Already more than a third of the way to matching the 61 points he had last season, Vanek is maintaining a day-at-a-time approach.

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Five players reached double figures and the Pacers came within three points of matching their highest non-overtime point total of the season (105).

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On the other side, things weren't all that bleak despite the disappointment of being done and matching a season-low for points.

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The Dow Jones industrial average had a matching 1.8% gain, up 229 points to 13, 333 and the Nasdaq jumped 69 points, or 2.3%, to 3, 088.

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Wilson Chandler had 16 points and Corey Brewer and Kosta Koufos added 13 points apiece for the Nuggets, who are one win shy of matching their longest home winning streak since Jan. 28-April 20, 1989, despite missing injured point guard Ty Lawson.

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