NBA: Tyrese Haliburton’s Historic Night Brings Philadelphia 76ers’ 8-Game Win Streak To An End In Pacers’ 132-126 Triumph – News18

Tyrese Haliburton had 33 factors and 15 assists, and Obi Toppin chipped in 27 factors because the Indiana Pacers beat the 76ers 132-126 in an NBA In-Season Tournament sport on Tuesday evening and snapped Philadelphia’s eight-sport successful streak.

“We know there was higher stakes in this game with it being the in-season tournament,” Haliburton mentioned. “I’ve never played in a playoff game, so this is my first chance to compete for a championship and I took it very seriously. … And I never beat Philly before, so this was an exciting win for me.”

The Pacers took the higher hand within the tourney’s East Conference Group A standings, enhancing to 2-0 in pool play. The Sixers slipped to 1-1.

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Myles Turner added 17 factors — together with 15 within the fourth quarter — for the Pacers, whose bench outscored Philadelphia’s 33-6.

“We had to be up to the mental challenge of playing in difficult situations against a team with two great players and a lot of hard playing guys and our guys got the job done,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle mentioned.

Joel Embiid scored 39 factors and De’Anthony Melton added 30. Tyrese Maxey was held to 27 factors on 9-of-23 taking pictures after scoring a profession-excessive 50 factors towards the Pacers on Sunday.

In a reversal of the Sixers win on Sunday, it was the Pacers who had been in management for a lot of the first three quarters. The Sixers held the lead for simply 26 seconds within the first three quarters because the Pacers constructed a 13-level lead early within the third due to scorching taking pictures from Haliburton and Toppin. Haliburton was sharp from past the arc, going 6 for 8 from 3-level distance within the first half to assist the Pacers construct a 63-54 lead at intermission.

The Pacers, after permitting 23 offensive rebounds to the Sixers on Sunday, held Philadelphia to 5 on Tuesday.

“We made some adjustments, but the big adjustment was the disposition and the persistence and the understanding that this was an enormous part of the game,” Carlisle mentioned. “We did rebounding drills in practice (Monday) and its every NBA coach’s nightmare because you worry about someone getting hurt. But we established that this was a necessary thing.”

For the sport, Haliburton was 11 for 18 from the ground and seven for 12 past the three-level line. He had 32 assists and no turnovers in two video games towards Philadelphia. Toppin was 12 for 15 from the ground.

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Philadelphia climbed again into the sport within the fourth, taking its first lead on a Harris turnaround jumper shortly after he returned after he was staggered and eliminated when Kendall Brown fell on his head and neck space. Harris returned after being cleared by concussion protocol..

But after a again-and-forth stretch, Indiana went on an 11-2 run that gave it the separation it wanted and a lead it by no means relinquished.

“We just got to clean up finishing up games,” Embiid mentioned. “We’ve been doing a good job, but tonight we had a few traveling calls and were a little disorganized at times. We’re just not getting ourselves open, so we have to do a better job.”

Pacers ahead Jalen Smith left the sport with a head damage, and the workforce mentioned he was being transported to a hospital for analysis and extra testing. Smith was knocked down in a collision on the defensive finish of the ground halfway by way of the second quarter as Sixers ahead Paul Reed went up for a dunk. The workforce had no replace on Smith’s situation after the sport.

(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Associated Press)