ck injury -- Indiana not only relied on its depth, the Pacers used it to dismantle the Nets 118-97, Brooklyns sixth straight loss.Eleven Pacers dressed Friday night, and nine played at least 18 m

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers knew they would need to reach deep into their bench Friday night in order to get a win.With three players sitting out due to injuries -- including Paul George, who is nursing a sore left ankle and a nagging back injury -- Indiana not only relied on its depth, the Pacers used it to dismantle the Nets 118-97, Brooklyns sixth straight loss.Eleven Pacers dressed Friday night, and nine played at least 18 minutes. Glenn Robinson III got his second start of the season and finished with 20 points and five rebounds.I just came in ready. I had the right mindset. (Coach) Nate (McMillan) talked to me before the game, told me I was starting, I was going to play big minutes, Robinson said. I thought we brought the energy. We were intense defensively. Were just starting to get our chemistry and weve just got to keep going.After losing two of their last three games, the Pacers were in sync, clicking and gelling on the court.Following Indianas practice on Thursday, George gathered the Pacers for a players-only meeting, addressing some of Indianas shortcomings and kinks that needed worked out. Robinson noted that the Pacers needed to gather and discuss some of the problems that have hampered a team that had a lot of preseason hype.For us, we have to establish who we are. We need to establish our identity, McMillan said. Tonight, I thought they set the tone. We cant go back. Weve been up and down. We have to move forward and build off this game, have intensity on both ends of the floor.Rodney Stuckey scored 18 points, and Al Jefferson and Myles Turner each finished with 16 points.After an 11-0 Nets run in the first quarter, Indiana trailed by seven points. But the Pacers finished the quarter with a 6-0 run to lead 28-23. Brooklyn would pull within 39-35 during the second quarter, but it was the closest they would come to challenging Indiana.The Pacers led by 15 points at halftime and stretched their lead to 30 in the third quarter with a 20-5 run. The Pacers led by as many as 31 points.Turner finished with eight rebounds and four blocked shots. And Jeff Teague finished with nine points, eight assists and nine rebounds. Indiana scored 27 points off Brooklyns 20 turnovers.Trevor Booker finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds, recording his sixth double-double of the season for the Nets while Brook Lopez finished with 20 points and Sean Kilpatrick added 16 points and seven assists.I think it came down to competitiveness. They outworked us, and they were more focused than us for the majority of the game, Lopez said. We were lax on both ends of the floor. We need to fight. We need to grind every possession to give ourselves a shot. The guys in the locker room right now are the ones that can fix it.TIP-INS:Brooklyn: The Nets are 0-5 in road games this season when their opponent scores more than 120 points. . Brooklyn is 0-5 this season when scoring less than 100 points. . Brooklyn is 1-7 on the road this season.Indiana: George will sit out the next two games. CJ Miles and Kevin Seraphin sat out Friday night due to sore knees. . Indianas bench scored 48 points Friday night. . Through 16 games this season, Indiana has averaged 22.7 assists per game. The Pacers finished with 25 assists Friday night. . The 21-point win was Indianas largest margin of the season. . Indianas 31-point lead was its largest in any game this season.UP NEXT:Brooklyn hosts Sacramento on SundayIndiana hosts the Clippers on Sunday Thaddeus Young Jersey . But what about the officials? 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I only managed to do it by one match.Murray replaced Djokovic as the top-ranked player in Paris, but the second-ranked Serb could have regained the No. 1 position by winning Sunday at the O2 Arena.And Murray seemed vulnerable heading into the final, especially after playing three sets against Milos Raonic in Saturdays semifinals. He started against Djokovic with a pair of double-faults in the opening game, but it was soon his opponent that was struggling with his serve as the unforced errors piled up.There was no serious chance for me to win todays match, Djokovic said. From the very beginning we could see that. He was just a better player all in all.Normally so steady with his groundstrokes, Djokovic found himself missing easy shots time after time, finishing the match with a whopping 30 unforced errors and only 13 winners. Murray had 15 unforced errors and 13 winners.In the first set, Djokovic had a routine smash that he whacked wide. And in the second, he netted a basic forehand volley.It never got much better for the 12-time Grand Slam champion, who was trying to win a record-tying sixth title at the season-ending tournament and finish the year as the top-ranked player for the fifth time.II didnt do much from my side.ddddddddddddEvery time I would get an opportunity, I would miss, said Djokovic, who completed a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open this year.Murray is the first man other than Djokovic, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal to finish the year as the No. 1-ranked player since Andy Roddick in 2003.He took over the top spot on Nov. 7 after winning his eighth title of the season at the Paris Masters. He also reached the Australian Open and French Open finals, losing to Djokovic on both occasions, but won his second straight Olympic gold medal in singles at the Rio de Janeiro Games after claiming his second Wimbledon title.On Sunday, he capped a long stretch of playing some of the best tennis of his life, and the best tennis in the world.I was solid enough when I needed to be, Murray said, perhaps understating his accomplishment. You never beat a player as good as Novak if you dont play well.Sundays match was the first time since 2000 that the year-end No. 1 ranking was on the line in the final match of the season. Sixteen years ago, Gustavo Kuerten beat Andre Agassi to give the Brazilian the top ranking ahead of Marat Safin.Despite winning the opening two Grand Slam tournaments this year, Djokovic has struggled in the second half of the season. He lost to Sam Querrey in the third round at Wimbledon, ending a 30-match winning streak at major championships. 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