February 1st, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
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The New York Knicks’ visit to Conseco Fieldhouse to take on the Indiana Pacers was a homecoming, of sorts; current Knicks forward Al Harrington and team president Donnie Walsh were part of the Pacers franchise a while back. Coincidentally or not, Harrington put the smackdown on the Pacers as he scored 31 points, leading New York to the 122-113 win over Indiana.
New York would run their fast-paced offense to perfection as they took a 6-point first quarter lead and increased that to 19 in the second quarter, courtesy of a 25-5 run; Quentin Richardson’s 3-pointer pushed their lead to 63-44. The Knicks managed to maintain a double-digit lead until a 3-pointer by Indiana’s Danny Granger cut their deficit to 9 with three minutes left in the third quarter.
The Knicks would build their lead back up to 14 and took a 99-87 advantage into the fourth quarter. Indiana would make it interesting as they reduced their deficit to 116-109 on T.J. Ford’s layup with 54 seconds left in the game; New York would answer back with a Harrington dunk and a pair of Chris Duhon free throws, sealing the win for New York.
New York’s high scorer was Harrington with 31 points (including 3 three-pointers), 8 rebounds, an assist and a steal while David Lee added 23 with 17 rebounds, an assist and a steal; Wilson Chandler chipped in 16 with 8 rebounds and 6 assists while Quentin Richardson poured in 15 (including 5 treys) with 4 rebounds, 4 assists and a blocked shot.
Indiana was led by Ford with a career-high 36 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal while Granger would add 19 (including 4 three-pointers) with 8 rebounds, an assist and 4 blocked shots. New York (21-25) plays again on Monday when they return home to host the Los Angeles Lakers while Indiana (19-29) stays home to host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.
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