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Siakam scores 22, Haliburton has 21 points and 10 assists to lead Pacers past Pelicans 119-104
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and 10 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers past the struggling New Orleans Pelicans 119-104 on Sunday.
Andrew Nembhard had 17 points, and Myles Turner finished with 14 points and four blocks as the Pacers won for the third time in four games.
Brandon Boston scored 20 points to lead five Pelicans players in double figures. Dejounte Murray and Herbert Jones each scored 19 points while Murray had seven rebounds and seven assists.
New Orleans had 18 turnovers and was 10 of 33 from 3-point range in its fourth straight loss. The Pelicans have lost 13 of 14 since mid-November.
Indiana swung the game with its second-quarter defense. New Orleans scored only 14 points in those 12 minutes, falling into a 59-42 halftime deficit. The Pacers extended the lead to as many as 23 points in the third quarter and coasted through the fourth.
Haliburton and Obi Toppin each made four 3s, accounting for half of Indiana's 16 3s.
Pelicans: A rash of injuries has hit New Orleans hard, and Sunday's contest was yet another illustration. It was overwhelmed as last season's highest-scoring offense seems to be rounding into form.
Pacers: Nembhard's return from injury has helped Indiana put together its best stretch of the season. When both Pacers guards playing fast and free, they roll. If they keep it up, their season could soon get back on track.
New Orleans scored just two points over the final 4:15 of the first half, and Indiana took full advantage by extending an eight-point lead to 17 at the half.
Indiana finished the game with nine blocks, eight in the first half when they pulled away.
New Orleans returns to action Thursday at Houston. Indiana begins a three-game trip Thursday at Phoenix.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Yves Missi vs. Myles Turner (Dejounte Murray gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:26 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point layup | 4-0 |
| 10:34 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving reverse layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:16 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:04 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving dunk | 6-2 |
| 9:55 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:38 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (bad pass) (Myles Turner steals) | ||
| 9:21 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Herbert Jones misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:08 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Herbert Jones misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Herbert Jones misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:08 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Herbert Jones misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:06 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point putback layup | 8-2 |
| 9:00 | | Yves Missi shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 9:00 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-3 |
| 9:00 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-4 |
| 8:47 | | Myles Turner blocks Yves Missi's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:47 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point cutting layup (Myles Turner assists) | 8-6 |
| 8:09 | | Herbert Jones turnover (bad pass) (Pascal Siakam steals) | ||
| 7:59 | | Dejounte Murray shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:59 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 7:43 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Myles Turner misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Yves Missi shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 7:04 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 6:54 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | CJ McCollum personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | Daniel Theis personal foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-10 |
| 6:36 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-11 |
| 6:17 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:15 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 8-14 |
| 5:45 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point stepback jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 10-14 |
| 5:30 | | Javonte Green shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-15 |
| 5:30 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-16 |
| 5:17 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Loose ball) (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 13-16 |
| 4:51 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (lost ball) (Daniel Theis steals) | ||
| 4:47 | | Tyrese Haliburton shooting foul (Javonte Green draws the foul) | ||
| 4:47 | | +1 | Javonte Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-16 |
| 4:47 | | +1 | Javonte Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-16 |
| 4:29 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 15-18 |
| 4:11 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 18-18 |
| 4:02 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 18-21 |
| 3:50 | | +2 | Brandon Boston makes two point pullup jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 20-21 |
| 3:39 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 20-23 |
| 3:33 | | T.J. McConnell personal foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 3:12 | | Pacers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 3:12 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 21-23 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Brandon Boston makes two point layup | 23-23 |
| 2:52 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Brandon Boston defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Brandon Boston turnover (bad pass) (Obi Toppin steals) | ||
| 2:38 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point running jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 23-26 |
| 2:36 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:19 | | +3 | Brandon Boston makes three point stepback jump shot | 26-26 |
| 2:02 | | Jarace Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | CJ McCollum misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Jarace Walker misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:15 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Tyrese Haliburton blocks Trey Murphy III's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point running jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 26-29 |
| 0:52 | | Javonte Green offensive foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:52 | | Javonte Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 26-31 |
| 0:20 | | Brandon Boston misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:16 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point cutting dunk (Daniel Theis assists) | 28-31 |
| 0:01 | | Johnny Furphy misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 28-34 |
| 11:21 | | Johnny Furphy shooting foul (Brandon Boston draws the foul) | ||
| 11:21 | | +1 | Brandon Boston makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-34 |
| 11:21 | | Brandon Boston misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:20 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | T.J. McConnell offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (Yves Missi steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | CJ McCollum offensive foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 11:02 | | CJ McCollum turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 29-36 |
| 10:24 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Jamal Cain offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Trey Murphy III blocks Pascal Siakam's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:56 | | Jamal Cain defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Brandon Boston misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +3 | Thomas Bryant makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 29-39 |
| 9:05 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 32-39 |
| 8:51 | | Jarace Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Jarace Walker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Jarace Walker personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 34-39 |
| 8:02 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 34-41 |
| 7:17 | | Thomas Bryant blocks CJ McCollum's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:15 | | Jamal Cain offensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Jamal Cain misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:14 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Brandon Boston personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Jamal Cain defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Jamal Cain misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:36 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Brandon Boston shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-42 |
| 6:35 |