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Pacers Roll Knicks

Myles Turner scored 25 points, hitting a career-high 7 of 10 3-pointers, and had 13 rebounds in the Indiana Pacers' 111-98 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.

 

Turner scored the first eight points of the game - and the Pacers never trailed. Caris LeVert added 21 points for Indiana.

 

RJ Barrett led New York with 23 points, and Julius Randle added 18 points and 14 rebounds. The Knicks pulled to 85-83 on Derrick Rose's basket, but the Pacers scored the next five points to regain control. The Pacers held a 31-23 edge in the third quarter.

 

Turner left the game in the second quarter after taking a blow to the head from Julius Randle while taking a charge. He returned in the second half and opened with a 3-pointer in the first minute in the third quarter.

 

Indiana shot 45.3% in the first half to take a 59-50 lead. The Pacers made nine 3-pointers in the opening half, while the Knicks were 4 of 16. The Pacers outrebounded the Knicks 49-46.

 

Kemba Walker made just 2 of 11 shots to finish with four points as the Knicks shot just 41.4%. The Pacers finished with 46.2%.

 

Indiana had a 16-5 edge in 3-pointers. Indiana's largest lead was 15 points.

 

Rose surpassed 12,000 career points with driving layup in the first quarter and finished with 13 points.

 

The Knicks are at Milwaukee on Friday night and the Pacers head to Portland on Friday night.

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