Troy Murphy had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 86-73 on Wednesday night to snap their four-game losing streak.
Dahntay Jones scored 18 and Brandon Rush added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers (6-7). Indiana played without All-Star swingman Danny Granger, who missed the game with a sprained ligament in his left knee.
Baron Davis had 25 points and Marcus Camby added 15 points and 21 rebounds for the Clippers (6-10), who dropped their third straight road game.
The Pacers trailed by four entering the fourth quarter, but Murphy’s two baskets quickly tied the score at 59. T.J. Ford’s jumper and Murphy’s 3-pointer pushed Indiana’s lead to 74-68 with 5 minutes left.
Despite shooting 33 percent from the field in the first half, the Clippers took a 43-34 lead on Chris Kaman’s free throw late in the second quarter. Indiana shot 30 percent in the opening half and made 3 of 11 3-point attempts.
The Pacers chipped away at the deficit, taking their first lead at 55-54 on Luther Head’s jumper with 2 minutes left in the third quarter. Camby’s 3-pointer to end the period gave Los Angeles a four-point advantage.
NOTES: Granger, who was hurt in Tuesday’s loss at Toronto, is questionable for Friday’s game against Dallas. Entering Wednesday, Granger was eighth in the NBA at 25.2 points per game … Clippers guard and Indianapolis native Eric Gordon returned to the lineup after missing eight games with a sore left groin. He scored six points in 27 minutes. … Davis and Ford got tangled up in the fourth quarter and had to be separated. Davis scored the Clippers’ next seven points after the incident. … The Pacers began a stretch of seven straight games against Western Conference teams.
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