The Indiana Pacers (26 - 34) improved to over .500 at home this season with a 105 - 82 rout of the New York Knicks (12 - 48) on Wednesday at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana opened up a 24 - point halftime lead and never looked back en route to its third straight win. The Pacers had a season - high 65 points in the first half. George Hill had a big night with a season - high 21 points to go with six assists over 27 minutes. The Pacers have taken both meetings against the Knicks by an average margin of 22 points. New York dropped its second game in as many nights and both losses were ugly. The Knicks were routed by nearly 40 points Tuesday and came out flat again Wednesday. Andrea Bargnani was the lone bright spot for the Knicks, putting up 25 points, four rebounds, and four assists. The Knicks will meet the Pacers again on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Indiana improved to 5 - 1 since the All-Star break and has won its last two games by a combined 43 points. Roy Hibbert was rested for this game and Ian Mahinmi moved into the starting lineup in his place. Mahinmi finished with 6 points and eight rebounds over 24 minutes. Rodney Stuckey contributed 17 points in 19 minutes off the bench. The Pacers will return to action Friday when they host the banged up Bulls.
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