Box Score

 

INDIANA (95)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
R Artest            38  6-12  6-10   1-3   1   3   21
J O'Neal            33  5-17   4-4   2-6   1   5   14
J Foster            28   1-4   0-0   2-5   2   2    2
K Anderson          25   1-5   1-2   0-3   6   1    3
R Miller            34 10-12   5-6   0-5   3   2   31
A Harrington        28   2-5   1-2   0-2   2   2    5
A Johnson           23   5-9   0-0   1-1   3   0   11
F Jones              7   0-2   0-0   0-1   1   1    0
S Pollard            5   1-2   0-0   0-1   0   1    2
A Croshere          19   2-4   1-2   1-2   0   2    6
J Tinsley          DNP  - ILLNESS                                        
P Brezec           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 33-72 18-26  7-29  19  19   95
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Percentages: FG-.458, FT-.692. 3-Point Goals:
11-18, .611 (R Artest 3-5, R Miller 6-7, A 
Harrington 0-1, A Johnson 1-2, A Croshere 
1-3). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:4 (R 
Artest 2, J O'Neal, A Croshere). Turnovers:10
(J O'Neal 3, A Harrington 2, R Artest 2, K 
Anderson, J Foster, F Jones). Steals: 12 (A 
Johnson 4, J Foster 4, A Harrington 2, R 
Miller, R Artest).


NEW YORK (94)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
K Thomas            35  7-12   0-0  2-11   2   5   14
K Van Horn          39  5-14   5-6   3-5   5   6   16
D Mutombo           34  6-13   1-2  5-14   0   1   13
H Eisley            22   3-5   0-0   0-1   4   2    6
A Houston           42  6-14   3-3   0-3   4   4   16
C Ward              29   5-8   0-0   2-5   3   2   14
S Anderson           7   1-4   0-0   2-3   1   1    2
M Doleac            12   2-3   0-0   1-3   0   2    4
F Williams           3   0-0   0-0   0-0   1   1    0
O Harrington        13   4-5   1-3   1-4   0   2    9
C Weatherspoon       4   0-2   0-0   0-1   0   0    0
M Sweetney         DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 39-80 10-14 16-50  20  26   94
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Percentages: FG-.488, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals:
6-14, .429 (K Van Horn 1-5, H Eisley 0-1, A 
Houston 1-2, C Ward 4-6). Team Rebounds: 7. 
Blocked Shots:3 (D Mutombo, A Houston, M 
Doleac). Turnovers:17 (K Thomas 5, K Van Horn
3, C Ward 2, D Mutombo 2, A Houston 2, H 
Eisley, M Doleac, S Anderson). Steals: 6 (K 
Van Horn 3, C Ward, D Mutombo, O Harrington).

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INDIANA              34  22  13  26   -  95
NEW YORK             19  29  27  19   -  94
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Technical fouls: Indiana - 1 (J Foster, 6:56 
1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,713. T: 2:22. 
Officials: Bennie Adams, Dick Bavetta, James 
Capers.

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INDIANA (95) AT NEW YORK (94)

INDIANA

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
R ARTEST          F    38    6-12     6-10     1   2   3    1   3   1   2   21
J O'NEAL          F    33    5-17     4-4      2   4   6    1   5   0   3   14
J FOSTER          C    28    1-4      0-0      2   3   5    2   2   4   1    2
K ANDERSON        G    25    1-5      1-2      0   3   3    6   1   0   1    3
R MILLER          G    34   10-12     5-6      0   5   5    3   2   1   0   31
A HARRINGTON           28    2-5      1-2      0   2   2    2   2   2   2    5
A JOHNSON              23    5-9      0-0      1   0   1    3   0   4   0   11
F JONES                 7    0-2      0-0      0   1   1    1   1   0   1    0
S POLLARD               5    1-2      0-0      0   1   1    0   1   0   0    2
A CROSHERE             19    2-4      1-2      1   1   2    0   2   0   0    6
J TINSLEY             DNP  - ILLNESS                                                  
P BREZEC              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   33-72    18-26     7  22  29   19  19  12  10   95
                            (.458)  (.692)  TEAM REBS:  6 TOTAL TO: 10 (11 PTS)    

