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Indiana Pacers at Phoenix Suns

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13-15, 5-11 Away
Final
120 - 111

14-12, 9-5 Home

Siakam has 25 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Pacers past the Suns, 120-111

Indiana Pacers vs. Phoenix Suns: Game Highlights

Indiana used a 15-4 run to lead 97-83 after three quarters and stretched it to 105-86 early in the fourth. The Pacers shot 16 of 41 from 3-point range to win for the fourth time in five games.

Tyrese Halliburton added 13 points and 12 assists, hitting 4 of 9 from 3. Andrew Nembhard added 19 points and Indiana had 25 fast-break points.

Kevin Durant led the Suns with 37 points and 10 rebounds. Bradley Beal added 16 points after missing two games because of a swollen right knee.

Devin Booker had 17 points, but went out in the third quarter with groin tightness. The Suns shot 9 of 30 from 3.

Takeaways Pacers: Indiana has been on an offensive roll the past couple of weeks and kept it going in the desert. The Pacers moved the ball well and used their aggressiveness to get to the line, making 26 of 31 free throws.

Suns: Phoenix got Beal back, but the injury merry-go-round continued when Booker went down. The Suns shot 49% from the floor, but had 16 turnovers that led to 29 Indiana points.

Key moment Booker had 14 points in the first half, but left midway through the third quarter with groin tightness. The Suns were unable to mount a comeback without their All-Star.

Key stat The Pacers had 30 assists on 39 made field goals, with T.J. McConnell dishing out five.

Up next The Pacers play at Sacramento on Sunday. The Suns host Detroit on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

IND leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Suns: 70.1%
Pacers: 29.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 111
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 111
4th 15.0 T.J. McConnell defensive rebound 120 - 111
4th 18.0 Bennedict Mathurin blocks Grayson Allen 's 3-foot driving layup 120 - 111
4th 26.1 T.J. McConnell makes free throw 2 of 2 120 - 111

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ind.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originIND https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phx.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHX
39-89 FG 40-82
43.8 Field Goal % 48.8
16-41 3PT 9-30
39.0 Three Point % 30.0
26-31 FT 22-28
83.9 Free Throw % 78.6
47 Rebounds 44
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
38 Defensive Rebounds 37
30 Assists 28
9 Steals 6
7 Blocks 4
9 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 29
25 Fast Break Points 19
38 Points in Paint 50
21 Fouls 20
19 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Footprint Center

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 55 10 .846 - W15
Milwaukee 36 28 .563 18.5 L3
Indiana 36 28 .563 18.5 W1
Detroit 37 29 .561 18.5 W2
Chicago 27 38 .415 28 W3

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 40 23 .635 - L2
Golden State 37 28 .569 4 W5
LA Clippers 35 30 .538 6 L1
Sacramento 33 31 .516 7.5 L2
Phoenix 30 35 .462 11 L1
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