INDIANAPOLIS – Jermaine O’Neal scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds Tuesday night, and Jamaal Tinsley added 17 as the Pacers scored the final 14 points to rally past Milwaukee 93-88 on Tuesday night.
Maurice Williams scored 22 points and Michael Redd added 21 for the Bucks.
Trailing 68-61, Mliwaukee went on a 14-0 run that was capped by Charlie Bell’s 15-footer with 10:40 left in the game. The Bucks still led 88-79 with 3:06 to go.
But Stephen Jackson sparked the Pacers final surge, and Milwaukee did not score again as the Pacers charged back.
Milwaukee had two chances to tie the game in the final seconds, but Williams missed a 3-pointer and Ersan Ilyasova had his 3 blocked before O’Neal sealed it with two free throws with 2.3 seconds to go.
The Pacers won for only the second time in five games.
Milwaukee has lost seven of eight and is 3-8 for the first time since 2000-01.
AP-ES-11-21-06 2138EST
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