Yahoo Sports Pacers stay hot, crush Bulls behind Pascal Siakam's 26 points
Tony East: Pacers dribble it out. They beat the Bulls 129-113 to improve to 20-18. 2 games over .500, winners of 4-straight games. Awesome first half. They scored 76 points in the paint, tying a season high. 26 for Pascal Siakam. 16 points and 13 assists for Tyrese Haliburton. Thomas Bryant starts, scores 20.
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Pacers 63, Bulls 44 at half
Vucevic 10 pts, 6 rebs
Bulls 4-17 from 3 with 14 TOs
Siakam 16 pts
Bryant 11 pts
Haliburton 5 pts, 6 assists, 3 steals - 8:01 PM
If you adjust the @Pacers stats to a per-36-minute basis to eliminate impact of playing time, @TJMcConnell is their second-leading scorer at 19.7 (behind Siakam) while hitting 55% of fga. McConnell also leads in steals (2.2), barely ahead of Jarace Walker (2.1). - 10:27 AM
Pacers starters (Toppin for Siakam) back in and growing their lead to 17.
They've done a good job of getting to the line and making (20/21). It's difficult to face a mash unit, and human nature creeps in, but Pacers should return home with a 15+ point win. - 9:40 PM
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Scott Agness: Pacers are over .500 (19-18) after a 113-99 win in Brooklyn. Haliburton (23), Mathurin (20), Siakam (19) led them in scoring. They've won three in a row, nine of 12. With games vs the Bulls and Warriors at home this week — and Nesmith nearing a return. Next: Wed. v CHI -via Twitter @ScottAgness / January 6, 2025
Gary Washburn: #Celtics lose 123-114 to #Pacers, who outplayed them throughout the game. A 4:06 scoring skid midway 4Q was the difference. BOS was 6 for 27 from 3 in the second half and 1 for 12 in the 4Q. Brown 31, Tatum 22, Pritchard 21; Haliburton 31, Nembhard 17, Siakam 17. -via Twitter @GwashburnGlobe / December 29, 2024
Scott Agness: Pacers had the lead early, but then were outscored in each of the final three quarters. SGA had 45. OKC earns NBA-best 9th straight win 120-112, snapping the Pacers' five-game win streak. SH 23/9/7 from Nembhard, Siakam scored 22. Just 4 from Haliburton. Next: Fri. at BOS -via Twitter @ScottAgness / December 26, 2024
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