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Haliburton, Siakam power the Pacers to a 140-123 win over the Raptors
TORONTO (AP) Tyrese Haliburton scored 30 points, Pascal Siakam added 16 points in 26 minutes in his second game back in Toronto and the Indiana Pacers pulled away early in the second half and beat the Raptors 140-123 on Tuesday night.
Obi Toppin scored 23 points and T.J. McConnell added 17 as the Pacers won their third straight to remain in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Pacers are a game ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers in the race to avoid a spot in the Play-In Tournament. Both teams have two games remaining.
“Every win is big and nothing has been settled yet,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.
Siakam suited up for his 39th game with the Pacers after playing the first 39 games of the season with Toronto. He was traded to Indiana on Jan. 18. Indiana has gone 22-17 with Siakam, who also had nine rebounds and three assists.
“This is what you play for, to be in the playoffs and play some meaningful basketball at this time of the year,” Siakam said.
RJ Barrett scored 23 points, Kelly Olynyk added 22 and rookie Javon Freeman-Liberty contributed a career-high 20 points for the Raptors, who had their two-game winning streak halted.
Toronto rookie Grady Dick was ruled out before the game due to a sore groin.
The Raptors list of absentees also included guard Immanuel Quickley (rest), All-Star forward Scottie Barnes (left hand), center Jakob Poeltl (left pinkie), forward Chris Boucher (right knee) and guard DJ Carton (right ankle).
Freeman-Liberty replaced Quickley at point guard.
“That’s not a position that he’s used to playing a lot, so he’s playing out of his position,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “He did a good job trying to get us organized, communicating and learning on the fly.”
The Pacers overcame a 12-point deficit and led 65-64 at halftime. Indiana opened the third quarter with a 21-9 run for a 106-91 advantage.
“We didn’t have a great start,” Carlisle said. “I don’t know what we expected because even though Toronto is out of the playoffs, they played their butts off.”
UP NEXT
Pacers: At the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
Raptors: At the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Kelly Olynyk (Javon Freeman-Liberty gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | +3 | Javon Freeman-Liberty makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:18 |  | Andrew Nembhard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 0-5 |
| 11:05 | | Ochai Agbaji blocks Andrew Nembhard's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:04 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point putback layup | 2-5 |
| 10:45 | | +2 | Javon Freeman-Liberty makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-7 |
| 10:36 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Javon Freeman-Liberty steals) | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | Javon Freeman-Liberty makes two point running dunk | 2-9 |
| 10:32 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:22 | | Myles Turner turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 10:01 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Myles Turner turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:30 | | RJ Barrett misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point driving layup | 2-11 |
| 8:43 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running layup (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 2-13 |
| 8:15 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 4-13 |
| 8:02 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Pascal Siakam personal foul (Loose ball) (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 7:50 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty offensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Javon Freeman-Liberty makes two point turnaround hook shot | 4-15 |
| 7:40 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:40 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-15 |
| 7:22 | | Ochai Agbaji misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:19 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Aaron Nesmith turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Olynyk steals) | ||
| 6:51 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | RJ Barrett offensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point putback layup | 5-17 |
| 6:31 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 7-17 |
| 6:08 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-17 |
| 5:56 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-17 |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point stepback jump shot | 9-19 |
| 5:22 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:17 | | Gary Trent Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Doug McDermott steals) | ||
| 5:11 | | +3 | T.J. McConnell makes three point jump shot (Doug McDermott assists) | 12-19 |
| 4:58 | | Doug McDermott shooting foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:58 | | +1 | Gary Trent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-20 |
| 4:58 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:56 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +3 | Doug McDermott makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 15-20 |
| 4:44 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:23 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Malik Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Malik Williams makes two point putback layup | 15-22 |
| 4:04 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point stepback jump shot | 18-22 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup | 18-24 |
| 3:34 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point stepback jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 21-24 |
| 3:15 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-26 |
| 3:06 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Malik Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Jalen McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point putback layup | 21-28 |
| 2:23 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point putback layup | 23-28 |
| 2:05 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-30 |
| 1:49 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Malik Williams misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:38 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty offensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Javon Freeman-Liberty draws the foul) | ||
| 1:37 | | +1 | Javon Freeman-Liberty makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-31 |
| 1:37 | | +1 | Javon Freeman-Liberty makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-32 |
| 1:23 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Malik Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +3 | Javon Freeman-Liberty makes three point jump shot (Jordan Nwora assists) | 23-35 |
| 0:52 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Malik Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:12 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point putback layup | 25-35 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point reverse layup | 27-35 |
| 11:14 | | Obi Toppin shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-36 |
| 11:14 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-37 |
| 11:04 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Jalen McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +3 | Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 30-37 |
| 10:25 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 30-39 |
| 10:13 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 32-39 |
| 9:56 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Jordan Nwora offensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Jordan Nwora makes two point finger roll layup | 32-41 |
| 9:39 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 34-41 |
| 9:23 | | Jump ball. Doug McDermott vs. Jalen McDaniels (Isaiah Jackson gains possession) | ||
| 9:23 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (lost ball) (Doug McDermott steals) | ||
| 9:23 | | Kelly Olynyk personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:09 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Jordan Nwora defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving finger roll layup | 34-43 |
| 8:40 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point cutting dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 36-43 |
| 8:27 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 36-45 |
| 8:11 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 39-45 |
| 8:02 | | RJ Barrett misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:01 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Jordan Nwora makes two point cutting layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 39-47 |
| 7:51 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 41-47 |
| 7:22 | | RJ Barrett turnover (bad pass) (Obi Toppin steals) | ||
| 7:16 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Malik Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Malik Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Malik Williams misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:56 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (RJ Barrett steals) | ||
| 6:47 | | RJ Barrett misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 6:45 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Malik Williams blocks Ben Sheppard's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:35 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot | 41-49 |
| 6:08 | | Ochai Agbaji blocks T.J. McConnell's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:07 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving layup | 43-49 |
| 6:04 | | Malik Williams shooting foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | +1 | Aaron Nesmith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-49 |
| 5:50 | | +2 | Malik Williams makes two point cutting dunk (Bruce Brown assists) | 44-51 |
| 5:33 | | Malik Williams shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:33 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:31 | | Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Ochai Agbaji offensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | Javon Freeman-Liberty makes two point driving floating jump shot | 44-53 |
| 4:45 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving finger roll layup | 46-53 |
| 4:32 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:19 | | RJ Barrett turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Nesmith steals) | ||
| 4:16 | | Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-53 |
| 4:16 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-53 |
| 4:01 | | Pascal Siakam blocks RJ Barrett's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:58 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:56 | | RJ Barrett technical foul | ||
| 3:56 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 49-53 |
| 3:40 | |