Pacers 108-96 Warriors (January 10, 2025) Game Recap

Pacers 108-96 Warriors (January 10, 2025) Game Recap

INDIANAPOLIS – Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam each scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Golden State Warriors 108-96 on Friday night.

Haliburton added 10 assists and Siakam also had 10 rebounds as Indiana won for the fifth straight time, extending its longest streak of the season.

Golden State was led by former Pacers star Buddy Hield, who had 17 points. Pat Spencer scored a season-high 17 as the Warriors fielded six players, including All-Star Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins, in their second game in two nights.

Coach Steve Kerr said Green is dealing with a back injury and Curry has a bad knee.

Indiana took control with a 17-2 run in the second quarter, turning a 30-29 deficit into a 46-31 lead. Golden State never led again, but cut the halftime deficit to five and closed within three points early in the third quarter.

But the Pacers had an answer every time Golden State got closer.

Takeaways

Warriors: It’s hard to get much out of a game when so many key players are on the bench. But Golden State played hard and Spencer and former Indiana high school and college star Trayce Jackson-Davis shined.

Pacers: The momentum continues to build for Indiana and appears to have finally found its rhythm. Indiana has won all five games by 10 points or more, Haliburton has rediscovered his All-Star level and as the Pacers get healthy, their depth is helping too.

Key moment

The Pacers started slowly from 3-point range, but Haliburton and Bennedict Mathurin turned the game around with back-to-back threes midway through that big spurt that put Indiana in control.

Key statistics

The Pacers struggled to score in the first half but finished the game with a 54-46 lead.

Next

Golden State makes its third stop on a four-game road trip in Toronto on Monday night. Indiana visits Cleveland on Sunday.

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