Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 12 assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 127-125.
Pascal Siakam’s 12-foot fadeaway put the Pacers ahead for good with 3:15 left in the fourth quarter.
Siakam’s 11-foot floater with 25.4 seconds left made it 126-123. The Raptors had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but RJ Barrett missed an 8-foot turnaround fadeaway at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Raptors 9-8. Siakam scored 5 of the Pacers’ 9 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. With 4:23 left, Barrett stole the ball from Andrew Nembhard, and Scottie Barnes’ driving layup off it put the Raptors ahead 119-118.
Siakam had 23 points and 7 assists. The Pacers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Raptors, Barnes had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, and Barrett added 23 points (16 in the paint) and 9 rebounds. Jakob Poeltl had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Raptors forced 8 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Pacers 40-10 on the fast break.