Myles Turner scored 22 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-103 for their fourth straight win.
The Pacers took control with a 19-7 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 20.
The Nets got within 92-91 on Nic Claxton’s driving dunk with 4:30 to play, but Bennedict Mathurin answered with a jumper, and the Nets got no closer than 94-92.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Nets 14-7. Pascal Siakam scored 8 of the Pacers’ 14 on 2 for 3 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line.
Siakam had 26 points and 6 assists. Tyrese Haliburton assisted on 5 of Siakam’s 10 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Trendon Watford scored a season-high 26 points (14 in the paint) on 9 for 14 shooting off the bench, and Cameron Johnson added 20 points and 9 rebounds.
The Pacers went 17 for 21 at the line to the Nets’ 10 for 17 and outscored them 21-8 on the fast break.