New Orleans Pelicans at Indiana Pacers
· National Basketball AssociationHaliburton scores 34 and delivers key plays in the clutch to send Pacers past Pelicans 114-110
Haliburton's tiebreaking 3 with 3:06 to go and Bennedict Mathurin's alley-oop dunk off Haliburton's pass with a minute left finally secured the win.
Myles Turner added 17 points, including seven straight during a fourth-quarter flurry that swung the momentum back to the Pacers.
Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 24 points, matching his season high. CJ McCollum added 23 points in his first action in nearly a month, and Elfrid Payton dished out a career high 21 assists — the most in an NBA game this season.
The Pelicans have lost five straight, this one with WNBA star Caitlin Clark watching inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse to the delight of some girls dressed in Clark's Indiana Fever and Iowa jerseys.
Pacers: Indiana also has been less than full strength with Andrew Nembhard (knee) and Aaron Nesmith (ankle) out again. Still, it's used the first two games of a four-game home stand to pull within two games of .500.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 110 - 114 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 110 - 114 |
| 4th 1.1 | ![]() |
Javonte Green makes 1-foot layup (Elfrid Payton assists) | 110 - 114 |
| 4th 2.1 | ![]() |
Javonte Green enters the game for Brandon Boston Jr. | 108 - 114 |
| 4th 2.1 | ![]() |
Enrique Freeman enters the game for Myles Turner | 108 - 114 |
Statistics
NO |
IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-87 | FG | 43-91 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-33 | 3PT | 17-47 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 11-19 | FT | 11-16 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 35 | Assists | 30 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 60 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| T.J. McConnell, G | Out | Dec 22 |
| Ben Sheppard, G | Out | Dec 19 |
| Aaron Nesmith, G | Out | Nov 15 |
| Obi Toppin, F | Out | Oct 31 |
| Tyrese Haliburton, G | Out | Jul 7 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Sep 25 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,059 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio |
21 | 7 | .750 | - | W6 |
Houston |
17 | 9 | .654 | 3 | L1 |
Memphis |
13 | 15 | .464 | 8 | L1 |
Dallas |
11 | 18 | .379 | 10.5 | L1 |
New Orleans |
7 | 22 | .241 | 14.5 | W4 |
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