Turner scores season-high 33 points in Pacers' 133-111 win over Mavericks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Myles Turner scored a season-high 33 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 17 points and 10 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat Dallas 133-111 on Sunday night to snap the Mavericks’ Western Conference-best seven-game winning streak.
Luka Doncic finished with 33 points, six assists and six rebounds for the Mavericks, who shot 47% from the field but allowed Indiana to shoot 56% and make 14 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving had 29 points and six rebounds for Dallas.
“The whole game for us was about our edge, our competitiveness,” said Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, who had a 13-year coaching tenure with the Mavericks. “We just wanted to stay aggressive and not look at the scoreboard, just play our game. You’re never going to have an easy game against a team like Dallas."
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Andrew Nembhard and Haliburton broke it open midway through the fourth quarter, pushing the Pacers in front 120-102. Dallas, which was within four earlier in the final period, later trailed by as many as 22.
“Give them credit," Dallas coach Jason Kidd said. "They were making shots. We’ll learn from it. We had 15 assists, the lowest of the season. Haliburton caused us a problem driving. Turner, he kind of finds his way to top of the key or the 3-point line. He was wide open, so we have to do better.”
Nembhard and Ben Sheppard scored 15 apiece for Indiana, which has won three in a row to bolster its tenuous hold on sixth place in the East. Bennedict Mathurin added 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.
Doncic, who leads the league with an average of 34.3 points per game this season, had 25 in the first half in a matchup against the league’s highest-scoring team. Indiana entered averaging 123.8 points per game.
Neither side led by more than eight in a first half that ended with Indiana ahead 67-60. It was tied at 32 at the end of the first quarter. The Pacers carried a 100-91 lead to the fourth.
“We locked in defensively,” Turner said. “They’ve got some special talent over there. We still have 24 games left to try to make some more hay.”
Indiana played without starting wing Aaron Nesmith, averaging 12.6 points per game, because of a sprained right ankle.
The Mavericks held out reserve guard Dante Exum (9.2 points per game) but hope to have him back Tuesday after missing a month with knee bursitis.
UP NEXT
Mavericks: Continue their four-game road trip Tuesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Pacers: Host the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dereck Lively II vs. Myles Turner (Pascal Siakam gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 |  | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-0 |
| 10:53 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 5-0 |
| 10:33 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:33 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 10:33 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-3 |
| 10:29 | | P.J. Washington turnover (lost ball) (Pascal Siakam steals) | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving finger roll layup | 5-5 |
| 10:05 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 7-5 |
| 9:54 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:51 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 9:46 | | Luka Doncic misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Myles Turner turnover (bad pass) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running dunk | 9-5 |
| 9:16 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-5 |
| 9:08 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:07 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point pullup jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 10-7 |
| 8:37 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 10-9 |
| 8:05 | | Luka Doncic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (bad pass) (Dereck Lively II steals) | ||
| 7:52 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||
| 7:48 | | Myles Turner misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 13-9 |
| 7:21 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:19 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:11 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving finger roll layup | 13-11 |
| 6:50 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point layup | 15-11 |
| 6:33 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 17-11 |
| 6:21 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:04 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point pullup jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 17-14 |
| 5:42 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 19-14 |
| 5:31 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point finger roll layup | 19-16 |
| 5:19 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 22-16 |
| 5:05 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point stepback jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 22-19 |
| 4:48 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 24-19 |
| 4:27 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:19 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Pascal Siakam personal foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point tip dunk | 24-21 |
| 3:41 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 3:30 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point running dunk (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 24-23 |
| 2:50 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point tip layup | 26-23 |
| 2:34 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 28-23 |
| 2:08 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 28-25 |
| 1:49 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 1:49 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:49 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-25 |
| 1:49 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-25 |
| 1:35 | | Jalen Smith misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +3 | Ben Sheppard makes three point running jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 30-28 |
| 0:37 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (lost ball) (Ben Sheppard steals) | ||
| 0:34 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point running alley-oop dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 30-30 |
| 0:16 | | T.J. McConnell shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-30 |
| 0:16 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-30 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Doug McDermott assists) | 32-32 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Luka Doncic misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point floating jump shot (Ben Sheppard assists) | 32-34 |
| 11:17 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:17 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-34 |
| 11:17 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:16 | | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (Dereck Lively II steals) | ||
| 10:56 | | Ben Sheppard personal foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 10:46 | | Ben Sheppard personal foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | Dereck Lively II misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 10:38 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Luka Doncic personal foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | Doug McDermott misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:38 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 10:33 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:33 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-34 |
| 10:33 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-34 |
| 10:18 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Maxi Kleber misses two point running alley-oop layup | ||
| 10:13 | | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +3 | Ben Sheppard makes three point running jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 35-37 |
| 9:53 | | Josh Green offensive foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | Josh Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Ben Sheppard assists) | 35-40 |
| 9:32 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:21 | | Ben Sheppard personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-40 |
| 9:21 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-40 |
| 9:07 | | Obi Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Dereck Lively II steals) | ||
| 9:00 | | +3 | Maxi Kleber makes three point jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 40-40 |
| 8:46 | | Doug McDermott misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 43-40 |
| 8:26 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Doug McDermott makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 43-42 |
| 8:13 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Doug McDermott draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | +1 | Doug McDermott makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-43 |
| 7:58 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 45-43 |
| 7:44 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 45-45 |
| 7:28 | | +2 | Jaden Hardy makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 47-45 |
| 7:17 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:17 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-46 |
| 7:17 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-47 |
| 7:05 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point running dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 47-49 |
| 6:49 | | Josh Green turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||