws Made | Darren Collison 7 |
Jamario Moon 1 | Steals | Danny Granger 2 |
Anderson Varejao 3 | Blocks | Roy Hibbert 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Cleveland | 89 | 42.2 | 3-7 | 16-22 | 15 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
Indiana | 100 | 43.8 | 12-27 | 18-21 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 13 |