INDIANAPOLIS -- Trailing after the first half, the Pacers fell back on what they do best, upping the defensive pressure to frustrate the Pelicans and pull out the victory. Paul George scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead four Pacers in double figures and Indiana rallied from a seven-point, second-quarter deficit for a 99-82 win over New Orleans on Saturday night. George said the Pacers had to get after Eric Gordon after the former Indiana University star repeatedly drove the lane in the first half to score 17 of his 21 points. "Hes a tough matchup," the 6-foot-9 George said of the 6-4 Gordon. "Hes so quick. He has a great centre of gravity. He has great second and third moves. "I did what I do: use my length and crowd him." George said the Pacers knew they had to defend better after New Orleans shot 52.5 per cent (21 of 40) in the first half. Despite getting good looks, the Pacers shot 41.9 per cent (18 of 43) before intermission. "We knew eventually that the shots we were going to fall," George said. "We just play so well defensively, we know thats going to keep us in the game. We just stuck to our defence." Lance Stephenson scored 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting, Danny Granger came off the bench to score a season-high 13 and George Hill added 10 for Indiana. Alexis Ajinca scored a season-high 17 points, reserve Tyreke Evans added 12 and Anthony Davis 10 for New Orleans. Pelicans shooting forward Ryan Anderson remained in a Boston hospital after sustaining a cervical stinger when he collided with the Celtics Gerald Wallace and fell hard to the floor Friday night. Five different Pacers scored as Indiana went on a 14-0 run over a 4:12 span of the third quarter. The Pelicans, meanwhile, missed seven straight field goals. The frustrated Pelicans also drew three technical fouls during the Pacers third-quarter run -- one each to Davis, Jrue Holiday and assistant coach Dave Hanners -- the last two after a foul call on Holiday. Gordon scored just two points in the third quarter. Ajinca converted both of his field goals in the period, but the rest of the Pelicans missed 12 of 14 attempts. "We just didnt play that well," Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. "Basically, they took it to us on the defensive end, and I thought offensively Stephenson was the catalyst for them. "We just got out of sync on the offensive end, and that led to them getting a number of offensive opportunities. They just picked up, and we did not." Indiana made 11 of 16 field goals (68.8) in the decisive quarter. "They came out and played a great first quarter, and we buckled down the rest of the way," said Pacers coach Frank Vogel. "We wanted to mix up the matchup on Gordon, give him a different look. "We adjusted our offensive package a little bit to get more efficiency. What we showed in the third quarter is who we are: were a high-powered offence with some shot-makers." The Pelicans put together a 12-0 run over a 3:08 span in the first quarter to push a two-point lead to a 27-13 advantage 2:30 before the break. Davis hit a jumper and drove the baseline to pace the surge. Watson hit a 15-foot jumper, Luis Scola sank a jumper from the right side and Watson made a 19-footer as Indiana responded with a 6-0 burst in under a minute early in the second period to close to within eight points. Gordon scored his 17 first-half points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc as the Pelicans led 49-44 at the half. NOTES: Earlier Saturday, the Pacers recalled rookie forward Solomon Hill from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League. He averaged 19 points and 3.5 rebounds in two games there. . The Pacers comeback went against the Pelicans grain. Going into Saturdays game, New Orleans had been 9-1 when holding its opponent to fewer than 100 points and 11-5 when it had the halftime lead. . George has scored more than 20 points in 24 of the Pacers 32 games. ... The Bankers Life Fieldhouse crowd rose for a standing ovation when the score of the Colts 45-44 comeback win over Kansas City at nearby Lucas Oil Stadium was announced at the half. "Im really happy for Indy sports fans," Vogel said. "A clean sweep tonight." Shoes NZ Sale . The Mavericks were not going to let San Antonio beat them with 3-pointers, and they did not want Tony Parker using the lane as his personal playground. Shoes NZ Nike .com) - Nino Williams posted 18 points and seven rebounds, as Kansas State edged No. https://www.shoesnzonline.com/ . He was with the New York Jets in 2011 when the NFL locked out their players after they failed to agree on a new contract. Willy went undrafted but was given a look by four NFL teams before heading north. 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Both troubled the Suns, who dominated the Pelicans last season.Thats the style we like to play, said Evans, who shot 8 of 20 from the field. I play like that most of the time.Anthony Davis had 19 points with a season-high 18 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half. Ryan Anderson (19 points) converted three of four 3-pointers.I think our guys got a lot of energy from this city tonight, and thats what Ive been trying to explain to our fan base since Ive been here, said Pelicans coach Monty Williams, now in his fifth season. To get that many people in our arena cheering for our guys down the stretch, knocking down buckets and getting stops, and have our people cheer for us gives our guys a good boost.The Pelicans made their last eight free throws after hitting only 10 of their previous 21 attempts. Evans was 7 of 10 overall.Just as important was Dante Cunninghams steal of Goran Dragics pass with 1:10 left and the Pelicans leading 102-100.Cunningham jumped in front of an entry pass intended for Markieff Morris, leading to Evans jumper with 49.9 left. After a layup by Suns guard Eric Bledsoe, Evans added a layup over Phoenixs smaller lineup.The improving Pelicans (16-15) moved one game closer to the eighth spot inn the Western Conference standings currently occupied by the Suns (18-15).ddddddddddddObviously, we dont want to talk about playoffs, but when it comes down to playoffs, this is big, Holiday said. We did not beat them at all last season. When it came down to the wire, it was our night.Dragic led Phoenix with 22 points. Bledsoe added 21, and Gerald Green scored 15 of his 17 in the first half.Tyreke was not going to shoot it, but we knew he was going to drive it, Green said. Hes pretty crafty and we didnt do a good job on him.The Pelicans led by as many as 14 in the first quarter, paced by a quick start from Evans, who went 5 for 10 in the period.Phoenixs 15-4 run midway through the third gave the Suns a 77-73 lead before Evans paced a late Pelicans rally.When you give a team a lot of confidence in their shooting, you give up easy, Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said.___TIP-INSSuns: Phoenixs loss ended a four-game winning streak against New Orleans. The Suns are 8-3 over the last 11 games in the series, and 4-2 in New Orleans. ... Bledsoe attempted 12 of Phoenixs 19 free throws. He converted nine. ... The Suns, who lead the NBA in fast-break points, were held three under their average. ... Phoenix gave up 58 points in the paint.Pelicans: New Orleans outrebounded the smaller Suns 49-38. ... Davis had his most rebounds since grabbing 21 on March 16 last season against Boston. ... Omer Asik scored 11 points, but missed five of six free throws. ... John Salmons missed the game for personal reasons, Williams said, adding he didnt expect the forward to return anytime soon.UP NEXTSuns: Wednesday night at Oklahoma City.Pelicans: Wednesday night at San Antonio. ' ' '
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