Siakam scores 28 as Pacers pull away from Wizards 114-101

Pascal Siakam scored 28 points and made all 12 of his free throws as the Indiana Pacers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 114-101 on Wednesday, November 11.

Siakam shot 7 of 17 and added eight rebounds and five assists. His trips to the line kept Indiana's offense moving on a night when the Pacers made only 9 of 30 3-pointers.

A 10-0 Indiana run, which began with 36.3 seconds left in the third quarter and carried into the fourth, made it 86-77. Washington did not lead again.

Indiana (4-8) outscored Washington 37-24 in the fourth and reached its biggest lead, 100-84, with 6:06 to play. The Pacers led 102-89 when the final five minutes began, and each team scored 12 points in them.

The first three quarters were close, with 12 lead changes and 10 ties. Washington (4-8) led by as many as eight, 41-33, in the second quarter and won the third 27-22.

Ivica Zubac had 20 points and 12 rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting, and Andrew Nembhard added 17 points and 10 assists, each for a double-double. Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 14 points and had four steals.

KyShawn George led Washington with 25 points and made 5 of 8 3-pointers, but he turned the ball over six times. Anthony Davis had 21 points and 13 rebounds on 7-of-20 shooting. Trae Young scored 15.

The Pacers moved the ball far better, with 29 assists to Washington's 12. They also made 21 of 24 free throws, while the Wizards made 16 of 22.

Young hit a 29-foot running pull-up in the final minute to cut the deficit to 112-101. Siakam answered with an 18-foot step-back jumper for the game's last points.

Up next

Pacers: home against the New York Knicks on Friday, November 13.

Wizards: home against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, November 12.