<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Caris LeVert scored 34 points, Malcolm Brogdon and Donantas Sabonis fell just short of triple-doubles and the Indiana Pacers held on for a 132-125 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.</p>
<p>Brogdon had 29 points, matched his season-high with 11 assists and had nine rebounds. Sabonis finished with 18 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, part of the Pacers grabbing a season-high 53 rebounds en route to their third straight victory.</p>
<p>Memphis center Jonas Valanciunas matched his career high with 34 points and his season high with 22 rebounds. Valanciunas had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Memphis rally.</p>
<p>Ja Morant had 23 points.</p>
<p>Memphis got within a single point in the final 1:46 but could never overtake the Pacers in the closing minutes.</p>
<p>After Indiana led by 18 in the third, Memphis rallied to bring the deficit to single digits in the fourth.</p>
<p>Memphis, which blew an eight-point lead in the closing 2:19 of regulation before losing to the New York Knicks in overtime Friday night, looked terrible on defense early in the game.</p>
<p>Sabonis led the Pacers to an early advantage, Indiana scoring 45 points in the first quarter — the most in any period against Memphis this season.</p>
<p>Sabonis wasn’t only the Indiana player hurting the Grizzlies. The Pacers shot more than 60% through the first half.</p>
<p>Still, Valanciunas and the Grizzlies were able to cut into the lead before a late flurry gave the Pacers a 74-63 lead at the break.</p>
<p>Valanciunas already had 18 points and 10 rebounds at the half. Sabonis was looking at a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and a handful of assists.</p>
<p>But LeVert also was getting untracked, scoring 19 before intermission.</p>
<p>LeVert scored 11 points in the third as Indiana held on for a 106-97 lead.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Pacers: Have their first three-game winning streak since starting 3-0. … Announced on Sunday they have signed 6-foot-7 forward Oshae Brissett to a second 10-day contract. … Sabonis had nine assists, moving past Billy Knight for 23rd on the Pacers career list. Knight had 968.</p>
<p>Grizzlies: Valanciunas has 21 straight games with at least 10 rebounds. … Memphis has lost eight of the last 10 to the Pacers. …Morant reached 2,000 career points in the first quarter. </p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Pacers: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>Grizzlies: Host Chicago on Monday night.</p>
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