The Indiana Pacers went on a 9-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 107-97.
The Kings went on a 12-3 run to lead 68-62 with 4:21 left in the third quarter. Domantas Sabonis’ putback put the Pacers ahead for good with 2:50 left in the quarter. They took a 71-68 lead with 2:18 left in the quarter and led by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter.
The Kings got within 84-83 on Justin Jackson’s 3-pointer with 8:13 to play, but Doug McDermott answered with a 3-pointer, and the Kings got no closer.
In the fourth quarter, Aaron Holiday had 3 steals, 1 of them during a 9-0 Pacers run, and the Pacers scored 5 points off them.
Thaddeus Young had 20 points (12 in the paint) and 9 rebounds, and Cory Joseph added 11 points (10 in the paint) and 8 assists off the bench. The Pacers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Kings, Buddy Hield scored 20 points.
The Pacers went 19 for 22 at the line to the Kings’ 12 for 15. The Kings gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Pacers missed. Marvin Bagley III fouled out.