WASHINGTON (AP) Tyrese Haliburton had 25 points and 12 assists, Myles Turner added 27 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 127-117 on ...
A 22-2 run in the first quarter gave the Pacers a 30-15 lead. They produced enough defensive stops that the lead was down to seven in the final minute of the quarter after a 3 by Anthony Gill. ... Daniel Gafford had 10 points in 14:56. It was 36-28 after one following a long 3-pointer at the buzzer by Washington's Kyle Kuzma, but the Pacers kept right on rolling in the second. A 3-pointer by Haliburton put Indiana ahead 80-60 early in the third before the Wizards began chipping away. Indiana would push the lead back to 17 before another Washington rally. ... But still, it's hard to play uphill like that.'' A 3-pointer by Bradley Beal made it 114-108. And then of course second half, we gave what we had and that was better. Assistant Lloyd Pierce was coaching the Pacers because Rick Carlisle had a previously scheduled event recognizing his daughter as cheer captain on her senior night. We came out overconfident maybe that we were going to get it done,'' Porzingis said. ''My plan wasn't to do anything different with Coach out,'' Pierce said.