PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Jermaine O'Neal scored a game-high 34 points Wednesday night as the Indiana Pacers beat Philadelphia, 101-93.
The Pacers had a 48-47 halftime deficit, but outscored the 76ers, 25-20, to take a four-point advantage into the fourth quarter.
Stephen Jackson scored 25 points; Danny Granger had 15 points and six rebounds; Jeff Foster had eight points and 11 rebounds; while O'Neal also had 11 rebounds, four assists, and three blocked shots for the Pacers, who have won three of their last four games.
In their first game following Monday's trade of Allen Iverson, Kyle Korver and Andre Iguodala scored 20 points apiece for the 76ers (5-19), who suffered their 12th straight loss.
Samuel Dalembert had 16 points and 13 rebounds; and Willie Green totaled 16 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two steals for Philadelphia, which lost 13 straight from Dec. 28, 1996-Jan. 20, 1997.
That was the team's most recent double-digit losing streak.
