Blowout Victory: Indiana 80, Memphis 66

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Jermaine O'Neal had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Stephen Jackson added 16 points and Jeff Foster gave Indiana a huge lift off the bench with nine points and 10 rebounds in an 80-66 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.

    Jackson, coming off a season-high 30 points against Washington on Thursday night, played fewer than 10 minutes and had three fouls in the first half, when the Pacers took an early lead but didn't take control for good until Foster entered the game.

    Playing in just his fifth game and still getting back in shape after a long rehabilitation from a heel injury, Foster gave Indiana an immediate boost. A 3-pointer by Anthony Johnson and a layup by Foster put the Pacers up 10, then after the first of three 3-pointers by the Grizzlies' Shane Battier, the Pacers closed the period with two free throws by Foster, a dunk by rookie Danny Granger off an assist by Foster and a rebound tip by Foster for a 24-9 lead.

    Memphis, which shot 34 percent for the game, cut the lead to eight on consecutive 3-pointers by Battier and Mike Miller midway through the second quarter, but all seven Memphis points the rest of the period came on free throws.

    Indiana's biggest lead of the period was 39-22. Pao Gasol, who was 1-of-7 from the field in the first half, hit four straight free throws, but Indiana outscored the Grizzlies 4-1 from the foul line in the final minute and took a 43-27 lead at halftime.

    Memphis twice came within nine, but Jackson and Johnson hit 3-pointers during a 10-0 run that broke the game open. </div>

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