By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS(AP) -- Indiana's formula for victory this week has
been simple: fall behind by more than 20 points, then stage a
frantic rally to win.

Danny Granger scored 33 points, Mike Dunleavy added a
season-high 30 and the Pacers overcame a 24-point deficit to
beat the Phoenix Suns 122-114 on Wednesday night.

It was the second straight game the Pacers trailed by more than
20 points in the second quarter and won. Indiana was down 23
against Toronto on Monday night before rallying for a victory.

"One of these days, we'll get a lead," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien
said. "That's another tremendous, gutsy comeback for our team."

Dunleavy made 9 of 14 shots, including 4 of 7 3-pointers, in 26
minutes.

Granger and Dunleavy both have been prolific scorers in recent
years, but it was the first time both scored more than 30 points
in a game since Dunleavy was traded to Indiana in January of
2007.

"Over the last couple years, we've figured out a way to play
together and we understand each other offensively," Dunleavy
said. "Hopefully, we can keep playing that way the rest of the
season because it's tough to guard us."

Dunleavy hadn't scored 30 or more points since the final game of
the 2007-08 season. He scored 36 points five times that season
and averaged a career-high 19.1.

He missed most of last season and part of this season because of
a knee injury, but looked like the Dunleavy of old against the
Suns.

"It's good to see Mike back in the form he was a couple years
ago when he was putting up big numbers," Granger said.

Earl Watson added 14 points and nine assists for the Pacers, who
won their fourth straight home game.

Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 21 points. Steve Nash had 20
points and nine assists, despite missing more than a quarter
with a busted lip. Nash got seven stitches after taking an elbow
from Indiana's Earl Watson late in the first quarter, but he
returned for the second half.

"Just stepped in to take a charge and took an elbow in the lip,"
Nash said. "It spread open."

Nash was still bleeding after the game.

"It's not the worst thing in the world," he said.

The loss hurt Nash, too.

"We let them get the momentum, and we couldn't stop the
bleeding," he said. "They got their confidence up, and for some
reason, our level of play drops. We gave up too many points in
the third and fourth quarters. Can't expect to win too many
games that way."

The Pacers led by one in the fourth quarter before Granger and
Dunleavy made back-to-back 3-pointers to give Indiana a 118-111
lead with 2:07 to play.

Nash made a 3-pointer with 1:40 left, but Granger answered with
a mid-range jumper to extend the lead to 120-114 with 47.3
seconds remaining. Nash missed from long range, and Dunleavy
made two free throws at the other end to seal it.

Watson elbowed Nash on a drive to the basket with just over four
minutes left in the first quarter. A Suns spokeswoman said a
tooth went through Nash's upper lip. He received four stitches
on his upper lip and three on the inside of his mouth.

The Suns outscored the Pacers 49-38 the rest of the first half
while Nash was out. At one point, the Suns led 58-34.

Nash's replacement, Goran Dragic, had 11 points and four assists
before the break to help the Suns take a 68-52 lead.

Indiana opened the second half on an 18-9 run, including 13
points by Dunleavy in a five-minute span, to cut Phoenix's lead
to 77-70 and force a timeout.

Dunleavy scored 18 points in the quarter.

"That was amazing," Granger said. "When you have that kind of
production from your bench, the sky's the limit. Your starters
have to take care of business, then you have a power punch
coming off the bench."

Back-to-back 3-pointers by Granger in the final minute of the
period gave the Pacers a 91-89 lead. Leandro Barbosa made two
free throws with 3.5 seconds left to tie the game heading into
the fourth quarter.

The Pacers held the Suns to 26 percent shooting in the third
quarter.

"Just a little more sense of urgency," Dunleavy said. "I don't
know if it just takes us a while to settle in and figure out our
opponents. Once we get it down, we do a pretty good job."

O'Brien said the Pacers could be starting to find a rhythm after
being riddled with injuries. Granger and Dunleavy, who had the
team's top two scoring averages the past two years, have missed
a combined 30 games this season.

"I think things are definitely starting to turn," O'Brien said.
"We've got to sustain it."

NOTES: Pacers PG T.J. Ford was inactive for the second time this
season because of a coach's decision. He has started 25 games.
It was the sixth straight game he hasn't played. Ford says he's
healthy. ... Pacers C Jeff Foster sat out with an injured back.
He hopes to be back within two weeks. ... Pacers F Tyler
Hansbrough made his first career start. He scored three points
in 10 minutes.