Myles Turner, Tyrese Haliburton power the Pacers to a 125-111 win over the Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) Myles Turner scored 23 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 22 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 125-111 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.
Pascal Siakam added 19 points and T.J. McConnell finished with 16 for Indiana, which shot 61% (50 for 82) in the game, including 48.3% (14 for 29) from 3-point distance.
Aaron Nesmith finished with 13 points and Isaiah Jackson had 12.
“I contribute, I do what I can, but we have a lot of different guys who can contribute and tonight was a total team effort,” Haliburton said. “We just want to keep building on that.”
Jalen Brunson returned to the Knicks’ lineup after missing Thursday’s loss to Dallas due to a sprained right ankle and scored 39 points.
“It was a game-time decision,” Brunson said. “When I feel that I can do the things I do, making sure I can go out there and be who I am for as long as I am out there, when I feel that type of confidence, that is when I know I’m ready to play.”
Alec Burks returned to New York as part of a deal with Bojan Bogdanovic from the Detroit Pistons before Thursday’s trade deadline. Burks, who was with the Knicks from 2020-22, scored 22 points and Bogdanovic scored all 11 of his points in the first half of his New York debut.
Precious Achiuwa scored 15 points and Donte DiVincenzo 14 for the Knicks, who have lost three of four following a season-high nine-game winning streak.
New York is playing without starters Julius Randle and OG Anunoby, and the center tandem of Mitchell Robinson and Isaiah Hartenstein.
“We’re short-handed and we’re going to have to play a lot harder and a lot tougher,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “I’m disappointed in the result, but I’m not disappointed in our team.”
Neither team was able to extend a lead beyond five points in a tight first half. The Knicks led by a point at 51-50 when the Pacers went on a six-point run to take a lead they never relinquished.
Indiana led 61-58 at the break and extended its lead to nine points at 79-70 on a 3-pointer by Obi Toppin with 4:36 left in the third quarter.
The Knicks closed within six before Haliburton hit a long 3-pointer just before the buzzer that gave the Pacers a 91-82 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Toppin opened the final quarter with a 3-pointer and the Knicks were never able to get within single digits the rest of the way.
“We played with a little more of an edge. Tyrese was being special and I had my imprints on the game,” Turner said. “It was an all-around team win and we asserted ourselves more when it needed to be done.”
Jackson’s three-point play extended Indiana’s lead to a game-high 22 points, 114-92, with 5:40 remaining.
UP NEXT
Pacers: At Charlotte on Monday.
Knicks: At Houston on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Taj Gibson (Precious Achiuwa gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 |  | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:47 | | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point driving layup | 3-2 |
| 10:29 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point pullup jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:10 | | Taj Gibson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Precious Achiuwa blocks Aaron Nesmith's three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Aaron Nesmith turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point layup (Taj Gibson assists) | 5-4 |
| 8:15 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup | 7-4 |
| 7:55 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 7-6 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-6 |
| 7:14 | | Andrew Nembhard shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-7 |
| 7:14 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-8 |
| 7:05 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 11-8 |
| 6:41 | | +3 | Precious Achiuwa makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 11-11 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point layup (Myles Turner assists) | 13-11 |
| 6:19 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:09 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:57 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:55 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Andrew Nembhard shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-12 |
| 5:47 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-13 |
| 5:41 | | Taj Gibson personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup | 15-13 |
| 5:15 | | Taj Gibson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point running layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 17-13 |
| 4:48 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 17-16 |
| 4:29 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point jump shot (Myles Turner assists) | 20-16 |
| 4:13 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 20-19 |
| 4:12 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:56 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 20-21 |
| 3:21 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point turnaround jump shot (Myles Turner assists) | 22-21 |
| 3:12 | | T.J. McConnell personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 22-23 |
| 2:43 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround jump shot | 24-23 |
| 2:22 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (lost ball) (Precious Achiuwa steals) | ||
| 1:54 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 1:52 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 26-23 |
| 1:26 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 26-25 |
| 1:26 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 1:13 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (lost ball) (Precious Achiuwa steals) | ||
| 0:59 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Bojan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:59 | | +1 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-26 |
| 0:59 | | +1 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-27 |
| 0:41 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Alec Burks misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Donte DiVincenzo blocks Bennedict Mathurin's two point layup | ||
| 0:09 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive foul (Miles McBride draws the foul) | ||
| 11:49 | | Isaiah Jackson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:49 | | Alec Burks turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 11:46 | | Alec Burks shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 11:46 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:46 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:46 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:44 | | Bojan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point driving floating jump shot | 26-29 |
| 11:25 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 11:19 | | Bojan Bogdanovic personal foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 28-29 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point driving layup | 28-31 |
| 10:59 | | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Donte DiVincenzo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:57 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point cutting dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 30-31 |
| 10:41 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:34 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 30-34 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point cutting layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 32-34 |
| 10:00 | | Alec Burks misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (Miles McBride steals) | ||
| 9:45 | | Alec Burks misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:43 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Miles McBride misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 34-34 |
| 9:13 | | Bojan Bogdanovic shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-34 |
| 8:57 | | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point stepback jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 35-37 |
| 8:47 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Alec Burks turnover (bad pass) (Obi Toppin steals) | ||
| 8:34 | | Obi Toppin misses two point running dunk | ||
| 8:32 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Doug McDermott shooting foul (Bojan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:31 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-38 |
| 8:18 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround hook shot | 37-38 |
| 7:57 | | Alec Burks turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:44 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 7:38 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Obi Toppin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:23 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | Alec Burks makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 37-40 |
| 7:12 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:55 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point pullup jump shot | 40-40 |
| 6:17 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 40-43 |
| 6:08 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 42-43 |
| 5:52 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 42-45 |
| 5:40 | | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-45 |
| 5:40 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:38 | | Bojan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:23 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point putback layup | 43-47 |
| 5:09 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 45-47 |
| 4:44 | | Josh Hart misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 48-47 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 48-49 |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point layup | 50-49 |
| 3:38 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 50-51 |
| 3:25 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 53-51 |
| 3:04 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:51 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-51 |
| 2:51 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:49 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 2:37 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 56-51 |
| 2:18 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:03 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 56-53 |
| 1:51 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 56-54 |
| 1:37 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point stepback jump shot | 58-54 |
| 1:23 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:04 |