Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points (17 in the second quarter), and the Indiana Pacers beat the defending champion Golden State Warriors 125-119.
The Pacers took control with a 34-13 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 25.
The Warriors got within 122-119 on Donte DiVincenzo’s 28-foot 3-pointer with 1:25 to play, but Myles Turner answered with a free throw, and the Warriors got no closer.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Warriors 9-0. Turner scored 5 of the Pacers’ 9 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Bennedict Mathurin scored 24 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter) off the bench, and Turner added 21 points on 8 for 11 shooting. The Pacers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry had 38 points and 7 assists. Jordan Poole scored 20 points but went 1 for 7 from 3. JaMychal Green scored 15 points off the bench. All 15 of JaMychal Green’s points came in the fourth quarter.
The Pacers shot 50.6% from the field to the Warriors’ 46.5%. The Warriors turned it over 24 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Pacers’ starters were outscored 27-9 in 8 minutes together.