Obi Toppin made a layup with 3.4 seconds left, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from 17 points down in the second quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 133-131.
The Pacers trailed 54-37 with 8:02 left in the second quarter and 80-70 at halftime. They outscored the Suns 96-77 the rest of the way.
The Suns had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Devin Booker missed a 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Suns 9-8. Andrew Nembhard scored 6 of the Pacers’ 9 on 3 for 4 shooting.
Pascal Siakam scored 31 points (20 in the paint) on 14 for 22 shooting. Toppin added 23 points and 11 rebounds on 10 for 15 shooting off the bench. Nembhard added a season-high 22 points and 8 assists, and Aaron Nesmith scored 22 points on 8 for 13 shooting. The Pacers had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Suns, Booker scored a season-high 62 points (all 13 of a 13-0 run in the first quarter) with 6 3-pointers, and Kevin Durant added 20 points and 6 assists.
The Suns gave up 21 offensive rebounds, about 8 more than usual for the shots the Pacers missed. The Pacers outscored the Suns 84-58 in the paint.