Pascal Siakam scored 22 points, and the Indiana Pacers went on a 12-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 115-103.
The Wizards led 73-71 with 7:56 left in the third quarter. Tyrese Haliburton’s 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer put the Pacers ahead for good with 6:44 left in the quarter. Siakam scored 6 points and Haliburton made 2 3-pointers during the run. The Pacers led 83-73 with 4:38 left in the quarter.
The Wizards got within 98-96 on Bub Carrington’s 3-pointer with 8:46 to play, but Moses Brown answered with a dunk, and the Wizards got no closer.
In the fourth quarter, Jarace Walker had 3 steals, and the Pacers scored 2 points off them.
Haliburton had 21 points and 9 assists. The Pacers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly scored 17 points (11 in the third quarter).
The Wizards committed 17 turnovers to the Pacers’ 12. The Wizards were outscored 12-2 in 5 minutes with Kuzma, Kispert, Coulibaly, Sarr and Carrington on the floor together.