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Last updated on Tuesday, March 18, 2008
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) - The Indiana Pacers snapped a two-game skid while extending their home winning streak to three with a 110-98 victory over the New York Knicks.
Mike Dunleavy led four Pacers in double figures with a career-high-tying 36 points. It marks the fourth time this season that Dunleavy has tied his career-high for points. Danny granger added 26 points and eleven rebounds.
The Knicks shot just 37% from the field as Indiana held an opponent under 100 points for the first time since the all-star break. The Pacers led by two at the end of the third quarter before Granger scored nine points during a 14-5 Indiana run as the blue-and-gold pulled away.
Marion's Zach Randolph led New York with 21 points and 14 rebounds as the Knicks have lost all three meetings with Indiana this season.
The Pacers lost center David Harrison in the second quarter with an injury to his left knee. The injury was diagnosed as a knee contusion and Harrison did not return.
Indiana improves to 26-and-41 and remain three games behind Atlanta for eighth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The three-game homestand continues on Wednesday when the Pacers host the Charlotte Bobcats.
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