Pacers and Spurs split the two games in Paris. Spurs won by 30, then Pacers by 38 — 136-98. Tyrese Haliburton scored 18 of his game-high 28 in the 3rd. Pascal Siakam added 23/11. And
Pacers veteran point guard T.J. McConnell, who has never dunked in a game in 10 NBA seasons, dunks after practice.
Tyrese Haliburton's 3-point barrage and the Pacers' full-court pressure helped Indiana beat the Spurs by 38 in Paris after Thursday's 30-point loss.
Pascal Siakam scored 37 points and Tyrese Haliburton scored 30 as the Pacers won a technical-foul filled contest over the Pistons.
Tyrese Haliburton had his Stephen Curry moment in Paris. Same arena, no less. Different stakes, different quarter, but same flurry: four 3-point tries, all of them good, in a 2-1/2 minute stretch to end a period in a display that thoroughly disappointed the French fans.
PARIS -- Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 points ... Andrew Nembhard scored 15, Myles Turner had 14, Bennedict Mathurin 13 and T.J. McConnell 12 for Indiana. The Pacers led by 15 at halftime ...
There were six technical fouls (four by the Pistons and two by the Pacers) given out in the game and one flagrant foul. Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart was ejected in the second quarter for a flagrant foul on Thomas Bryant. Stewart also picked up a technical foul just one minute after he entered the game in the first quarter.
After a taxing week in Paris and a split with the Spurs, the Pacers come back west six time zones and re-start the midseason grind vs. the Pistons.
Myles Turner scored 28 points in two games against the Spurs, but he slowed Victor Wembanyama down in the Pacers' win in Saturday's game.
The Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs were in the City of Lights for the 2025 NBA Paris Games this month. How did they do?
By the time halftime rolled around, Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton recorded 11 points, three assists, and two rebounds. The only other Pacers in double figures at this time were Mathurin with 10 points and Toppin with the aforementioned 11 points. All three of these players shot 50% or better from the field at this point as well.