"As a 29-3 Indiana run that started in the third quarter and continued into the fourth finally came to a close, the Jazz called a timeout and the game clock read "9:11."

By then, it was way too late to dial for help.

The Pacers had gone from 12 down to 18 up in a span of seven minutes and 32 seconds, and they had no trouble holding on to beat Utah 122-106 Friday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Behind Danny Granger's career-high 44 points, Indiana — which won its fifth straight and snapped a four-game losing streak to the Jazz — denied coach Jerry Sloan's club a chance to shake Dallas and remain tied with Denver for the second-best record in the NBA's Western Conference and Northwest Division.

Instead, the 47-26 Jazz's three-game win streak came to a close, and a few minutes later, Carmelo Anthony hit an 18-footer in the final second to rally the Nuggets past the Raptors in Toronto. Fourth-place Utah is now a full game behind tiebreaker-owning Denver and a half game behind Dallas in the fight for the West's No. 2 seed.

"This is definitely a tough loss for us," point guard Deron Williams said after stop No. 2 on a three-game trip that concludes tonight at Washington."