NEW YORK

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
K THOMAS          F    35    7-12     0-0      2   9  11    2   5   0   5   14
K VAN HORN        F    39    5-14     5-6      3   2   5    5   6   3   3   16
D MUTOMBO         C    34    6-13     1-2      5   9  14    0   1   1   2   13
H EISLEY          G    22    3-5      0-0      0   1   1    4   2   0   1    6
A HOUSTON         G    42    6-14     3-3      0   3   3    4   4   0   2   16
C WARD                 29    5-8      0-0      2   3   5    3   2   1   2   14
S ANDERSON              7    1-4      0-0      2   1   3    1   1   0   1    2
M DOLEAC               12    2-3      0-0      1   2   3    0   2   0   1    4
F WILLIAMS              3    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    1   1   0   0    0
O HARRINGTON           13    4-5      1-3      1   3   4    0   2   1   0    9
C WEATHERSPOON          4    0-2      0-0      0   1   1    0   0   0   0    0
M SWEETNEY            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   39-80    10-14    16  34  50   20  26   6  17   94
                            (.488)  (.714)  TEAM REBS:  7 TOTAL TO: 18 (18 PTS)    
  
   INDIANA            34   22   13   26   -   95
   NEW YORK           19   29   27   19   -   94
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - R ARTEST 2, J O'NEAL, A CROSHERE.  NEW YORK -
D MUTOMBO, A HOUSTON, M DOLEAC.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 11-18 (.611), R ARTEST 3-5, R MILLER 6-
7, A HARRINGTON 0-1, A JOHNSON 1-2, A CROSHERE 1-3. NEW YORK 6-14 (.
429), K VAN HORN 1-5, H EISLEY 0-1, A HOUSTON 1-2, C WARD 4-6.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - J FOSTER.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNIE ADAMS, DICK BAVETTA, JAMES CAPERS.
A - 18,713. T - 2:22.

Game Story

NEW YORK (Ticker) -- This time, it was not Reggie Miller who 
came up with the biggest basket against the New York Knicks at
Madison Square Garden.

Jermaine O'Neal scored his only points of the second half on a
follow shot with three seconds left as the Indiana Pacers posted
a 95-94 victory over the Knicks, who wasted a franchise-record
24-point run.

Indiana trailed, 94-93, after Dikembe Mutombo's tip-in with 33
seconds left.  O'Neal missed a bank shot, but the ball went off
Kurt Thomas' hands out of bounds, giving the Pacers another shot
with 22 seconds left.

Anthony Johnson was long on a 3-pointer with five seconds left,
but the 6-10 O'Neal outleaped the 7-2 Mutombo for the rebound
and put in the go-ahead shot.

"I missed the shot before and I wanted to make at least one shot
tonight," said O'Neal, who had 14 points on 5-of-17 shooting.
"It was nice and it was good to get one for Reggie.  I was very
confident I would make that shot.  As soon as it left my hand, I
knew it was in."

"He tried to box me out at the same time and the ball ended up
bouncing high," Mutombo said.  "I just couldn't get it.  O'Neal
got it and I tried to block the shot, but he hit the basket."

Kurt Thomas airballed a contested jumper just before the buzzer,
allowing Indiana to remain the NBA's only unbeaten road team at
5-0.

"The last play of the game, with three seconds left, it's not
much time to really draw up anything," Thomas said.  "We were
just trying to get the best shot up.  I felt I made a move to
the goal and was trying to draw the contact and get the shot
up."

"We were looking to get Allan (Houston) the ball," said Knicks
forward Keith Van Horn, who fouled out with 2:03 left.  "Kurt
popped out and I thought we got a decent look, considering we
had three seconds left."

Long-time Knicks nemesis Miller made 6-of-7 3-pointers and
scored a season-high 31 points for the Pacers, who went 8:01
without a point in the third quarter as the Knicks turned a
63-48 deficit into a 72-63 lead.

"This is the greatest place to play basketball and I've had some
great games here," Miller said.  "More importantly, this was a
game we had and we got the victory.  We had a huge lead and they
came back and we hung in there."

"This is a tough one because it was so close and you can't put
your finger on any one thing," Houston said.  "We came all the
way back and changed the momentum of the game by playing better
defense.  When you close games like this it's tough, especially
when you make a run like that."

Miller, whose previous season high was 15 points, made 10-of-12
shots, including three 3-pointers in an 11-point fourth quarter.

"They won't do it, but there should be something here with
Reggie's name or number on it," Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.
"The things that he has pulled off in the years here are the
reason he is going to be a Hall of Fame player.  Never
underestimate greatness."

Van Horn and Houston scored 16 points apiece to lead five
players in double figures for New York (2-7).  Thomas had 14
points and 11 rebounds and Mutombo 13 and 14.

The Knicks dominated the glass, outrebounding the Pacers, 50-29.

"I have to make sure I keep the team up and keep them positive,"
Knicks coach Don Chaney said.  "They fought hard enough to have
won; we just didn't come away with the win."