INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quenton Jackson scored 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, as the Indiana Pacers snapped a five-game losing streak to start the season Saturday night with a 114-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Aaron Nesmith scored 31 points and Pascal Siakam added 27 for the Pacers.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 24 points. Jimmy Butler scored 20 points and Jonathan Kuminga 17 for Golden State.
Curry scored 18 points in the first half as the Warriors built a 58-55 halftime lead. Nesmith scored 18 and Siakam 16 to lead Indiana in the first half.
Golden State shot 48% in the first half, while the Pacers shot 44%.
Brandi Podziemski scored ten of her 16 points in the third quarter for Golden State.
Indiana has been hit hard by injuries. Two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton is expected to miss the entire season after rupturing his Achilles tendon in Game Seven of the NBA Finals. On Friday they announced that Obi Toppin will miss at least three months due to a stress fracture in his right foot that requires surgery.
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