National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
  • 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.
  • 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.