Last Updated: November 22, 2023, 10:51 IST
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Indiana Pacers ahead Isaiah Jackson (22) celebrates his basket in opposition to the Atlanta Hawks throughout the second half of an In-Season Tournament NBA basketball sport, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
The quarter-finals can be performed December 4-5, with winners advancing to semi-remaining video games on December 7 and a championship match on December 9 in Las Vegas.
The Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks 157-152 in a rollicking NBA shootout on Tuesday to develop into the primary staff to attain the knockout stage of the league’s new in-season event.
Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton, who mentioned this week the brand new event gave “more juice” to early-season video games, scored 22 of his 37 factors in the third quarter because the Pacers erased a 20-level first-half deficit.
In the fourth quarter it was Buddy Hield who stepped up, scoring 13 of his 24 factors because the Pacers got here out on high of a livid again-and-forth end.
“It’s good to clinch,” Haliburton — who additionally handed out 16 assists — mentioned after the Pacers improved to 3-0 in event play and locked up first place in East’s Group A. “Buddy won us the game down the stretch, a lot of big buckets.”
Hield’s three-pointer put Indiana up 152-150 with 1:20 remaining. After Saddiq Bey pulled Atlanta stage with a layup, Hield drained one other three-pointer for a 155-152 Pacers lead with lower than a minute to go.
Hield capped the outrageous scoring with an alley-oop dunk with 5-tenths of a second remaining.
Hield linked on 9 of 11 from the sphere and made all six of his three-level makes an attempt.
Obi Toppin scored 21 factors off the bench for Indiana and Bennedict Mathurin added 19.
Trae Young scored 38 factors to lead the Hawks, who led by 20 in the second quarter.
In later video games, the Los Angeles Lakers had an opportunity to punch their ticket to the knockout rounds, and declare house court docket benefit in the quarter-finals, with a victory over the Utah Jazz.
A highway win for the Jazz, coupled with a loss for Phoenix in opposition to Portland, would see Utah advance.
The quarter-finals can be performed December 4-5, with winners advancing to semi-remaining video games on December 7 and a championship match on December 9 in Las Vegas.
It was a good end in Philadelphia, the place Darius Garland scored 32 factors to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 122-119 extra time victory over the 76ers that stored alive the Cavs’ hopes of advancing in the event through a wild card berth.
Jarrett Allen scored 26 factors and pulled down 13 rebounds whereas Max Strus made 5 three-tips about the way in which to 20 factors for the Cavs, who got here via regardless of once more taking part in with out injured Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert.
Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid scored 32 factors and grabbed 13 rebounds and Tyrese Maxey added 30 factors for Philadelphia, however the 76ers have been eradicated from event competition.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
