National Basketball Association
Indiana 121, New York 106
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, January 11, 2019
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #63 Derek Richardson, #28 Kevin Scott
Attendance: 19812

Domantas Sabonis collected 22 points and 15 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers ended a season-high five-game road trip with a 121-106 victory over the host New York Knicks on Friday night.

The Pacers finished the trip 3-2 and won for the 15th time in 19 games by leading for the final 27 minutes. Indiana shot 52.1 percent, improved to 16-2 when making at least half its shots and 24-4 against opponents with losing records.

Playing without starting center Myles Turner for a fourth straight game due to a sore right shoulder, the Pacers rebounded nicely from a 135-108 loss at Boston on Wednesday.

Sabonis started for Turner and shot 9-of-14 from the field. He recorded his team-leading 19th double-double as the Pacers outrebounded New York 47-37.

Victor Oladipo added 19 points as the Pacers beat the Knicks for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings. Bojan Bogdanovic contributed 15 points while Thaddeus Young chipped in 13, six boards and four steals.

Reserves Tyreke Evans and Doug McDermott finished with 12 apiece while starting point guard Darren Collison handed out 10 assists.

New York's Emmanuel Mudiay scored all of his 21 points in the second half as the Knicks returned home from a 1-5 road trip and lost for the 16th time in 18 games since Dec. 1. Reserve Damyean Dotson added 15 while rookie Kevin Knox finished with 14 as New York shot 44.3 percent and absorbed its seventh consecutive home loss.

The Knicks were without Enes Kanter, who sat out with flu-like symptoms two days after he tweeted a video of himself eating several cheeseburgers. They also lost Tim Hardaway Jr. with about seven minutes remaining due to hamstring cramping.

After the Knicks forged a 52-52 tie on a 3-pointer by Knox, Oladipo hit two 3-pointers as the Pacers scored the final 12 points to take a 64-52 lead by halftime. In the third quarter, the Pacers pushed their lead over 20 points when a 3-pointer by Bogdanovic made it 80-59 with about 7 1/2 minutes left. They took a 96-82 lead into the fourth and maintained their double-digit lead the rest of the way.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   New York
Domantas Sabonis 22 Scoring Emmanuel Mudiay 21
Darren Collison 10 Assists Damyean Dotson 4
Domantas Sabonis 15 Rebounds Lance Thomas 7
Domantas Sabonis 4 Free Throws Made Damyean Dotson 4
Thaddeus Young 4 Steals Mario Hezonja 5
Darren Collison 1 Blocks Mario Hezonja 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 121 52.1 12-26 11-11 30 47 1 8 14
New York 106 44.3 14-39 14-16 22 37 5 8 17
Upcoming Games
  • New York will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Knicks have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .250 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Pacers have a W/L % of .630 after a win and .733 after a loss.