Tyrese Haliburton has 25 points and 13 assists in Pacers' 129-115 victory over Pistons
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton had 25 points and 13 assists to help the Indiana Pacers beat the NBA-worst Detroit Pistons 129-115 on Thursday night.
Coming off a 32-point night Sunday in the NBA All-Star Game on his home floor at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Haliburton had his 15th game of the season with at least 25 points and 10 assists.
“Today is the best I've felt and best I've moved (in a while),” said Haliburton, who had a hamstring strain in January. “I think everybody who is really paying attention to how I look, I think that everybody can agree with that. That's a relief. But I want to maintain that as time goes on.”
Haliburton was paying particular attention to how quickly he was moving. He thought his energy level was more consistent than in games where the injury caused his play to drop off the more minutes he played.
“I felt like could get to every spot, explosive movements,” he said.
Pascal Siakam added 20 points for Indiana. T.J. McConnell had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Myles Turner finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
“Ty went through a tough five or six weeks with the injury, ” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “To see him have two dunks and really feel good doing it is really good to see.”
Cade Cunningham had 30 points and eight assists for Detroit, and Jalen Duren added 15 points and 13 rebounds. The Pistons have lost four straight to fall to 8-47. They are 4-24 on the road.
“I thought today was one of those ‘first games out of the All-Star break,’” Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “You're hoping that you get the juice right away. We didn't get it until the second half.”
The opener of a four-game homestand after the All-Star break started with Indiana falling behind 14-13 before Haliburton hit 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions. The Pacers led 42-25 at the end of the opening quarter.
“I thought our first half was one of the best halves of the year,” Carlisle said, “and then our third quarter was one of our worst quarters. Fourth quarter, we got it back together and we were able to finish. ... But we can't back up the best defensive half of the year with one of the worst defensive quarters of the year.”
Haliburton had 16 points and five assists in the first half as the Pacers built a 72-43 lead. The lead reached 31 points in the third quarter. The Pistons rallied with a 45-point third quarter and cut the deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter.
“I was proud of the way we fought back," Williams said. “Our guys kept fighting and competing.”
UP NEXT
Pistons: Host Orlando on Saturday night.
Pacers: Host Dallas on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Duren vs. Myles Turner (Bennedict Mathurin gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:24 |  | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Myles Turner steals) | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 0-5 |
| 11:07 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 0-7 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 2-7 |
| 10:19 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:57 | | Myles Turner blocks Jaden Ivey's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Duren assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 4-9 |
| 9:07 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving layup (Jaden Ivey assists) | 6-9 |
| 8:50 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 6-11 |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point driving layup | 8-11 |
| 8:24 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Jalen Duren misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Ausar Thompson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:10 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point tip layup | 10-11 |
| 7:54 | | Myles Turner misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-11 |
| 7:34 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving finger roll layup | 12-13 |
| 6:56 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 14-13 |
| 6:42 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 14-16 |
| 6:03 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point stepback jump shot | 16-16 |
| 5:51 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point stepback jump shot | 16-19 |
| 5:42 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 5:34 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 16-22 |
| 5:09 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Jaden Ivey personal foul (Loose ball) (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:52 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:39 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point pullup jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 18-22 |
| 4:23 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 18-24 |
| 4:23 | | Simone Fontecchio shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:22 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point running finger roll layup | 18-26 |
| 3:56 | | Evan Fournier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Evan Fournier draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | Evan Fournier misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:34 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | +1 | Evan Fournier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-26 |
| 3:22 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:21 | | James Wiseman turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 3:21 | | Marcus Sasser personal foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point finger roll layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 19-28 |
| 3:07 | | Shake Milton shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-29 |
| 2:51 | | Shake Milton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:38 | | James Wiseman blocks T.J. McConnell's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:38 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | +3 | Doug McDermott makes three point jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 19-32 |
| 2:08 | | James Wiseman misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive foul (James Wiseman draws the foul) | ||
| 1:57 | | Isaiah Jackson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | +3 | Marcus Sasser makes three point pullup jump shot (Troy Brown Jr. assists) | 22-32 |
| 1:25 | | +3 | T.J. McConnell makes three point pullup jump shot (Doug McDermott assists) | 22-35 |
| 1:14 | | T.J. McConnell shooting foul (Marcus Sasser draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | +1 | Marcus Sasser makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-35 |
| 1:14 | | Marcus Sasser misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:12 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup (Doug McDermott assists) | 23-37 |
| 0:45 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving layup | 25-37 |
| 0:32 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 25-39 |
| 0:11 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +3 | Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 25-42 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Malachi Flynn personal foul (Loose ball) (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 25-44 |
| 10:59 | | Malachi Flynn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 25-46 |
| 10:36 | | Ben Sheppard shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:36 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-46 |
| 10:36 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-46 |
| 10:25 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Malachi Flynn assists) | 30-46 |
| 9:53 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Malachi Flynn defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Malachi Flynn assists) | 33-46 |
| 9:39 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:17 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Nembhard steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Flynn steals) | ||
| 8:59 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Malachi Flynn makes two point pullup jump shot | 35-46 |
| 8:16 | | +3 | T.J. McConnell makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 35-49 |
| 7:57 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point pullup jump shot | 37-49 |
| 7:33 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving finger roll layup | 37-51 |
| 7:19 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 37-53 |
| 7:08 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:54 | | Jalen Duren offensive foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Jalen Duren turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | Myles Turner misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Jalen Duren misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-54 |
| 6:09 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-55 |
| 5:56 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Nembhard steals) | ||
| 5:49 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 5:48 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Cade Cunningham offensive foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:41 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point running finger roll layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 37-57 |
| 5:03 | | Ausar Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:39 | | Malachi Flynn misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Jalen Duren misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:37 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Ausar Thompson blocks Bennedict Mathurin's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:15 | | Evan Fournier defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Obi Toppin blocks Ausar Thompson's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving dunk | 39-57 |
| 3:38 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 39-60 |
| 3:23 | | Malachi Flynn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Jalen Duren turnover (lost ball) (Bennedict Mathurin steals) | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point running layup | 39-62 |
| 3:01 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:48 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Flynn steals) | ||
| 2:31 | | Ausar Thompson misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 2:29 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point running jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 39-65 |
| 2:13 | | Jalen Duren turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:05 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:01 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Malachi Flynn turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||
| 1:50 |