Skid vanquished

INDIANAPOLIS – Ray Allen has been scoring plenty of points. On Wednesday night, they finally added up to a win on the road.

The six-time All-Star had 33 points and nine assists, and rookie Andre Brown made the go-ahead basket with 23 seconds remaining to give the Seattle SuperSonics a 103-102 victory over the Indiana Pacers. The Sonics snapped a 15-game road losing streak.

“I hate losing. I hate losing,” said Allen, who has had 29, 29 and 33 points in the three games since he wasn’t chosen for the Western Conference All-Star team last week.

“Let me just say, I have a lot of people that are very supportive, especially of all of my accomplishments in my career,” he said. “I’ll just have another shot next year.”

Allen had 10 points in the fourth quarter, including two straight baskets after the Pacers went ahead 99-92 in the final minutes.

Brown scored on a layup, was fouled and hit the free throw to put the Sonics up 101-100 with 54 seconds left.

Jamaal Tinsley, who led Indiana with 25 points, then scored on a drive to the basket for the Pacers’ final lead seconds later. Brown scored again but missed a free throw, giving the Pacers one more chance.

Tinsley missed another drive to the hoop, and desperation shots off rebounds by Danny Granger and Tinsley were no good as time ran out.

“Coming off the bench, you have to be ready when your team calls your number,” Brown said.

“I’m an aggressive guy. I take pride in that,” he said. “I made some key baskets. Once you continue to be aggressive, things fall for you.”

The Pacers were without All-Star Jermaine O’Neal, who did not play because of swelling from a bruise on his left knee.

“Tough loss,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “We worked so hard to get the lead, then had a string of missed shots. … The second-chance opportunities killed us. This is one we shouldn’t have let get away.”

Tinsley, allegedly involved in a bar scuffle after Monday night’s game against Golden State, would not talk about the fight and received a smattering of boos from the home crowd during introductions. He said he got the shot he wanted at the end.

“They challenged the shot, and I just missed it,” he said.

Teammates Marquis Daniels and Keith McLeod were also involved in the fight with a bar manager, police said.

Chris Wilcox added 17 points for Seattle. Brown finished with nine points, one off his career high.

“Who would have thunk it,” Seattle coach Bob Hill said of Brown’s play. “I didn’t anticipate Andre scoring like he did. I put him in for his defense.”

Troy Murphy scored 22 points for the Pacers, his most since he came in a trade with Golden State three weeks ago.

“It felt good to get shots up. The guys were looking for me a lot,” Murphy said. “We had some missed opportunities and failed to capitalize.”