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 Reserve guard Rodney Stuckey added 18 points, center Ian Mahinmi
chipped in 14 points and seven rebounds and forward Jordan Hill
contributed 13 points and eight rebounds for the Pacers (12-5), who
have captured 12 of 14 after an 0-3 start.
Forward Blake Griffin and reserve guard Lance Stephenson, the former
Pacer, scored 19 points apiece for the Clippers (10-9), who had a
three-game winning streak snapped. Guard Jamal Crawford finished
with 16 points.
The Clippers played without point guard Chris Paul, who missed the
contest with an inflamed rib cartilage and could be out for an
extended time, coach Doc Rivers said before the game. Seventeen
seconds into the contest, guard J.J. Redick came down on the foot of
Pacers guard George Hill while taking a jumper and suffered a
sprained ankle. Redick left the contest and did not return.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by George sparked a 14-1 spurt to open the
fourth quarter and staked the Pacers to an 86-70 cushion with 8:28
left in the contest. Los Angeles, though, rallied and sliced the
margin to five on a Griffin layup with 2:59 remaining but got no
closer.
Los Angeles rallied from an 11-point first-quarter deficit to lead
50-47 at the break. The Clippers bench played a big factor, scoring
29 of the team's points. Stephenson was particularly effective,
converting five of seven shots from the floor and two of three from
behind the 3-point stripe for 12 points.
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In the third, the Pacers went on an 11-2 run after a bucket inside
by Hill for a 68-59 advantage with 2:56 left. However, the Clippers
rallied with a 9-1 surge to knot the score at 69 after two free
throws by guard Pablo Prigioni with 22.8 seconds remaining in the
quarter. Miles' 3-pointer at the end of the quarter gave Indiana a
three-point lead.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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