National Basketball Association

Ellis, George lead Pacers past Suns 97-94

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 4:09 p.m. ET

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PHOENIX (AP) Monta Ellis scored 20 points, Paul George had 19 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Phoenix Suns 97-94 on Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak.

George added eight rebounds and Myles Turner scored 15 points for Indiana.

Devin Booker had a career-high 32 points for the Suns, who lost for the 14th time in 15 games and fifth in a row. Brandon Knight added 21 points.

The Suns fought back to trail 95-92 with 3.8 seconds left after an off-balance 3-pointer by Knight, but the Suns didn't have enough time to complete the comeback.

The Pacers led by 20 points in the third quarter with the Suns struggling all night to make shots. Joe Young's 3 made it 71-51 with 3:08 to go, part of the rookie's 11 points.