Pacers' Pascal Siakam: Near double-double in loss

Siakam registered 23 points (10-18 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 3-3 FT), nine rebounds, five assists and two steals over 36 minutes during the Pacers' 123-113 loss to the Spurs on Friday.

Siakam led the Pacers in scoring and rebounds Friday, finishing one board shy of recording his seventh double-double of the season. He is averaging 23.5 points per game this season, his highest since the 2022-23 campaign with the Raptors, as the veteran forward has embraced a larger scoring role in the absence of Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles). Siakam has scored at least 23 points in each of his last four outings while connecting on 54.7 percent of his field-goal attempts over that span.