For three straight games, the Indiana Pacers had blown second-half leads to lose; however, against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night at Toyota Center, they would mount a comeback in the fourth quarter with Danny Granger tipping in the game-winner with 13 seconds left in the game, enabling Indiana to nip Houston 91-90.

Houston’s cold shooting caught up to them as they shot 7-of-23 in the second quarter while Indiana sparked a 17-8 run which allowed them to take a 47-44 lead into halftime.  The Rockets opened the third quarter with 8 straight points, capped by a layup and 3-pointer by Shane Battier; they would extend their lead to 13 before Battier landed awkwardly on his ankle after blocking a shot by Granger. 

Fast-forwarding to the fourth period, Houston’s Carl Landry grabbed an offensive board and dunked with 6:28 remaining in the game, but Indiana’s Troy Murphy would lead their comeback with consecutive 3-pointers.  Indiana trailed 90-89 when Granger drove to the basket from the corner but missed; however, he tipped in the missed shot with 13 ticks left on the clock; after a timeout, Houston’s Yao Ming got the ball down low but missed.  Ron Artest got the offensive rebound but his fadeaway shot missed.

Indiana’s high scorer was Murphy with 21 points (including 4 treys), 14 rebounds, 2 assists and a blocked shot while Granger added 16 with 6 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and 6 blocked shots.  Houston was led by Ming and Artest with 19 points each – with Ming grabbing 10 rebounds along with a blocked shot while Artest grabbed 5 rebounds, dished out 4 assists with a steal and a blocked shot; Luis Scola and Landry added 15 apiece – with Scola grabbing 18 boards, dishing out 4 assists with a steal while Landry grabbed 10 rebounds.  Indiana (6-8) plays again on Friday when they return home to host the Charlotte Bobcats while Houston (10-6) remains at home to host the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.