Tyrese Haliburton had 23 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and 11 assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 121-111.
Jalen Smith’s 2 free throws put the Pacers ahead for good with 5:03 left in the third quarter.
The Wizards got within 102-99 on Kyle Kuzma’s 2 free throws with 6:16 to play, but Oshae Brissett answered with 2 free throws, and the Wizards got no closer.
Buddy Hield had 28 points and 3 steals. Hield and Haliburton set each other up for 7 baskets and 18 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Wizards, Kristaps Porziņģis had 29 points (18 in the paint) and 9 rebounds on 11 for 13 shooting, and Kuzma added 27 points and 7 assists. Jordan Goodwin had 19 points and a career-high 5 steals off the bench.
The Wizards committed 14 turnovers to the Pacers’ 12. They gave up 13 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Pacers missed. The Pacers outscored the Wizards 50-26 off the bench. The Pacers outscored the Wizards 26-13 in 7 minutes with Turner, Hield, Nembhard, Haliburton and Mathurin on the floor together. Andrew Nembhard fouled out.