Tyrese Haliburton scored 16 of his 28 points in a dazzling 2-1/2 minute display late in the third quarter, Pascal Siakam scored 23 and the Indiana Pacers downed Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 136-98 in the NBA Paris Games finale Saturday.
Andrew Nembhard scored 15, Myles Turner had 14, Bennedict Mathurin 13 and TJ McConnell 12 for Indiana. The Pacers led by 15 at halftime, fell behind by one in the third quarter, then rolled the rest of the way.
Wembanyama had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, who won the series opener by 30 on Thursday.
TIMBERWOLVES 133, NUGGETS 104 >> Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and became host Minnesota’s career leader in 3-pointers in a victory over Denver.
Edwards made 14 of 23 shots from the floor and scored 23 points in the second half.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 25 points. Nikola Jokic added 20 points and 11 assists for Denver, which had won four straight and eight of its last nine.
CELTICS 122, MAVERICKS 107 >> Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including visiting Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat Dallas in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.
Kyrie Irving scored 22 points for the Mavericks, who again played without Luka Doncic (calf strain) and lost backup center Maxi Kleber to a broken right foot during the game, leaving the team with one available center.