Ben Simmons scored 21 points (18 in the paint), and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from 20 points down in the third quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 119-110.
The 76ers trailed 95-75 with 1:55 left in the third quarter. They were still down 102-86 with 9:09 left in the fourth quarter, with a 2.1% chance to win, and outscored the Pacers 33-8 the rest of the way.
Matisse Thybulle’s 8-foot floater with 1:30 left made it 111-108, and Seth Curry’s 2 free throws with 19.2 seconds left put it away at 115-110.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Pacers 14-4. Furkan Korkmaz scored 4 of the 76ers’ 14 on 2 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Thybulle had 4 steals, 1 of them during a 13-0 76ers run, and the 76ers scored 8 points off them.
Tobias Harris had 27 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Pacers, Malcolm Brogdon scored 25 points (12 in the first quarter), and Domantas Sabonis added 21 points and 8 rebounds.
The Pacers turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. They did not make a field goal in the last 5:57. The 76ers’ starters were outscored 47-27 in 16 minutes together. Myles Turner and Doug McDermott fouled out.