The Warriors lose to the Pacers 111-105 after a late 3-pointer ends the game

The Warriors lose to the Pacers 111-105 after a late 3-pointer ends the game

Myles Turner hit a 3-pointer from the top with 16 seconds left and had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Pascal Siakam added 20 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Golden State Warriors 111-105 on Monday night for their fifth Win in a row.

Jonathan Kuminga came off the bench to contribute 26 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors on a cold night from Stephen Curry. Curry finished the game with 10 points on 2-for-13 shooting and missed his first five attempts before hitting a 3-pointer for his first field goal with 41 seconds left in the third quarter. With 47 seconds left, he missed a 3 to take the lead.

Indiana has won six of seven overall, completing a consecutive winning streak after a 122-95 road win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.

Curry didn’t get his first attempt until 10:35 into the second quarter and his first points on two free throws at 9:51.

Three days after the former Oakland Athletics star died at age 65, the Warriors honored Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson with a moment of silence and a photo on the big screen.

Pacers: Indiana is the only team with a perfect record at 5-year-old Chase Center (6-0).

Warriors: G Gary Payton II missed his first game of the season due to a left calf bruise, leaving Buddy Hield as the only Warrior to play in every contest. … Moses Moody returned after a four-game absence with a left knee injury.

Golden State successfully repelled a foul on Draymond Green – what would have been his third personal foul – with 7:29 remaining in the second quarter as replay review determined the foul actually came from Andrew Wiggins.

The Warriors’ bench kept them ahead with 53 points, 13 of which came from Hield against his former team.

The Warriors host LeBron James – who plays his NBA-record game on Christmas Day – and the Lakers on Wednesday, while the Pacers return home to face the Thunder on Thursday.

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