Indiana Pacers at Dallas Mavericks

Myles Turner has 30 points and 11 rebounds, the Pacers beat the Mavericks 134-127

Dallas cut a 10-point deficit to five with 1:47 left before Haliburton hit a pull-up 17-footer with 50 seconds left. Pascal Siakam added 23 points for Indiana.

Luka Doncic had 34 points and 15 assists for the Mavericks, who split a home back-to-back. Kyrie Irving scored 27 points and Naji Marshall matched a career high with 20 points off the bench, 16 more than he was averaging going into play.

The Pacers played their first game without power forward Isaiah Jackson, who sustained a torn right Achilles tendon Friday night and is out for the season.

Dallas' Dereck Lively II was out with a sprained shoulder. Maxi Kleber missed his fifth consecutive game because of a hamstring injury.

Takeaways Pacers: Indiana went into play averaging 11.5 of 33.0 on 3-pointers. The Pacers hit 7 of 9 in the first period in building a 13-point lead and finished 13 of 32.

Mavericks: Doncic was 4 of 10 from downtown and is shooting 32.3% behind the arc after hitting a career-best 38.2% last season.

Key moment With the score 116-116 and 5:37 to play, Andrew Nembhard put Indiana back ahead with a finger-roll basket while Dallas’ next four possessions were 3-point misses by Klay Thompson and Doncic, a missed jumper by Irving, and a 24-second violation.

Key stat Rick Carlisle is 5-2 against the Mavericks, the team he coached to the 2011 NBA title, since becoming Indiana’s coach in 2021.

Up next The Pacers host Orlando on Wednesday night. The Mavericks host Chicago on Wednesday night in the fourth game of a five-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

IND leads series 1-0