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New York (16-43) at Indiana (30-26) 7:00 pm EST

New York (16-43) at Indiana (30-26) 7:00 pm EST

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Indiana Pacers hope to continue
their recent sharp play when they host the sliding New York
Knicks on Tuesday.

The Pacers have won four of their last five games and are in
fifth place in the Eastern Conference, two games behind
Cleveland for the fourth seed and home-court advantage in the
first round.

Indiana is coming off of a 94-93 triumph at Philadelphia on
Sunday in the finale of a four-game road trip. Stephen Jackson,
missed 15 of his first 19 shots, connected on a layup with 2.9
seconds left to provide the victory.

Anthony Johnson scored 18 points and Jackson added 15 for the
Pacers, who won despite committing 17 turnovers.

The Knicks are looking to win back-to-back games for the first
time since mid-January after ending a six-game slide with a
103-98 victory at Milwaukee on Saturday.

Steve Francis made 5-of-6 free throws in the final 20 seconds in
his first win in six games as a Knick since being acquired from
Orlando on February 22. It was just New York's third victory
in 25 contests since a season-high six-game winning streak from
January 2-13.

Eddy Curry collected 20 points and 11 rebounds and Jalen Rose
and Quentin Richardson combined to score 37 points for New York,
which had lost 22 of its previous 24 games.

The Pacers have won 14 of the last 16 games against the Knicks
here. Indiana posted a 102-96 triumph in New York on December
17 on the only meeting against the teams this season.

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