Tough one to swallow. Not for Jermaine O'Neal. The Indiana Pacers' center gobbled up the Rockets, scoring 28 points, grabbing 15 boards, blocking 3 shots and hitting what amounted to the game-winning jumper as the Pacers beat the Rockets 81-79 in the Compaq Center Saturday night.

The Rockets fall to 10-23.

Jermaine looked more like Shaq as O'Neal hurt Kenny Thomas and the Rockets inside, and the team never adjusted to do anything with him. His hook/jumper over KT with 39 seconds left gave the Pacers an 80-79 edge.