The Indiana Pacers rallied from 15 points down in the first quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 112-111 for their fourth straight win.
The Pacers trailed 28-13 with 2:52 left in the first quarter. They were still down 101-89 with 6:52 left in the fourth quarter, with a 3% chance to win, and outscored the Jazz 23-10 the rest of the way.
Keyonte George’s corner 3-pointer made it 112-111 with 3.9 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Jazz 14-9. Thomas Bryant scored 5 of the Pacers’ 14 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Aaron Nesmith had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to Tyrese Haliburton’s pull-up 3-pointer that put the Pacers ahead 108-106, and the Pacers scored 5 points off them.
Pascal Siakam scored 22 points (14 in the paint), and Nesmith added 13 points and 3 steals off the bench.
For the Jazz, Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points (9 in the first quarter) off the bench, and John Collins added 21 points and 12 rebounds.
The Pacers outscored the Jazz 26-11 on the fast break. The Jazz outscored the Pacers 31-16 in 10 minutes with Markkanen, Collins, Kessler, George and Collier on the floor together.