Pacers and Spurs split the two games in Paris. Spurs won by 30, then Pacers by 38 — 136-98. Tyrese Haliburton scored 18 of his game-high 28 in the 3rd. Pascal Siakam added 23/11. And
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Tyrese Haliburton's 3-point barrage and the Pacers' full-court pressure helped Indiana beat the Spurs by 38 in Paris after Thursday's 30-point loss.
Tyrese Haliburton scored a game-high 28 points and took over in the pivotal final five minutes of the third quarter as the Indiana Pacers handled the San Antonio Spurs 136-98 on Saturday afternoon to split the NBA Paris Games series.
PARIS -- Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 points ... Andrew Nembhard scored 15, Myles Turner had 14, Bennedict Mathurin 13 and T.J. McConnell 12 for Indiana. The Pacers led by 15 at halftime ...
There were six technical fouls (four by the Pistons and two by the Pacers) given out in the game and one flagrant foul. Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart was ejected in the second quarter for a flagrant foul on Thomas Bryant. Stewart also picked up a technical foul just one minute after he entered the game in the first quarter.
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Indiana is used to playing intense games like this. They have been one of the better teams in the league in recent years. The Pacers made a deep run in the playoffs last year, and those contests are as intense as they get. Tyrese Haliburton knows that staying composed is key.
After a taxing week in Paris and a split with the Spurs, the Pacers come back west six time zones and re-start the midseason grind vs. the Pistons.