Tyrese Haliburton had 29 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 10 assists, and the Indiana Pacers went on a 23-8 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 126-124.
The Bucks led 113-103 with 7:08 left in the fourth quarter. Haliburton’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Pacers ahead for good with 1:29 left. He and Bennedict Mathurin scored 8 points each during the run, and they led 126-121 with 2.3 seconds left.
The Bucks had the ball down 1 with 43 seconds left, but Mathurin stole the ball from Giannis Antetokounmpo, lifting the Pacers’ chance to win from 64% to 71%. A basket would have put the Bucks ahead.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Bucks 13-7. Haliburton (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2023-24) scored 5 of the Pacers’ 13 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Mathurin had 26 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Myles Turner added 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Bruce Brown had 11 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. The Pacers had 3 20-point scorers. Haliburton assisted on 6 of Turner’s 8 baskets, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Bucks, Antetokounmpo had 54 points and 12 rebounds on 19 for 25 shooting.
The Pacers made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Haliburton and 4 by Turner. The Bucks outscored the Pacers 60-40 in the paint. The Pacers outscored the Bucks 26-11 in 8 minutes with Turner, Brown, Nembhard, Haliburton and Mathurin on the floor together.