Jackson’s 31 leads Indiana’s rout of Kings

Danny Granger scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds while Jermaine O’Neal contributed 12 points and eight boards for the Pacers, who have won three of their last four games.

Kenny Thomas had 21 points while Peja Stojakovic and Brad Miller both netted 12 for the Kings, who lost for the second time in three contests.

Indiana led 25-20 after one quarter, but blew the game open in the second.

The Pacers opened up a nine-point lead on O’Neal’s free throw with just under seven minutes left in the period and widened the advantage to 44-31 on Sarunas Jasikevicius’s three-pointer moments later.

Leading by 11 later in the period, Indiana then reeled off seven straight points, keyed by five from Jones, to seize a 51-33 lead. The Pacers eventually led 60-39 at halftime.

Indiana continued to pour it on in the second half, as the Pacers held a 91-61 cushion after three quarters and led by as many as 35 points.

Game Notes

Indiana hit 46 percent of its shots, including 13-of-22 from three-point range. Sacramento was just 30-of-76 from the floor and a dismal 3-of-12 from behind the arc...The Kings had a six-game winning streak over Indiana snapped...The Pacers also won for the first time in four games at ARCO Arena...Indiana is 2-1 on a four-game road trip.