National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Indiana 105, New York 82
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #11 Lauren Holtkamp, #6 Tony Brown
Attendance: 15981

Pacers 105, Knicks 82: George Hill scored 21 points and Rodney Stuckey had 17 as host Indiana rolled over hapless New York.

C.J. Miles added 16 points for the Pacers, who have won nine of their last 11 games. David West had 13 points for Indiana, which held out center Roy Hibbert to rest.

Andrea Bargnani matched a season best with 25 points for the Knicks, who trailed by 24 points at halftime one night after getting routed 124-86 by the Sacramento Kings. Tim Hardaway Jr. added 13 points and Langston Galloway had 11 as New York dropped to 4-26 on the road.

The Pacers led by 11 points after the opening quarter and turned it up a notch in the second with 35 points for a 65-41 halftime edge. Stuckey had 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and Indiana shot 60 percent from the field while forcing the Knicks into 16 turnovers in the first 24 minutes.

New York showed life early in the third quarter as a 12-3 surge allowed it to pull within 68-53. Indiana responded with a 20-9 run to increase its lead to 26 points and the advantage reached 30 in the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer by Damjan Rudez with 8:52 to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Pacers G C.J. Watson (elbow) sat out the contest. … Knicks PF Lou Amundson had 10 rebounds but also committed five of the team’s 20 turnovers. … Indiana was 10-of-22 from 3-point range with Hill and Miles each making three.
Top Game Performances
 
New York   Indiana
Andrea Bargnani 25 Scoring George Hill 21
Andrea Bargnani 4 Assists George Hill 6
Lou Amundson 10 Rebounds Ian Mahinmi 8
Cole Aldrich 4 Free Throws Made C.J. Miles 5
Cole Aldrich 2 Steals C.J. Miles 2
Andrea Bargnani 2 Blocks Lavoy Allen 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New York 82 39.5 6-16 16-23 16 45 4 6 20
Indiana 105 47.5 10-22 19-24 21 40 8 8 11
Upcoming Games
  • Indiana will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Pacers have a W/L % of .423 after a win and .441 after a loss.
  • New York will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Knicks have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .167 after a loss.