Nesmith's late 3 lifts Pacers past Grizzlies 107-103

Aaron Nesmith hit a 3-pointer with 14.6 seconds left after Memphis had pulled within one, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 107-103 on Wednesday, November 4.

Nesmith finished with 16 points on 7-of-16 shooting and three steals. His 23-foot jumper came off a pass from Pascal Siakam, who had set up the finish a minute earlier.

With Indiana up 101-98, Siakam made a 12-foot pull-up and the free throw that followed with 1:04 left for a 104-98 lead. Cameron Boozer answered with a 3-pointer, and Ty Jerome scored on a floater to make it 104-103 before Nesmith's shot. Memphis did not score again.

Indiana scored 32 points in the first quarter and led 34-25 early in the second. Memphis took control in the third and went up 66-58 midway through the quarter, its largest lead. The Grizzlies still led 91-90 with five minutes to play, and Indiana outscored them 17-12 the rest of the way.

Siakam had 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting without a turnover, and Andrew Nembhard led the Pacers with 22 on 8-of-15. Quenton Jackson added 13 off the bench, where Indiana got 38 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. was out with a left calf contusion.

Cedric Coward had 23 points, nine rebounds and four steals for Memphis. Jerome also scored 23 on 10-of-20 shooting but made two of 10 from 3-point range, and Zach Edey had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

The Grizzlies made 12 of 44 3-pointers and 9 of 15 free throws, and they turned the ball over 19 times.

The Pacers (3-6) won as the underdog, since both the betting markets and our projection favored Memphis before tip-off. The Grizzlies (6-2) lost at home in a game with 16 lead changes and nine ties.

Up next

Pacers: home against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, November 7.

Grizzlies: home against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, November 6.