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Haliburton scores 34 and delivers key plays in the clutch to send Pacers past Pelicans 114-110
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Tyrese Haliburton finished with 34 points and 13 assists and made a season best nine 3-pointers on Monday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 114-100.
Haliburton's tiebreaking 3 with 3:06 to go and Bennedict Mathurin's alley-oop dunk off Haliburton's pass with a minute left finally secured the win.
Myles Turner added 17 points, including seven straight during a fourth-quarter flurry that swung the momentum back to the Pacers.
Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 24 points, matching his season high. CJ McCollum added 23 points in his first action in nearly a month, and Elfrid Payton dished out a career high 21 assists - the most in an NBA game this season.
The Pelicans have lost five straight, this one with WNBA star Caitlin Clark watching inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse to the delight of some girls dressed in Clark's Indiana Fever and Iowa jerseys.
Pelicans: With four projected opening day starters sitting out because of injuries (Brandon Ingram, Herbert Jones, Dejounte Murray and Zion Williamson), it's hard to read much into Monday's result. McCollum's return could be a promising sign.
Pacers: Indiana also has been less than full strength with Andrew Nembhard (knee) and Aaron Nesmith (ankle) out again. Still, it's used the first two games of a four-game home stand to pull within two games of .500.
With the score tied at 104, Haliburton knocked down a 3, followed with a layup and then fed Mathurin for the dunk that brought the crowd to its feet. The Pelicans didn't recover from that flurry.
Haliburton has scored 73 points in his last three games, his top scoring output over a three-game stretch this season. His previous high was 58.
New Orleans returns home to host the Toronto Raptors while the Pacers host the Portland Trail Balzers on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Daniel Theis vs. Myles Turner (Pascal Siakam gains possession) | ||
| 11:34 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:19 |  | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Elfrid Payton assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:07 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point pullup jump shot (Quenton Jackson assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:50 | | Elfrid Payton turnover (bad pass) (Quenton Jackson steals) | ||
| 10:49 | | Elfrid Payton personal foul (Quenton Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Quenton Jackson assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:09 | | Javonte Green misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:07 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point cutting layup (Elfrid Payton assists) | 4-6 |
| 9:21 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving finger roll layup | 4-8 |
| 8:51 | | CJ McCollum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:40 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running dunk (Elfrid Payton assists) | 6-8 |
| 8:29 | | Myles Turner offensive foul (Elfrid Payton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:29 | | Myles Turner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | Elfrid Payton misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Daniel Theis shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 8:08 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-9 |
| 8:08 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-10 |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point stepback jump shot (Elfrid Payton assists) | 8-10 |
| 7:39 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point stepback jump shot | 8-13 |
| 7:30 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point layup (Myles Turner assists) | 8-15 |
| 7:13 | | Javonte Green shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-16 |
| 6:57 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Javonte Green steals) | ||
| 6:34 | | CJ McCollum misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 6:31 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 8-18 |
| 6:15 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:03 | | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point jump shot (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) | 10-18 |
| 5:49 | | +2 | Jarace Walker makes two point driving dunk | 10-20 |
| 5:36 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Quenton Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +2 | Moses Brown makes two point dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 10-22 |
| 5:12 | | Daniel Theis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Moses Brown turnover (bad pass) (Javonte Green steals) | ||
| 4:51 | | Daniel Theis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 10-24 |
| 4:29 | | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Theis assists) | 12-24 |
| 4:15 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point jump shot (Quenton Jackson assists) | 12-27 |
| 4:07 | | Quenton Jackson personal foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:59 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:59 | | +1 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-27 |
| 3:59 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:57 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Jarace Walker shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-27 |
| 3:39 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-27 |
| 3:27 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +3 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 18-27 |
| 3:09 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:48 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | +2 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 20-27 |
| 2:20 | | Jarace Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Loose ball) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) | 23-27 |
| 1:48 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup | 23-29 |
| 1:26 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl turnover (lost ball) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 1:12 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:55 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:52 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 0:46 | | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Jarace Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Elfrid Payton makes two point stepback bank jump shot | 25-29 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 25-32 |
| 11:22 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Yves Missi misses two point layup | ||
| 11:12 | | Elfrid Payton offensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Elfrid Payton makes two point tip layup | 27-32 |
| 10:49 | | Obi Toppin misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Elfrid Payton assists) | 29-32 |
| 10:17 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Yves Missi misses two point layup | ||
| 9:54 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point running finger roll layup | 29-34 |
| 9:41 | | Obi Toppin kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Elfrid Payton makes two point driving layup (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 31-34 |
| 9:21 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:14 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:12 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 31-36 |
| 8:35 | | T.J. McConnell blocks Yves Missi's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:35 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:17 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:16 | | Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Quenton Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 31-39 |
| 7:33 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:33 | | +1 | Daniel Theis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-39 |
| 7:33 | | +1 | Daniel Theis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-39 |
| 7:15 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving floating jump shot | 33-41 |
| 6:58 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +3 | Quenton Jackson makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 33-44 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating jump shot (Daniel Theis assists) | 35-44 |
| 6:14 | | Moses Brown offensive foul (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | Moses Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | CJ McCollum offensive foul (Quenton Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | CJ McCollum turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Moses Brown makes two point dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 35-46 |
| 5:29 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Moses Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point running pullup jump shot | 35-49 |
| 5:22 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:08 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point stepback jump shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists) | 37-49 |
| 4:38 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 37-52 |
| 4:24 | | Moses Brown shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:24 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-52 |
| 4:08 |