Murphy’s 26 and 15 get Pacers by Bobcats
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Troy Murphy(notes) had 26 points and 15 rebounds, leading theIndiana Pacers to a 101-98 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesdaynight.
T.J. Ford(notes) added 15 points and 13 assists, and Mike Dunleavy scored 15 in hissecond start of the season for the Pacers (9-14), who have won three of fourafter a six-game losing streak.
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Gerald Wallace(notes) had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Stephen Jackson(notes) scored 22 andTyson Chandler(notes) added 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Bobcats (10-14).Charlotte dropped to 1-11 on the road.
The Bobcats, who trailed by as much as 18 in the third quarter, got within101-98 after D.J. Augustin’s(notes) 3-pointer and Wallace’s two free throws late in thefourth. After a Pacers shot-clock violation, Wallace’s attempt at a tying 3bounced out with less than five seconds left.
Dahntay Jones(notes) missed both free throws for the Pacers, giving Charlotteanother chance with 1.4 seconds remaining. Augustin made a 3 from the top of thekey, but it came just after the buzzer.
The Pacers shot 55 percent in the first quarter and raced out to a 21-7 leadon Murphy’s layup. Charlotte got within 24-23 later in the period, but Indianacontrolled the second quarter and took a 56-46 halftime advantage.
Roy Hibbert’s(notes) dunk early in the third quarter gave the Pacers their biggestlead, 64-46. The Bobcats trimmed the deficit to 10 entering the fourth.
NOTES: Pacers All-Star swingman Danny Granger(notes) missed his fifth straight gamewith a torn right plantar fascia. Granger is expected to miss at least fourweeks and will not require surgery. … Charlotte coach Larry Brown coached thePacers from 1993-97. … Jackson played for the Pacers from 2004-07 and was partof the brawl between Pacers players and Detroit Pistons fans in Nov. 2004.Jackson’s turbulent days in Indiana ended when the Pacers traded him to GoldenState in January 2007. He was booed by fans throughout the game. … Charlotte’sonly road win came at Washington on Nov. 28.
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