DALLAS (AP) — Myles Turner had season highs with 30 points and 11 rebounds while going 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 pull-up 17-footer with 50 seconds left. Pascal Siakam added 23 points for Indiana.
Luka Doncic had 34 points and 15 assists for the Mavericks, who split a home back-to-back. Kyrie Irving scored 27 points and Naji Marshall matched a career high with 20 points off the bench, 16 more than he was averaging going into play.
The Pacers played their first game without power forward Isaiah Jackson, who sustained a torn right Achilles tendon Friday night and is out for the season.
Dallas’ Dereck Lively II was out with a sprained shoulder. Maxi Kleber missed his fifth consecutive game because of a hamstring injury.
Takeaways
Pacers: Indiana went into play averaging 11.5 of 33.0 on 3-pointers. The Pacers hit 7 of 9 in the first period in building a 13-point lead and finished 13 of 32.
Mavericks: Doncic was 4 of 10 from downtown and is shooting 32.3% behind the arc after hitting a career-best 38.2% last season.
Key moment
With the score 116-116 and 5:37 to play, Andrew Nembhard put Indiana back ahead with a finger-roll basket while Dallas’ next four possessions were 3-point misses by Klay Thompson and Doncic, a missed jumper by Irving, and a 24-second violation.
Key stat
Rick Carlisle is 5-2 against the Mavericks, the team he coached to the 2011 NBA title, since becoming Indiana’s coach in 2021.
Up next
The Pacers (3-4) host Orlando on Wednesday night. The Mavericks (4-3) host Chicago on Wednesday night in the fourth game of a five-game homestand.