Indiana pulled off the surprise 90-77 win over Brooklyn, thanks to a great game by Mack. "Take away Mack from this team, and we couldn't have done it," said Indiana coach Coach Hitch after the game. "He deserves the credit for this win." Brooklyn coach Bob agreed, "We didn't really think Mack had that kind of game in him after watching the films, but he showed us wrong."

Indiana was led by Mack (11 points, 9 boards, 17 assists, 3 steals), Wade (24 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block), Battle (14 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, a block). Brooklyn was led by Spring (25 points, 2 steals, a block), Hester (17 points, 3 blocks), Alves (5 points, 7 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block).

Indiana jump to 14-20. They hold at #3 in the Central and move up to #9 overall in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn fall to 15-17 and 9-7 at home with this defeat. They hold at #3 in the Atlantic and hold at #7 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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