Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) shoots in opposition to the San Antonio Spurs through the first half of a Paris Video games 2025 NBA basketball recreation in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photograph/Thibault Camus)
PARIS — Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 factors in a stunning 2-1/2 minute show late within the third quarter, Pascal Siakam scored 23 and the Indiana Pacers downed Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 136-98 within the NBA Paris Video games finale on Saturday.
Andrew Nembhard scored 15, Myles Turner had 14, Bennedict Mathurin 13 and TJ McConnell 12 for Indiana. The Pacers led by 15 at halftime, fell behind by one within the third quarter, then rolled the remainder of the best way.
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Wembanyama had 20 factors and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, who received the collection opener by 30 on Thursday. Harrison Barnes led San Antonio with 25 factors and Stephon Fortress scored 17 for the Spurs.
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16 STRAIGHT.
18 IN THE 3RD.
7-8 FGM | 4-4 3PM.Tyrese Haliburton DOMINATED the final 3 minutes.
Pacers again up 12 headed to the 4th on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/xEhlNQwchT
— NBA (@NBA) January 25, 2025
Wembanyama shot 7 of 16 from the sector, plus he completed with two steals, two assists and a block.
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Takeaways
Pacers: Haliburton was 6 for six from the sector in that end-of-the-third stretch, 4 of these pictures from 3-point vary. The Pacers made seven of their closing eight pictures of the third to open a 15-point lead, then saved working away within the fourth.
Spurs: This was the fourth time that San Antonio performed a two-game collection in opposition to the identical opponent this season — and the Spurs have but to comb a kind of units. They went 1-1 vs. Houston and Denver (each after profitable the primary recreation), 0-2 vs. Memphis and 1-1 vs. the Pacers.
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Key second
Wembanyama checked out with 3:35 left, executed for the day with the Spurs down 127-97. He nonetheless obtained a heat reception from the gang in his homeland, and he applauded to indicate his appreciation.
Key stat
Haliburton had 18 factors within the third quarter, his highest-scoring quarter of the season.
Up subsequent
Each groups are off till house video games on Wednesday. The Spurs play host to the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Pacers play host to Detroit.
