National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Indiana 108, New Jersey 94
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, January 2, 2012
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials: #75 Eric Dalen, #10 Ron Garretson, # Karl Lane
Attendance: 12519

Paul George scored 21 points and hit all five 3-point attempts to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 108-94 victory over the host New Jersey Nets on Monday.

Danny Granger scored 15 points and David West added 13 as Indiana (4-1) moved into a first-place tie in the Central Division with the Chicago Bulls.

Deron Williams had 22 points and eight assists and rookie MarShon Brooks tallied 21 points for New Jersey (1-5), which lost its fifth consecutive contest.

Indiana shot a season-high 52.6 percent from the field and made 13-of-21 3-point attempts.

The Pacers led by six points at halftime and began pulling away in the third quarter when George capped a 12-2 spurt with a 3-pointer for a 77-62 lead in the final minute of the period.

A 3-pointer by Dahntay Jones boosted Indiana’s lead to 97-79 with 4:30 to play, and George hit another 3 a short time later to boost the lead to a game-high 19 points.

The Nets, who never led while playing for the sixth time in eight nights, were just 7-for-28 from 3-point range.

New Jersey played without center Brook Lopez (foot) and forward Kris Humphries (shoulder).
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   New Jersey
Paul George 21 Scoring Deron Williams 22
Darren Collison 7 Assists Deron Williams 8
Tyler Hansbrough 7 Rebounds MarShon Brooks 7
Darren Collison 4 Free Throws Made Deron Williams 9
Darren Collison 2 Steals MarShon Brooks 2
Danny Granger 2 Blocks Johan Petro 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 108 52.6 13-21 13-18 26 42 6 7 16
New Jersey 94 37.1 7-28 21-26 15 40 10 9 12
Upcoming Games
  • New Jersey will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .200 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Pacers have a W/L % of .667 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.