The Pacers (32-32) completed a sweep of the season series and moved a game ahead of Charlotte and 2 1/2 in front of Toronto for the seventh playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Jonathan Bender added 17 points, Jamaal Tinsley scored 15 and Reggie Miller and Jermaine O'Neal chipped in 14 apiece for Indiana. The Pacers also got 13 from Ron Artest and 10 from Brad Miller en route to their third straight home win.
Artest scored five points and Tinsley four in the decisive burst, which gave the Pacers a 115-98 cushion with 76 seconds left.
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Jonathan Bender was one of seven Pacers to reach double figures Tuesday night. Ron Hoskins NBAE/Getty Images |







