Pacers 134-127 Mavericks (November 4, 2024) Game Recap

DALLAS – Myles Turner posted season-highs with 30 points and 11 rebounds and over 8,000 career points, Tyrese Haliburton had a season-best 25 points and 12 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas Mavericks 134-127 on Monday night.

Dallas cut a 10-point deficit to five with 1:47 left before Haliburton hit a 17-foot pull-up shot with 50 seconds left. Pascal Siakam added 23 points for Indiana.

Luka Doncic had 34 points and 15 assists for the Mavericks, who split back-to-back home games. Kyrie Irving scored 27 points and Naji Marshall set a career high with 20 points off the bench, 16 more than he averaged before the game began.

The Pacers played their first game without power forward Isaiah Jackson, who tore his right Achilles tendon Friday night and is out for the season.

Dallas' Dereck Lively II was sidelined with a sprained shoulder. Maxi Kleber missed his fifth game in a row due to a thigh injury.

Takeaways

Pacers: Indiana entered the game averaging 11.5 of 33.0 on 3-pointers. The Pacers scored 7 of 9 points in the first period, built a 13-point lead and finished the game with 13 of 32 points.

Mavericks: Doncic was 4 of 10 from downtown and shot 32.3% from behind the arc after shooting a career-best 38.2% last season.

Key moment

With the score tied at 116-116 with 5:37 to play, Andrew Nembhard put Indiana back in front with a finger-roll basket, while the next four Dallas possessions featured 3-pointers from Klay Thompson and Doncic, a miss from Irving and a…were a 24-second violation.

Key statistics

Rick Carlisle is 5-2 against the Mavericks, the team he coached to the 2011 NBA title, since becoming Indiana's coach in 2021.

Next

The Pacers host Orlando on Wednesday night. The Mavericks host Chicago on Wednesday night in the fourth game of a five-game homestand.

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