Spurs' Pacers bounce back in playoffs

San Antonio, Texas (Reuters): Stephen Jackson scored 23 points and Tim Duncan had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help the San Antonio Spurs tie their Western Conference first round series with an 84-76 win over the Phoenix Suns Monday.

The series now moves to Phoenix for games three and four Friday and Sunday.

Malik Rose added 11 points for the Spurs, who had lost the opening game 96-95 on a last-second three-pointer from Stephen Marbury.

Marbury had another big night, scoring 32 points with 10 rebounds and five assists, but the Suns managed just 14 points in the fourth quarter. Anfemee Hardaway had 17 points and II rebounds for Phoenix.

San Antonio missed several key free throws in Game One but went 19-for-25 from the free-throw line in Game Two, including two by Duncan in the final minute.

In Indianapolis, Jermaine O'Neal had 23 points and 20 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Boston Celtics 89-77 to tie their Eastern Conference first round series 1-1.

Reggie Miller added 18 points while Jamaal Tinsley chipped in with 15 as the Pacers rebounded from Paul Pierce's 40-point effort in the opening game.

Game Three is in Boston Thursday.

Antoine Walker scored 19 points to lead the Celtics Monday while Pierce was held to just 16. Walter McCarty also had 16 points.

Boston trailed by as many as 18 points early in the game but twice closed to within a point, although they never led.

Miller, urged on by a home crowd chanting his name, hit an important three-pointer in the fourth quarter to keep Indiana ahead.

In Sacramento, Peja Stojakovic scored 29 points as the Kings took a 2-0 series lead over Utah by downing the Jazz 108-95.

Game Three is in Salt Lake City Saturday.

The Kings roared into a 15-point halftime lead and were never threatened as five of their players recorded double figures.

Vlade Divac had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Sacramento while Bobby Jackson also had 15 points. Jim Jackson added 11 points and Mike Bibby chipped in with 10.