INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Jermaine O'Neal scored 9 points after sitting out for more than two months with a knee injury and the Indiana Pacers beat the Miami Heat 105-85 on Monday night.

O'Neal shot 3-for-4 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free-throw line in 18 minutes. He had missed 33 straight games with a bone bruise. The Pacers went 12-and-21 during that stretch.

Danny Granger led Indiana with 23 points and Mike Dunleavy added 18 as the Pacers won their second straight and six of eight to remain contenders for an Eastern Conference playoff spot.

Daequan Cook led Miami with 16.

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