DALLAS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 20 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 19 points and 11 assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas Mavericks 137-120 on Tuesday despite Luka Doncic’s fourth consecutive three-pointer. double of at least 30 points.
Doncic had 39 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook is the only player in NBA history with at least five straight games with a triple-double of at least 30 points and Oscar Robertson is the other player with four.
Nine players finished in double figures for the Pacers, including five substitutes as Indiana’s bench beat Dallas’ bench 69-32.
Bennedict Mathurin scored 19 as an alternate for the Pacers. Pascal Siakam added 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Kyrie Irving scored 23 for Dallas. PJ Washington had 20 and Daniel Giffords finished with 16 points and 14 boards.
This was the fifth loss in six games for the Mavericks after they had their best streak of the season with seven straight wins. The slide began with the February 25 loss at Indiana, when Turner scored his season-high 33 points.
Indiana, the best offense in the NBA with an average of 123.3 points per game, shined in the first half. The Pacers made 60% of their field goals, including 8 of 17 three-pointers.
2024-03-06 04:44:00
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