National Basketball Association
Phoenix 102, Indiana 94
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 30, 2014
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
#56 Mark Ayotte, #26 Pat Fraher, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance:
16541
By SportsDirect Inc.
Suns 102, Pacers 94: Goran Dragic poured in 28 points as visiting Phoenix held on to defeat Indiana for the second time in eight days.
Dragic, who was left off the Western Conference All-Star team announced Thursday, shot 11-of-21 from the field while adding seven assists to lead the Suns to a clean sweep of their four-game Eastern Conference road trip. Gerald Green and Marcus Morris added 16 points apiece while Markieff Morris had 15.
Lance Stephenson recorded his league-leading fourth triple-double of the season in defeat, racking up 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Roy Hibbert, who was named an Eastern Conference All-Star reserve, led the way with 26 points and David West added 18 as Indiana fell to 21-2 at home.
Dragic took his All-Star snub out on the Pacers in the early going, scoring 21 first-half points as Phoenix took a 66-49 lead into the break - the highest single-half total any team has scored against Indiana all season. The Pacers roared back in the third quarter, closing to within 10 on Paul George's three-point play and getting back-to-back dunks from Hibbert to trail 77-74 entering the fourth.
C.J. Watson's layup made it a one-point game on the first possession of the final quarter, but Phoenix responded with a 12-2 run capped by Marcus Morris' three-point play to restore the double-digit edge. Indiana made one last charge - closing to within a point on George Hill's layup with 3:47 left - but Markieff Morris stemmed the surge with a long 3-pointer just under a minute later and Dragic put the game away with a fast-break dunk with 44.8 seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Stephenson was one of the most notable omissions from the Eastern Conference All-Star team. The 23-year-old came into Thursday averaging 14.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists. ... Phoenix averaged 113 points in its two victories over the Pacers, who came into the night allowing just over 90 points per game. ... George had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Indiana but shot 5-of-17 from the floor.
Top Game Performances
| Phoenix |
|
Indiana |
|
Goran Dragic 28 |
Scoring |
Roy Hibbert 26 |
|
Goran Dragic 7 |
Assists |
Lance Stephenson 10 |
|
Channing Frye 8 |
Rebounds |
Paul George 12 |
|
Goran Dragic 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Roy Hibbert 8 |
|
Miles Plumlee 2 |
Steals |
George Hill 1 |
|
Channing Frye 2 |
Blocks |
Danny Granger 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Phoenix
|
102 |
42.9 |
8-17 |
16-20 |
18 |
46 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
| Indiana
|
94 |
43.7 |
1-15 |
17-24 |
15 |
47 |
6 |
2 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Indiana will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Suns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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