INDIANAPOLIS -- First the Heat, now the Knicks. The Indiana Pacers are proving they can beat up on everyone in the Eastern Conference these days. Paul George scored seven of his 25 points during a decisive 13-0 fourth-quarter run, leading the Pacers past New York 81-76 on a night the Knicks were without their top scorer, Carmelo Anthony. Indiana has won 12 of 15 and swept the two other Eastern Conference division leaders this week. "We want to compete for the one and two (seeds) and for sure want to compete for the No. 1 spot," George said. "We probably could be pushing one or two if we would have started off playing the way were playing right now." Clearly, the Knicks (23-12) werent the same without their All-Star forward, who was suspended for the game after Mondays postgame confrontation with Bostons Kevin Garnett. They finished with a season-low point total, shot just 34.8 per cent from the field and 20 per cent from 3-point range. And the Pacers (22-14) took Anthonys absence by pulling off a rare double -- beating defending champion Miami and Atlantic Division-leading New York -- in back-to-back games. Its about time. The Pacers came into this season with high expectations, but struggled early as they tried to adjust to life without their top scorer, Danny Granger, who still has not played because of a left knee injury. Now, theyre rolling. Indiana has won nine straight home games, their longest streak since 2002-03, and their suffocating defence limited the short-handed Knicks to just three points over the final 6 1/2 minutes of the first quarter and into 11 straight misses during the opening part of the fourth. "They did what they had to do to secure the win," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. Nobody did more than Indianas new leader. George started the game by missing his first five shots, but wound up finishing 10 of 24 from the field. He also had 11 rebounds, six steals, five assists and one block on a night point guard George Hill played with bronchitis and All-Star centre Roy Hibbert left twice with a bad back. But George got help from some surprising places. Ian Mahinmi finished with 13 points and six rebounds, and Lance Stephenson added nine points and seven rebounds. "He (George) is just blossoming in front of our eyes with special performance after special performance after special performance," coach Frank Vogel said. "Hes leading our defence, which is becoming a beast and our guys are embracing that identity." It wasnt just Anthony who was missing for New York. He spent the day at the team hotel. Doctors also told Woodson to limit Amare Stoudemire to 21 minutes as he tries to work his way back from October knee surgery. Stoudemire wound up playing 21:31 and scoring nine points, and the Knicks lost starting forward Marcus Camby for all but 2 1/2 minutes of the second half after the longtime veteran re-injured his left foot. Without those three, the Knicks were led by J.R. Smith, who had 25 points and almost single-handedly rallied the Knicks in the second half. Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 15 rebounds, and nobody else scored more than eight. "We are short-handed, weve got two starters on the bench," Woodson said, telling reporters that Cambys injury would be evaluated after the team returned home. "But the effort was great. We need to keep this up." After New York fell behind 49-38 early in the third quarter, Smith led the Knicks on a 13-3 run that cut the deficit to 52-51. He closed the quarter by scoring four more to give New York a 60-58. Chandler opened the fourth with a driving dunk to give New York a 62-58 lead. Thats when George took over. He drove in for a layup, then stole the ball and drove in for a dunk to tie the score at 62. After Gerald Greens 3-pointer broke the tie and Mahinmi hit a 20-foot jumper, George came up with another steal and layup and Mahinmi finished the run with a dunk. Suddenly, Indiana led 71-62 with 4:57 to play and New York never seriously challenged again. "Its good that we got those wins," George said. "They are great quality wins against two great teams in the East right now. Everybody takes great pride in guarding their guys. Nobody wants to get scored on, on this team." NOTES: Former Pacers star and new Hall of Famer Reggie Miller was honoured with a special video during the first quarter. Fans gave him a standing ovation and chanted "Reg-gie! Reg-gie!" as the TNT broadcaster attempted to focus on his work. ... Colts coach Chuck Pagano was given a standing ovation when he was introduced during the second quarter. ... The Knicks had won four of the previous five meetings in this series. ... 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Davis made an early move, shooting a 29 on the front nine with six birdies. Thatcher overtook him with three straight birdies on the back nine and had a one-stroke lead before missing a 7-foot par putt on the 17th hole. "I executed just really well in that stretch," Thatcher said. "Its easy to say theyre easy holes, and thats what you should do, but you still have to execute." Seventeen other players were within five strokes of the lead entering the final round. John Rollins, James Driscoll and Stuart Appleby were two strokes back. Defending champion Fredrik Jacobson, who led after two rounds, shot an even-par 70 to remain at 9 under. Davis said his fast start was helped by the thunderstorms that pushed the finish of the second round to Saturday morning and softened up the greens. "I didnt even realize I had shot 29," said Davis, who has been a runner-up on the PGA Tour five times. "I was just playing and everything was going right. Then obviously we hit the turn and we had the wind pick up for about three holes and it was playing tough all of the sudden." The first-time winners at River Highlands include Jacobson last year, Bubba Watson (2010), Hunter Mahan (2007) and J.J. Henry (2006). But Thatcher said hes not worried about that. "I figure when I play well, Ill play well and hopefully its going to be enough to keep the job every year," he said. "This weeek will go a long way towards that.dddddddddddd" Appleby, by contrast, is looking for his 10th tour win after making just one bogey in his round. The 41-year-old Australian said hes happy to be considered the old veteran among the young guns vying for the championship. "It would be good to get back in the winners circle, he said. "The only cut Ive made has been shaving for a long time. I played better golf when I was a rookie out here, and thats just not right." Jacobson recovered from a bogey on 17 to birdie the final hole and stay within striking distance as he attempts to join Phil Mickelson, the 2001 and 2002 winner, as the only players to successfully defend a title at River Highlands. "Im really happy being three behind going into tomorrow rather than five or six," he said. "Ill take the positives." Watson also is in the mix, one of four players at 8-under par. He had a 15-foot birdie putt to go 10-under at the 17th hole, but hit the ball five feet past the hole and then missed the return shot. "It broke about 6 feet, maybe a gust of wind or something, and then when I putted it back up it either bounced or broke right and it shouldnt do that, obviously, because it went one way and then the other," Watson said. Seventy-seven players spent Saturday morning finishing their second rounds after thunderstorms halted play early on Friday. J.B. Holmes, who underwent brain surgery last September, finished the morning with 62, the second best round of his career. But he followed that a few hours later with a 75 and was nine strokes behind the leaders. Camilo Villegas shot a second round 64 and shot 70 on Saturday afternoon. Villegas, who has three top-25 finishes this season, was four behind the leaders. "Its nice to see my name up on the leader board," he said. "Its been a tough year and its always good to play good." Eighty-eight players made the cut at even par. But former UCLA star Patrick Cantlay wasnt among them. He shot a 67 on Saturday morning to finish 2 over in the first tournament of his professional career. "I struggled on the first day and never really recovered," he said. ' ' '