The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks, 123 - 109, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday. The Knicks (17 - 19) were playing on the second game of a back - to - back Saturday, and accordingly, looked sluggish in trying to defend a relentless and balanced attack by the Pacers (19 - 18). Indiana opened the game with a strong 33 - point first quarter, and then proceeded to outscore their visitors by a dominating 29 - 14 margin in the second. That gave them the cushion they'd need to tally their 14th home victory in 19 games this season. The Pacers saw four of their five starters notch double digits in the scoring column and posted 50 and 46 percent success rates from the field and three - point range, respectively. New York was led by a pair of 17 - point efforts from Carmelo Anthony and Justin Holiday. Anthony added five assists and two rebounds, while Holiday dished out four assists and brought down three boards. Kristaps Porzingis went for 16 points, four rebounds, three assists, four blocks and a steal. Derrick Rose, who'd endured a tough shooting night against the Bucks on Friday, bounced back with 14 points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals. Courtney Lee chimed in with nine points, while the emerging Mindauguas Kuzminskas supplied 13 points in just 15 minutes off the bench. Jeff Teague and Paul George set the pace for the Pacers with matching 19 - point tallies, with the former complementing his scoring with eight assists, four rebounds and a steal and the latter also providing four assists, three rebounds and three steals. Thaddeus Young registered a near double - double with 16 points, nine rebounds, two assists and four steals, while Myles Turner posted a 13 - point, 10 - rebound double - double that also included a pair of assists. C.J. Miles (15 points, four rebounds, two steals) and Al Jefferson (14 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal) were highly productive in reserve roles. The Knicks return home to face off with the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night, and the Pacers are off until a Thursday home date versus the Denver Nuggets.
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