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INDIANAPOLIS (AP)\u2014The Pacers didn\u2019t need Danny Granger\u2019s<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> help to beat the
\nNew York Knicks<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

They wouldn\u2019t have won the rematch without him.<\/p>\n

Granger, who missed the win at New York with strep throat, hit the
\ngame-winning jumper with 0.3 seconds left and scored 26 points in Indiana\u2019s
\n119-117 victory on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Indiana passed the ball inbounds with 7.8 seconds left. Granger worked the
\nclock, drove right on Shawne Williams<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> pulled up and connected on a 17-foot
\nfadeaway.<\/p>\n

Williams, a former Pacer who guarded Granger many times in practice,
\nanticipated Granger\u2019s first move.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to jump on his right hand, but he gave me a move,\u201d he said. \u201cYou
\njust got to get into him and make that shot more difficult than it was. I feel
\nlike he got too good of a look at the basket. He\u2019s going to make those eight
\ntimes of out 10.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indiana coach Frank Vogel\u2019s game plan was simple.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to get the last shot and we wanted Danny to take it,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cThat\u2019s all the details were. Get the ball to your best player and, as time
\nexpires, get a shot off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Time didn\u2019t quite expire, but New York couldn\u2019t connect on a lob attempt as
\ntime ran out.<\/p>\n

The Pacers were in position to win in part because Tyler Hansbrough<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored a
\ncareer-high 30 points. He set a career high with 29 points on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love New York, but I just happen to play good against them,\u201d Hansbrough
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

Carmelo Anthony<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> was at a loss to explain how the Knicks let a player who
\naverages 10 points explode for 59 points on 65 percent shooting in two games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all know what he was capable of doing,\u201d said Anthony, who led the
\nKnicks with 29 points. \u201cI don\u2019t think we made adjustments to him at the top of
\nthe key. Especially after the game he had in the Garden, I would think we would
\nmake some adjustments after that. He\u2019s played great these last two games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Darren Collison<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> added 24 points and nine assists for the Pacers, who had
\nlost six straight before the back-to-back wins over the Knicks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a rough stretch that, we all understand that we went through a
\ntough time,\u201d Vogel said. \u201cWe\u2019re on our way back to being ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amare Stoudemire<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks. Toney Douglas<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
\nand Landry Fields<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> each added 17 points for the Knicks, who have lost three
\nstraight.<\/p>\n

A jumper by Collison gave the Pacers a 116-115 lead with 24 seconds
\nremaining. New York had a chance to take the lead, but Paul George<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> stole
\nChauncey Billups\u2019<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> bounce pass to Stoudemire. George was fouled and made one of
\ntwo free throws with 13 seconds left to give Indiana a 117-115 lead.<\/p>\n

Anthony made a layup on the other end with 7.8 seconds remaining to tie the
\nscore. He drove on Granger, who was playing with five fouls.<\/p>\n

Granger responded with the game-winner.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey made some big shots, but we came right back and made some big
\nshots,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Pacers surged ahead early in the third quarter. A power dunk in traffic
\nby Hansbrough ignited the crowd, then Granger hit a 3-pointer and Collison
\nscored on a fast-break layup to push Indiana\u2019s lead to 76-66 midway through the
\nperiod.<\/p>\n

After a Knicks timeout, Hansbrough continued his onslaught. He scored
\nanother bucket, then converted a three-point play to make it 81-68. He finished
\nwith 15 points in the quarter.<\/p>\n

New York closed the quarter on a 10-0 run to cut Indiana\u2019s lead to 87-82 at
\nthe end of the period.<\/p>\n

Indiana surrendered its lead in the fourth before rallying.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur execution down the stretch, in particular late in the fourth quarter,
\nwas terrific, and that\u2019s what wins ballgames for you,\u201d Vogel said.<\/p>\n

The loss left the Knicks searching for answers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels bad,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWe know we got to get it going, some kind
\nof way. I feel like we all got to take a good look in the mirror and redefine
\nourselves. We got to take more pride in defense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notes: Williams was booed during pregame introductions. Williams had several
\nbrushes with the law before the Pacers traded him. He finished with 10 points
\nand six rebounds. \u2026 Indiana shot 57 percent in the first quarter to lead
\n29-27. \u2026 Indiana G Lance Stephenson<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who had become a part of the rotation
\nbriefly after Indiana fired coach Jim O\u2019Brien, did not play for the third
\nstraight game.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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