Siakam scores 24 as Pacers pull away to beat Wizards

Pacers close in on fourth seed as season nears end

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers are closing in on the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. After using a late run to beat the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, the Pacers are 48-31, three games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks (45-34) with three games left in the regular season. Indy’s magic number is down to one. That means one more win by the Pacers or one more loss by the Bucks will secure the fourth seed for Indiana. The Pacers must finis…

Siakam posts double-double as Pacers win 5th straight

Pascal Siakam scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and the Indiana Pacers won their fifth straight game, 104-98 over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

Pascal Siakam's double-double propels Indiana Pacers to win over Wizards

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and the Indiana Pacers won their fifth straight game, 104-98 over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. Bennedict Mathurin had 17 for the Pacers who pulled away late for the win. Justin Champagnie had 20 points and 13 rebounds for Washington, while Alex Sarr had 20 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks as Washington lost its third in a row a…

Pascal Siakam has 24 points and 10 rebounds as Pacers win 5th straight, 104-98 over Wizards

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Pacers survive scare from Wizards, now look to clinch home court against short-handed Cavs

The Pacers beat the Wizards, 104-98 on Tuesday, trailing at various points throughout the game, but doing enough to close out the win in the final two minutes.The win moved the Pacers’ magic number to one (1!) game to lock up the fourth seed and home court advantage for the first round of the playoffs. That was the bottom line take away from the win on Tuesday. Never mind the Pacers were favored by 19 points but trailed by as much as 14 in the t…

No contender relies on its star like the Indiana Pacers rely on Tyrese Haliburton

The conundrum of a winning player who impacts the game beyond the box score—but whose team also needs him to stuff the stat sheet  On Sunday night against Denver, the Pacers did something they had previously done only five times in 25 tries since Tyrese Haliburton joined the team: win when their best player scored in single digits. As Tyrese’s trainer was quick to point out after the game, “When you watch games, it’s obvious how valuable @TyHali…