SAN FRANCISCO — Myles Turner made a 3-pointer from the highest of the arc with 16 seconds left and had 23 factors and 10 rebounds, Pascal Siakam added 20 factors and the Indiana Pacers beat the Golden State Warriors 111-105 on Monday night for his or her fifth consecutive victory.
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Following
The Warriors host LeBron James — taking part in in his NBA-record nineteenth Christmas sport — and the Lakers on Wednesday, whereas the Pacers return house to face the Thunder on Thursday.
Warriors bench retains sport shut
Jonathan Kuminga got here off the bench to contribute 26 factors and eight rebounds for the Warriors on a chilly Stephen Curry evening. Curry completed with 10 factors on 2-of-13 capturing, lacking his first 5 tries earlier than hitting a 3-pointer for his first basket with 41 seconds left within the third quarter. He missed a 3 to take the lead with 47 seconds remaining.
Indiana has received six of seven general, finishing a back-to-back victory following a 122-95 rout of the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.
Curry did not even get his first try till 10:35 of the second quarter and his first factors got here on a pair of free throws at 9:51.
The Warriors honored Baseball Corridor of Famer Rickey Henderson with a second of silence and an enormous display picture three days after the previous Oakland Athletics star died at age 65.
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Takeaways
Pacers: Indiana is the one workforce with an ideal file at Chase Middle, 5 years (6-0).
Warriors: G Gary Payton II missed his first sport of the season with a left calf contusion, leaving Buddy Hield as the one Warrior to play in each contest. … Moses Moody returned from a four-game absence with a left knee harm.
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Key second
Golden State efficiently contested a foul on Draymond Inexperienced — what would have been his third private — with 7:29 left within the second quarter, when overview of the replay confirmed the foul was really on Andrew Wiggins.
Key statistic
The Warriors bench held them to 53 factors, together with 13 from Hield in opposition to his former workforce.
