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NBA: Buddy Hield, Tyrese Haliburton lead Pacers over Wizards


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Buddy Hield #24 of the Indiana Pacers against the Washington Wizards at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on December 9, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Andy Lyons/Getty Images/AFP

Buddy Hield scored a season-high 28 and Tyrese Haliburton picked up 23 points and 11 assists to help the Indiana Pacers win 121-111 against the Washington Wizards on Friday in Indianapolis. .

Hield’s total eclipsed his previous-season high of 26 points, set in a 128-117 win over Brooklyn on November 25 and a 121-115 loss in Minnesota on Wednesday.

Hield took 12 of 19 shots from the floor and four 3-pointers for the Pacers, who improved to 8-4 at home. Indiana shot 50.6% from the floor (43 of 85) and 43.9% from outside the arc (18 out of 41).

Rookie Bennedict Mathurin scored 18 points and 8 rebounds while Oshae Brissett added 16 and 8 respectively for Indiana.

Washington’s Kristaps Porzingis scored 29 points after taking 11 of 13 shots from the floor, including nine in the first half.

Kyle Kuzma added 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the Wizards, who have lost 5 games in a row and 7 in a row on the road. Jordan Goodwin added 19 points from the bench.

Myles Turner and Haliburton each scored from inside to give Indiana a 108-99 lead with 4:20 remaining in the fourth inning. Washington’s Corey Kispert takes a couple of free throws to stop the momentum.

However, Hield responded with a back jump and Turner and Haliburton each added a 3-pointer to send the Pacers to victory.

Washington cleared the halftime deficit by scoring 11 of the first 12 points of the third quarter before Indiana countered with a 25-11 scoreline. Andrew Nembhard, Hield and Aaron Nesmith each drew 3 points before Brissett converted from outside the arc to take the lead and give the Pacers a 95-87 lead.

Both teams took shots in the first half, with Indiana taking 65.0% of shots from the floor (26 of 40) and 58.8% from 3-pointers (10 of 17) to take the lead. 69-65 on break. Washington converted 64.3 percent from the floor (27 out of 42) and 50.0 percent from the 3-point range (8 out of 16).

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