Tony East: Pacers survive a dreadful game and beat the Wizards 104-98. They improve to 48-31, and their magic number for homecourt advantage is 1. Ugly, ugly game. That was the Pacers lowest FG% all season (37.9%). But they made 29 free throws and played the Wizards. Pascal Siakam with 24 and 10.
Source: Bluesky
Source: Bluesky
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Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers trailed most of the way, came back to beat Wizards 104-98. Win No. 48. After trailing by 2 w/ 3mins left, they closed on a 14-6 run.
Pacers shot 38%, incl. 9/35 from deep (1/15 to start). They were +7 in the 4th. Siakam scored 24.
Next: Thu. v CLE, who clinched 1 seed – 9:21 PM
Pacers trailed most of the way, came back to beat Wizards 104-98. Win No. 48. After trailing by 2 w/ 3mins left, they closed on a 14-6 run.
Pacers shot 38%, incl. 9/35 from deep (1/15 to start). They were +7 in the 4th. Siakam scored 24.
Next: Thu. v CLE, who clinched 1 seed – 9:21 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Rough 1H for the Pacers — yet it’s tied at 48 after a buzzer-beating layup from Haliburton, his first FG. But he’s holding his low back after a hard landing.
Siakam (16) kept them in it early, then Mathurin scored 11 of his 12pts in the 2nd.
They’re just 1/14 from range. – 8:09 PM
Rough 1H for the Pacers — yet it’s tied at 48 after a buzzer-beating layup from Haliburton, his first FG. But he’s holding his low back after a hard landing.
Siakam (16) kept them in it early, then Mathurin scored 11 of his 12pts in the 2nd.
They’re just 1/14 from range. – 8:09 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pascal Siakam is back tonight and in the starting lineup.
The Pacers host the Wizards and they’re going for the season sweep: 4-0.
With four games left until the playoffs, they’ve won four in a row and 10 of 12. – 6:37 PM
Pascal Siakam is back tonight and in the starting lineup.
The Pacers host the Wizards and they’re going for the season sweep: 4-0.
With four games left until the playoffs, they’ve won four in a row and 10 of 12. – 6:37 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pascal Siakam and Ben Sheppard are both questionable for Tuesday v Wizards, first of a three-game homestand. – 6:04 PM
Pascal Siakam and Ben Sheppard are both questionable for Tuesday v Wizards, first of a three-game homestand. – 6:04 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Plus/minus leader by team this season (East):
BKN — Sharpe
NYK — KAT
BOS — White
TOR — Rhoden
PHI — Reese
CLE — Mobley
MIL — Giannis
IND — Siakam
DET — Harris
CHI — Huerter
CHA — Okogie
ATL — Jalen
MIA — Burks
ORL — Franz
WAS — Baldwin Jr pic.x.com/lmHIYrbGcD – 11:51 AM
Plus/minus leader by team this season (East):
BKN — Sharpe
NYK — KAT
BOS — White
TOR — Rhoden
PHI — Reese
CLE — Mobley
MIL — Giannis
IND — Siakam
DET — Harris
CHI — Huerter
CHA — Okogie
ATL — Jalen
MIA — Burks
ORL — Franz
WAS — Baldwin Jr pic.x.com/lmHIYrbGcD – 11:51 AM
More on this storyline
Tony East: Pascal Siakam is IN, Rick Carlisle says. Ben Sheppard is out. -via Bluesky / April 8, 2025
Scott Agness: Pascal Siakam and Ben Sheppard are both questionable for Tuesday v Wizards, first of a three-game homestand. -via x.com / April 7, 2025
Scott Agness: Myles Turner postgame: “We’re a band of brothers right now. We know what we do well. We’ve got a lot of role clarity. We were missing Pascal (Siakam) tonight and I think he’s a big part of what we do. “When we’re firing on all cylinders, we’re hard to beat.” -via x.com / April 6, 2025