Pacers 136, Bucks 129, 2OT

Thursday, February 22, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Jermaine O'Neal had 29 points and 15 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers outlast the Milwaukee Bucks 136-129 in double overtime Wednesday night.

Danny Granger added 26 points and reserve Marquis Daniels, charged Wednesday for his role in a Feb. 6 bar fight in Indianapolis, had 22 points for the Pacers. Indiana guard Jamaal Tinsley, also indicted Wednesday, finished with 11 points.

Michael Redd, playing his second game after missing 20 consecutive games because of a left patellar tendon strain, had 38 points for Milwaukee. Mo Williams added 24 points for the Bucks, down by as many as 18 points in the first half.

After coming back from a five-point deficit late in the fourth quarter, and a four-point hole late in the first overtime, the Bucks couldn't come up with another rally in the second overtime.

Following a Milwaukee basket that cut Indiana's lead to 131-129 with 43 seconds left, the Pacers scored the final five points, including two free throws by Troy Murphy and one by Darrell Armstrong.

With the Bucks trailing 114-109 with 26 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Redd made a layup to cut the deficit to three, and Charlie Bell stole the inbounds pass from Armstrong and hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 114.

The Pacers had a final chance to win the game in regulation, but O'Neal missed a jumper and Daniels' putback attempt was no good at the buzzer.

After the Bucks fell behind 120-116 with 1:35 left in the first overtime, Redd single-handily forced a second overtime by scoring the team's final six points and hitting a 3-pointer that tied it at 122 with 19 seconds remaining.

Notes: The Pacers finished 3-3 on their six-game homestand. Indiana plays at Toronto on Friday night. ... The Pacers are 3-0 against the Bucks this season and 7-2 in the past nine games. Indiana has beaten Milwaukee five straight times at Conseco Fieldhouse. ... Bucks F Charlie Villanueva missed his third straight game because of a sprained right ankle. ... In Redd's first game back Tuesday night, he scored 17 points in 29 minutes against Detroit. ... The Bucks lost their sixth straight game and dropped to 1-10 in their last 11. ... The Pacers scored a season-high 136 points.

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